If you are looking for a clean apartment to rent while you are visiting lovely Ft. Lauderdale beach you have found it. But there are a few things the host doesn't tell you about this apartment when asking you to look closely at the photos before you book.
The word apartment should not be used to describe this property. It is, in fact, a very small motel room with a kitchenette. It is clean and has plenty of patio furniture and they leave you waters and snacks and coffee cups for the machine. Very nice touch. But space isn't really adequate for more than two people and you will have trouble finding a place to store your suitcase.
But the beach is the reason to come here and its lovely. The partial view is nice and you can get up early and watch the sunrise while enjoying a cup of coffee. The host makes is a point to tell you to look at the photos before booking so as to stop complaints about not having a full view. But I was fine with the nice patch of ocean I could see.
However, this is what they fail to explain and why they get complaints like mine. The partial ocean view is fine but along with it you get the view of the gift shop next doors roof with its constantly running air conditioners. You literally can't look at the ocean and not see them or the ally below with the sound of trash cans and mop buckets and the normal noise of running a business. Nor do they bother to explain that your other view is of the dumpsters. All of them and the grease container, broken computers, an old stove and other household garbage and the smell that goes with them. This isn't the hosts fault because they can't control where the dumpsters are but don't tell potential guests to look closely at the photos about the view and only show the ocean.
It is a short walk to the beach and its lovely. The Tiki Bar is tired looking but the staff is sweet. And the pool has ABSOLUTLY zero furniture around it. Its a pool, in a fence and that is it. Parents were sitting on a low wall watching their kids swim. Whats the point of a that?
All in all this place was just ok. Over priced for the amount of space, the partial view and the dumpsters. And the noise of people checking in and the valet. If you like to relax in your room after a long day on the beach then this isn't what you are looking for.