5/05: Taxi temp relocated. Discount temp not available. Silver
Seas now looks so tiny next to the giant St Regis Hotel. PM
Beach shading may be an issue.
Added: 8/04: FYI= The Ft Laud Broward Cty water
taxi has promised all Broward T/S users an
excellent discount on the www.watertaxi.com usage,
provided you follow these steps. Go to the water
taxi base next to the Swimming Hall of Fame (on
A1A S). Have photo ID and II, RCI or other T/S
CONFIRMATION in hand. M to F to 5 PM. Buy as many
tixs as you need. $5.00 off the weekly for $15.00.
Also. %age off the 3 day. EVERY T/S in this
section of Redweek Lists (except Weston), you can
WALK to the taxi stop. Check it out. Excellent
value. May not have to move car for the week.
Excellent choice in an excellent area. Converted
from an apartment hotel to T/S use in 1979,
current management has kept both the enterior and
exterior as very good to excellent.
One needs to realize this is not the MAR Beach
Place or the St Regis next door. But even this
'older lady' eschews some positives the others
can't match....like street level parking, and easy
access to the beach. (Across A1A).
We viewed a sleep 6 one bed one bath. The rooms
were clean and in excellent shape. Furniture a
bit worn. Two Queen Sofas will sleep four. (Wicker
type furnishings)
View of ocean (but much better in the 2 bed 2 bath
units.) View may change when the St Regis highrise
Hotel (Sheraton) is completed. Elevator equipped
(which was just replaced.)
Floors were Mexican hard tile in all areas except
the bedroom-which had carpet (and according to
staff- gets killed with the sand). They expect
next phase of refurb to include window treatments
to include new wooden blinds.
Beds are innerspring (not foam that I saw).
Small kitchen with small electric 4 burner & oven
stove, 15 or 18 cubic ft refridge. Bath is a full
sized, enlogated toilet, full sized bathtub with
shower.
This RCI RID resort also boasts the Superior Small
Lodging seal (SLL). A small coffee shop (with
other things) boasts Barnies Coffees & Teas (take
that Marriott Starbucks ;)).
Laundry is in out building and has a fee of $1.00
wash & $1.00 dry. They supply detergents.
Management has resale weeks, and if purchased via
management, you will get a bonus week. Maint is
approx $464 a week, not including taxes.
Beach is across N bound A1A with a light, you can
walk to the Marriott Beach Place complex (1/2
block), the new St. Regis hotel (right across
street), Shulas Steaks in the Sheraton ($$$$), The
CasaBlanca resturant(check for ent card for
dinner- lunch has a 1 free with one special).
Elbo Room on Las Olas is about 3 blocks S. H2O- a
famous resturant in the Ft Lauderdale Beach Hotel
is gone, and the Hotel closed last week to make
way for another high rise:(.
A brand new Publix (supermarket) opened just off
Las Olas. Take Las Olas to what appears its end
(actually- riverwalk complex is in the way). Turn
LEFT and drive over bridge. Note Publix on the
corner on right on block up. TUrn into multilevel
parking garage, and let people mover sidewalks
take you to the store (Called Las Olas Publix).
If you stay at MAR Beach Place or the Merriweather
(next to the Silver Seas), much of the area info
is identical.
