I too had an absolutely terrible experience here. I was not overly impressed by the rooms or with the cleanliness of this place. The bathroom fixtures were in desperate need of repair. The radio/CD player didn't even work (it was one of the cheap plastic ones). I couldn't get over how poorly kept up this place was. So rather than be disappointed on my vacation, I tried to discuss my dissatisfaction with one of the owners (I believe his name was Gary), well he got downright rude and hostile before I even got my first sentence out. Rather than try to accomodate me, he said he'd prefer us to leave and then charged me for the remaining 3 days I was planning to stay. Apparently, no refunds once you check in. My advice - skip this place, or check out the room before giving them your credit card. I guarantee you will decide to go someplace else. Check out the Grand Resort - its right across the street. Clean, professional and wonderful staff at the Grand.

I have read all the reviews about the Elysium and have stayed there three times myself and the Elysium Resort is what you make it. Everything is there for you, two pools, large jacuzzi pleasant clientelle and clean and tidy environment. What it is not, is the Ritz, the Dorchester or the Waldorf Astoria, so if you are going, do not expect to get that level of service or facilities. What you will get is value for money and if you're lucky a lot more fun than you will get in a 5 star hotel. If you don't like this resort it is likely that it is you at fault, not the resort, you are just expecting too much. As for the owners of the resort, they obviously take pride in their establishment, rightly so and having an amount of self respect they do not need to listen to screaming queens chucking their toys out of the pram because they feel the resort is not up to scratch, this may then be perceived as being rude. I found the owners to be pleasant and chatty and not in any way rude, obviously different people bring out different things in others. To sum up, if you want a good time in a pleasant, clean complex with ample facilities and you are willing to leave your attitude at home, go for it, you'll have a great time.

My partner and I have either stayed in or visited several gay resorts in Ft. Lauderdale. Elysium is by far our favorite. You really can’t beat it for the price. Two heated pools and a huge hot tub. The guests are always friendly. We have made several friends from our trips. Our rooms are always clean. They give you clean towels for the pool and beach at the front desk whenever you want them. Gary & Steve (the owners) are always super nice and friendly. They are so much fun to kid around with. They take a lot of pride in their resort. The other staff is also very friendly and accommodating. Parking is plentiful and right outside the door. And if you stay on a Saturday night, be sure to go to the happy hour. Elysium is really the best deal for the price (89 bucks for some rooms in the summer). Other places we have stayed either did not have hot tubs, their pools were freezing, or didn’t offer a lot more for the extra money. We also really enjoy being able to check room availability online.

We stayed at The Elysium last October and I have always wanted to write a review for this place and was reminded when I was searching for another place to stay this October.

We were disappointed with our stay and frankly, it's our fault for not letting the management know.

The pool water was absolutely freezing and we felt like we were Thanksgiving Dinner when we went up to the nude pool on the top level. All eyes stared and we really did feel uncomfortable.

The Continental Breakfast was nil. Nothing there but leftover crumbs. Another disappointment.

The only good thing was the location. A few blocks from the beach which was nice but parking was tight at the hotel, the pools were freezing, the employees at the desk took forever to say "hello" when we arrived and were too busy talking to friends on the phone.

We would never stay there again.