Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: This Havana-chic hotel welcomes guests with bold colors and contemporary decor. The lobby, illuminated by warm globes of light, leads to a natural-gas-fed pit that shoots up flames. The hotel’s design concept incorporates the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, to harmonize with the surrounding environment. Businesspeople, yachting enthusiasts, and discriminating leisure travelers appreciate the luxurious atmosphere.
Amenity highlights: The hotel’s 33-slip marina provides a lavish showcase of yachts for guests to stroll among and daydream or window shop. Overlooking the marina and the Intracoastal Waterway is a new edition of restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow’s China Grill family, with upscale fusion cuisine. A heated outdoor pool with an adjoining restaurant and bar offers poolside service. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas.
Property Amenities
The Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel rises from the banks of the Intracoastal Waterway, one block from the Broward County Convention Center. A complimentary resort shuttle transports guests to Fort Lauderdale Beach, two miles away. Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk arts and entertainment district, accessible by land or water taxi, is within three miles.
Guests can stroll the docks of the hotel’s spacious 33-slip marina and admire the yachts, or gaze out over the Intracoastal Waterway from the windows of the China Grill restaurant. The “G” restaurant, also on site, is located by the outdoor pool and spa tub. Artfully landscaped, the pool area offers a relaxing retreat for sunbathing and sipping cool refreshments.
Other features include a fitness room, business center, and complimentary wireless Internet access in public areas.
This hotel completed extensive renovations in March 2008.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access - wireless
- Marina on site
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors: 14
- Number of rooms: 589
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Security guard
- Spa tub
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
Guestrooms are decorated in Havana-chic style, with cool greens, neutral sand tones, and soft blues. Furnishings are custom-made and sleek, with a contemporary feel. All rooms feature plush bedding, floor-to-ceiling windows, and private, furnished balconies.
Bathrooms have granite counters, ultra-modern fixtures, and showers with playful mosaic tiles. LCD TVs come with pay movies. Other amenities include high-speed Internet access (surcharge), compact refrigerators, and MP3 clock radios.
All rooms are nonsmoking.
Room Features
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable/satellite TV
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Desk
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - surcharge
- Iron/ironing board
- Multi-line phone
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Refrigerator
- Television
- Turndown service
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Window opens
Area Attractions
Intracoastal Waterway - adjacent
Broward County Convention Center - 1 block
Fort Lauderdale Beach - 2 miles
Riverwalk/Las Olas Blvd (nightclubs, shopping, dining) - 3 miles
Imax Theater - 3 miles
Galleria Mall (shopping) - 4.5 miles
Plantation Preserve Golf Course (municipal) - 12 miles
Jacaranda Golf Club (public) - 13 miles
Bonaventure Country Club (public) - 18 miles
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL): Approximate driving time to the Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel is 10 minutes and distance is 4 miles.
Driving directions from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportDriving directions from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport:
- Head west on Terminal Dr.
- Merge onto N Federal Hwy/US-1 N via the ramp to Ft Lauderdale.
- Turn right at SE 17th St.
- Exit right onto Marriott Dr and proceed under the 17th St Causeway Bridge to the hotel at 1881 SE 17th St.
Getting there: Airport shuttles to Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel are approximately $10, and taxis are approximately $14.
Getting around: A hotel courtesy shuttle transports guests to Fort Lauderdale Beach. Water taxis stop at the hotel marina and, for an $11 day pass, transport passengers to Pier 66, Las Olas Blvd, and points along the waterway all the way north to Oakland Park Blvd. Public buses are also plentiful in the Fort Lauderdale area, and day passes can be purchased for $3.
All prices are subject to change.
Activities
Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel has a heated outdoor pool, spa tub, and expansive sundeck edged with foliage and palm trees. Poolside food and beverage service is available. A fitness center with cardio and weight-lifting equipment overlooks the pool area through floor-to-ceiling windows and is open from early morning. Water-sports equipment rentals and excursions, including sailing, deep-sea fishing, snorkeling, and diving are within a mile. Numerous golf courses, including the Plantation Preserve Golf Course (municipal), the Jacaranda Golf Club (public), and the Bonaventure Country Club (public), are within 20 miles. |
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Boating on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Swimming on site
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Dock on site
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Motor boating on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Fishing nearby
Restaurants & Bars
China Grill - Fine dining. Recent addition to restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow’s family of restaurants. Menu highlights creative international fusions. Views of Intracoastal Waterway. Indoor and outdoor terrace seating. Breakfast and dinner.
The “G” - Upscale casual. Views of pool and grounds. American cuisine. Lunch, dinner.
Antea - Wine and coffee, snacks, light breakfast items. Open from morning till evening.
Room service - Available from early morning till late evening.
Location
1881 Se 17th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
USA
Nearest major airport:
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
Area:
Downtown Fort Lauderdale - Beach, Florida, United States of America
Important Information
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
