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Villas by the Sea Resort

Address - 4456 El Mar Dr fl Fort Lauderdale 33308.

  Old-style resort with prime snorkeling/diving
  • This casual, old-fashioned family resort includes an expansive private beach that leads to a quiet village center a block away.
  • Some guestrooms include kitchens, others a microwave oven and refrigerator. Most surround garden courtyards containing a pool.
  • A close-in reef provides snorkeling/diving thrills. Mile-long Lauderdale-by-the-Sea offers low-key shopping and dining.

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    DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND ATTRACTIONS
    Lauderdale-by-the-Sea center - 1 block
    Coral Ridge Mall (shopping, dining) 2 miles
    Bonnet House & Gardens (museum) - 4 miles
    International Swimming Hall of Fame - 5 miles
    Pompano Park Harness Track - 6 miles
    Downtown Fort Lauderdale (Las Olas Blvd) - 7 miles
    Port Everglades - 8 miles
    Coconut Creek Casino - 12.5 miles
    Butterfly World - 13 miles
    Sawgrass Mills (shopping, dining, entertainment) - 21 miles
    Sawgrass Recreation Park (Everglades) - 27 miles

    Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL): Approximate driving time is 21 minutes and distance is 12 miles.

    Driving directions from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: Take I-595 W to I-95 N. From I-95, exit onto Commercial Blvd E/SR 870. Continue east on Commercial past A1A to El Mar Dr. Turn left onto El Mar and hotel is on the right.

    Getting there: Tri County Airport Express runs vans and cars for $5–$15 per person shared and $26–$35 per car for private rides. Taxi fares are metered and are in the $26–$35 range. Rental cars are available from this Web site for more than $36. Town Cars and limousines are more than $36. Fees are subject to change without notice.

    Miami International Airport (MIA): Approximate driving time is 50 minutes and distance is 37 miles.

    Driving directions from Miami International Airport: Take SR 112 E/Airport Expwy (toll) to I-95 N. Continue on I-95 into Broward County and exit onto Commercial Blvd E/SR 870. Continue east on Commercial past A1A to El Mar Dr. Turn left onto El Mar and hotel is on the right.

    Getting there: Taxis, Town Cars, limousines, shuttles, and rental cars are all more than $36. Fees are subject to change without notice. Rental cars are available via this Web site.

    Getting around: Apart from the beach, guests can enjoy plenty of shopping and dining choices within several blocks of the hotel. Public buses stop across on A1A for access to downtown Fort Lauderdale. Fares are less than $5 and subject to change without notice. For conveniently reaching golf courses, parks, large malls, or other visitor attractions, a car is the best choice.

    On ocean beach

    ROOMS
    The resort has 150 guestrooms, from single rooms to one- and two-bedroom apartments. Rooms feature a light color scheme and wicker furniture. One- and two-bedroom apartments and efficiencies offer fully-equipped kitchens and sitting areas. Some rooms have views of the ocean.
    Air conditioning
    Cable/satellite TV
    Cooking facilities
    Iron/ironing board (on request)
    Microwave
    Private bathroom
    Refrigerator
    Smoking rooms
    Telephone
    Television
    Wheelchair accessible
    Window opens

    DINING
    Ocean's Edge Restaurant & Tiki Bar - Casual, open-air, beachfront restaurant and adjacent bar, with covered seating, terrace seating under umbrellas, and some tables on sand. Lunch/dinner menu of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas, steak, ribs, seafood, and tropical drinks. Buffet breakfast weekends, à la carte breakfast weekdays.

    SERVICES
    What to expect: Budget-minded guests—many of them long-time loyalists—come here for a relaxing vacation with the ambience of old-time Florida, before high-rises and glitz arrived. Nothing about the resort could remotely be considered fancy. Everything is barefoot casual, from tile-floor guestrooms to funky beachside bar.

    Amenity highlights: Rare in Florida, the 75-yard-deep, 650-foot-long beach fronting the resort is privately owned, supplying room for quiet sunbathing on lounge chairs and shaded reading under individual, tentlike cabanas. Just 100 yards offshore, the easily accessible reef makes Lauderdale-by-the-Sea one of Florida's principal snorkeling and scuba-diving destinations. (The resort includes a complete diving center.) Five of the resort's six buildings include a good-size pool in a palm-lined courtyard that also contains a gas-fired grill for outdoor cooking.

    Insider tip: About 100 yards down the beach, a wood pier jutting far into the ocean provides fishing and night-shrimping opportunities. Fishing equipment is available for rent. (A fee is charged to use the pier.)

    Unusual for South Florida, parking at the resort is complimentary. For a fee, the resort periodically offers a snorkeling-adventure program for children that includes lessons, T-shirt tie-dying, and a pizza party.

    Self parking:
    In/out privileges. Complimentary self parking.
    Note: Fee may not include tax and is subject to change without prior notification.

    24-hour front desk
    Bar/lounge
    Caters to families
    Concierge services
    Cribs available
    Laundry facilities
    Maid service daily
    Multilingual staff
    Number of rooms: 150
    Wake-up calls
    Swimming pool - outdoor
    Supervised child care/activities
    Suitable for children
    Safe-deposit box - front desk
    Rollaway beds
    Restaurant(s) in hotel
    Private beach
    Picnic area
    Parking (free)


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