My husband and I booked a studio apartment in Fort Lauderdale for 10 days. Overall, we had a nice stay. A few things to note before you book: 1) There is no central office on site. This is a 3-story rental apartment complex/building. You need to call or text Sextant Stays for any housekeeping issues unless you happen to see a housekeeper (which was sporadic). With that said, Sextant was very responsive when needed. 2) The posted pictures of the room were not of the same room we received upon check-in, but it was very similar and posed no issues for us personally. Just something to be aware of if that matters to you. 3) The location was wonderful and as advertised literally just a block from the beach, with a couple of nice restaurants within walking distance as well. The only issue was that you had to cross a major 4-lane highway (1A1) to get to the beach. This did not bother us, but if may for some.
As for our actual stay, the unit was well-stocked and very clean except for one troubling issue: Our non-smoking unit absolutely reeked of strong cigarette smoke when we checked in. Sextant apologized profusely, but did not have a different unit available for us. Rather, they offered to try to deodorize the unit the next day when housekeeping was available, but in the end they financially compensated us for our inconvenience. However, we still spent our entire stay spraying Febreze and trying to air-out our unit (which was difficult because there were no windows and it was very hot and humid while we were there, making it difficult to leave the front door open). Every time we entered, we were hit with this awful embedded smoke smell. We also noticed many people smoking in the common areas (like the pool). Despite Sextant's policy of no smoking in rooms or in common areas, there were several designated cigarette butt dispensers on site by the pool.
As for the pool, it was on the small side and there is limited seating (maybe 10 chairs or so for the building). It was mostly dominated by families with small children, so it could be loud at times (as all the rooms directly face the pool courtyard). We also saw some debris which had sunk or was floating (such as crackers, band-aids, etc.). We spent most of the time at the beach anyway, but it would have been nice to relax more at the pool, too.
In the end, we had a fun visit would recommend Sextant Stays. Not sure we would return solely because of the overall smoking conditions, but it really was a cute place in a nice, quiet residential neighborhood just steps from the beach!