FLL Stopover
1st time AirBnB user. Travelled to FLL a day early for a cruise and needed
a place to stay for 7 guests.
Rather than try to book separate hotel rooms, we found this vacation rental on AirBnB.
Pros:
The Host - Patrick couldn't have been better or more attentive. Any questions asked
were promptly answered. Gave full and complete details about the property and locaton
prior to arrival. Since the unit was not booked the night prior, he was able to allow us
early entry. Which was great after our night flight from the west coast. Allowed us to take
a mid morning nap to get our body clocks back on schedule. Again, we were lucky with the unit
scheduling, so I wouldn't expect this to be always available.
Location - close to major highways and byways. Minutes from popular spots in FLL. Located
in a residential area, so not quite close enough to walk to anything, but a short car
trip or Uber from everything. One reviewer mentioned a 'dodgy' neighborhood. I wouldn't
say that. It's just a neighborhood. You'll have some nice places interspersed amongst some
not so nice. But Patrick has no control over that. At no time did we feel un-safe on property.
The Unit - As stated, 3bd 2ba. Well appointed. Not Ritz Carlton nice, but what you would expect from a
3 star style property. Plenty of towels, decent water pressure. Good wi-fi (80Mbps download speed as per
speedtest.net). We were only there one night, so didn't cook, but all the basic utensils are there. Beds
are memory foam mattresses and one queen size air mattress. For our purposes, they were all just fine.
Marble flooring, so bring slippers, otherwise your feet will get cold fast. There is no pool on property,
but there is a small patio that has two gas grills that appear to be for anyone's use.
Cons:
Not really any to speak of. If anything was a small issue, it was the parking for our rental van. And by small,
I mean on a 1-10 scale it would register maybe a 1. The space is assigned, but made to fit a Prius/Mini Cooper
or similar size car. Our large rental van fit the spot like 'a fat guy in a little coat'.
All in all it was a perfectly decent 1 night stay.