Rio Mar Apartments / Hotel
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We love the "View Hotel" Monument Valley
... ears of a bear. We then backtrack a couple of miles to get onto Highway 261, going South.
By 3 PM, we are at the top of the escarpment at Moki Dugway, and divert to the north along the rim of the escarpment towards the Muley Point lookout, stopping at a particularly rough side track to a rocky outlook, then moved on to Muley Point proper, where we parked more conservatively, to look out over the flat land of the Valley of the Gods toward Monument Valley and the ...
Au Revoir and Bon Voyage
DAY 1 … Monday, March 12th … Bon Voyage
How easy --- drive to Fort Lauderdale in a rental, drop it off and get a shuttle to the Cruise Terminal. This was 'pure luxury' -- no ‘heavy’ lifting and ‘no weight restrictions’.
Even though it was a Monday the port was still busy with cruise liners.
Last time we weren’t ‘top side’ for the departure so it was good to be ...
Key West, FL
... bus pick up area as I didn’t think it was very clearly marked, but I soon found it and proceeded to take the 5 min ride to the rental car center. The rental car center at FLL is a multi story building with several rental agencies on each floor. I rented through Budget so I proceeded up one level. I got a Kia Forte and made my way out of the garage to the hotel. I had Google mapped my route ahead of time and also done Google street view ahead of time so that everything ...
Doing it Like Our Forefathers...but with amenities
... becomes a cut-rate bargain. That was the hook for us. Ellen likes a bargain. But it still wasn’t an easy sell. It took two weeks before I was able to convince her that this boat could work. That the Solstice would be ours.
It had been one hell of a job for me. A week before we were about to return home from the Philippines I came down with jungle-fever. It was one of those 16 – 18 hours-a-day in bed sicknesses that lasted the better part of a month. ...
Pizza for BREAKFAST?!
... rule!). Both were carrying... PIZZA!
I asked them if they were REALLY eating pizza at 8:30 for breakfast and Daniel just smiled and replied, "After all these hours I've been awake, it's DINNER time for me!" =)
Before boarding the plane, we had a team meeting where we discussed various cultural differences like (1) ...
Location
TripAdvisor Reviews Rio Mar Apartments / Hotel Fort Lauderdale
Other places to stay in Fort Lauderdale
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Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 4 star hotelfrom $107- Great stay at the Mariott
- Noisy, overpriced...
- Needs a renovation, bad choice, go somewhere else
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Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six
Barrier Island, Fort Lauderdale | 4 star hotelfrom $106- Beautiful & Good location
- Mixed feelings
- Old and tired!!!
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Embassy Suites Fort Lauderdale
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $123- If you'll only be there a day or two ...
- Stay elsewhere
- Very nice stay
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Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek Ft. Lauderdale
North Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $85- Great hotel
- Great Stay
- Decent hotel, but loud
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Ramada Airport-Cruise Port Fort Lauderdale
South Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $68- Good for pre or post cruise!
- Stay away young Luke!
- D-U-M-P!!!
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Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport
Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $97- Outstanding
- Loved it!
- On a adoré!
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Lauderdale By The Sea Resort
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $123- Not a 5 star, but a good value!
- Beautiful sunrises and beach
- Older Hotel, Good Value For Your Money
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Fort Lauderdale Marriott North
North Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 4 star hotelfrom $88 -
Ramada Plaza Fort Lauderdale
North Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $51- Average Hotel
- Ramada Plaza hotel was great except for the beds
- Horrible hotel
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Ocean Sky Hotel & Resort
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $99- It's not paradise, but it's not terrible either!
- Don't stay here.
- Great value
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Riverside Hotel
Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 4 star hotelfrom $107- All Around Great Place to Stay
- Great Value for Money!
- Charm on las olas
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Gallery ONE - A Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $109- My Hotel Of Choice When I Visit!
- I liked it
- I Highly Discourage Using This Hotel
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Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $122- Wedding Night Nightmare
- Great Location/Good Hotel
- Location is the best part
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Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel
Central Beach, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $139- Great family place
- Weekend getaway
- Nice Resort
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Red Carpet Inn
Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $59- GOOD VALUE FOR PRICE
- CSI Crime Scene could film from this motel
- Shameful
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The Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale
Central Beach, Fort Lauderdale | 5 star hotelfrom $232- Working out the kinks....
- Kitty Carlisle Would Have COnserns
- Beautiful hotel with some minor flaws
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Marriott's BeachPlace Towers
Central Beach, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $197- Party time
- Very Noisy!
- Families beware
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Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel
East Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 4 star hotelfrom $128- Classy place!
- A Fine Hotel
- 4 Stars !!!!
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Universal Palms Hotel
Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $73- Scary and filthy
- Good value for money and hotel & admin staff helpfull
- Don't use ever
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La Quinta Inn Ft. Lauderdale Northeast
North Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $73 -
La Quinta Inn & Suites Ft Lauderdale Cypress Creek
North Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $79 -
Days Inn Fort Lauderdale-Oakland Park Airport North
Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $51 -
Hyatt Place Ft. Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center
Harbordale, Fort Lauderdale | 3 star hotelfrom $91- Made things right
- Just what we needed...
- A Good Choice
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Hampton Inn Fort Lauderdale Downtown - City Center
Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $100- Good downtown choice
- Found our place!!
- Would not return
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The Atlantic Resort & Spa
Central Beach, Fort Lauderdale | 4 star hotelfrom $176- The Best in Fort Lauderdale!
- Horrible Service, Awful Food, for $1,999 a night....Don't Stay Here!
- Breathtaking
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Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale - Cypress Creek
720 East Cypress Creek Rd., Fort Lauderdale | 2 star hotelfrom $88