The apartment has a spectacular view of the beach. The heated pools are very nice and our kid enjoyed it very much. There is a very nice coffee shop (Patagonia) across the street and a 7eleven close by. However other restaurants and stores are not walking distance so you need to have a car or use taxi/uber. We used Uber when needed and there are plenty of them in few minutes. Within 10 minutes drive there are definitely plenty of restaurants and shops and things to do.
Few other things could work better. The windows in the bedroom could not be kept open. The store in the building was not there and it is still "under construction". The local host/ manager was not so helpful and pretty much just took the cleaning fee . There was a bit of smell when we checked in that was most likely due to the new vinyl flooring.
Anyway considering the pluses and minuses we had a great vacation and Hollywood Beach is a great place to spend a vacation. With many things to do in fort Lauderdale and in the vicinity of Miami. The Ann Kolb Nature Center is about 10 minutes drive and is definitely worth a visit.