The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

The hotel has a great location and nice facilities. Everything was clean and well maintained. The front desk staff and pool attendants were all very friendly and helpful. Pool towels and umbrellas are provided for free, while beach umbrellas cost $30 but can be used from morning until 5 p.m. Beach chairs are free. Overall, the hotel offers good value for money — the Wi-Fi is fast, and the environment is quiet and tidy. The only downside is that the bottled water in the room costs $7 each. I didn’t notice the label at first and ended up drinking several bottles of water before realizing it. Also, the mini-fridge in my room seemed to be leaking a bit.

The hotel is clean enough and we received a nice welcome on arrival. However the room service was ‘hit and miss’ with non replacement of creamer and tea bags and a rather confusing charge of $7 for water left in the room which was placed on top of a notice urging us to hydrate drink more with the blessing of the hotel! The charge was retracted on challenge which was nice. The breakfast arrangement is absolutely carnage with at least a 20 min wait to be seated followed by a 60 min wait to receive your food. The hotel does not prioritise its guests so you are at constant challenge of ‘walk-in’ guests taking precedent to be served. We found this unacceptable. We did challenge the excessive wait time but to be told the kitchen was totally backed up and we were not the only ones! Pool terrace was nice and a welcoming space and staff did their best but appear to be chronically understaffed which lets the hotel down badly. We would not stay again u less this was resolved.

Whatever you do, ask to be away from the elevator! We were only there for one night but got a room next to elevator and the noise is quite insane. You could hear the elevator all night

This was a very nice hotel with many nice amenities. My biggest issue is that there was only valet parking which they charged you 60 dollars a night plus tax bringing up the overall cost of the stay. This left us with a bitter taste as we were leaving.

There was lots of construction but the Westin was amazing! The staff was extremely kind and helpful! The room was comfortable and great view!