A GOOD CHOICE before your cruise. The hotel is probably 3 miles or a less from port Everglades and the airport. Everyone's talking about Alysssa. She's the young lady who asssited us with booking complimentary airport to hotel shuttle, and also storing our luggage to checking us in early. Every step of the way she was awesome. We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale before 10 am. We shuttled to the hotel. Walked down to a restaurant called rendezvous and had lunch. Alyssa called us around noon to let us know our room was ready. This was perfect as we were traveling with our disabled daughter who needed to unwind. The rooms are nice, clean for the most part, just a few minor things could be attended to. The hotel is going through renovations, however it smells amazing. There's a restaurant on in the lobby. We didn't get a chance to try it but it's something on the menu for MOSTLY everybody. We booked our port shuttle with the same company for the next day, it's not complimentary, it's currently $15pp which is fair. The drivers are familiar with the area and crew so they get you right in. I definitely recommend this property for your pre/post cruise visit. There's not much else around the property. We did catch an Uber to Winn Dixie which is about 2 miles away for $5 both ways. I hope this helps 🙂