In February, we spent one night at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel before departing on a Caribbean cruise.
Our stay at the Conrad was a perk of the new Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, which gives cardholders a weekend night reward in most any Hilton affiliated hotel.
Thanks to Diamond Status with Hilton Honors, we were upgraded to an Ocean View Junior Suite. Here is a look inside.
This is the first look into our Junior Suite. Since the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach is a condo-hotel, it comes with more amenities than a normal hotel suite, such as a galley kitchen. Each of the Conrad’s units are professionally managed and rented to hotel guests when its owners aren’t staying there.
The kitchen is fully equipped with a stove, microwave, espresso machine refrigerator and dishes — for those who want to cook.
The layout of the 650 sq. ft. unit is long and relatively narrow. First is the king bed, storage dressers and a work desk. Flat screen television number one is across from the bed.
Past the bed area is a spacious living room with comfortable seating for a small group. The sofa turns into a bed that can sleep two more people. The second flat screen television is in this area.
The best feature is the spacious balcony with this view. The balcony has comfortable seating for two people.
Here is a view of the unit looking in front the balcony door.
The unit has a significant mini bar with supplies (at mini bar prices) that would allow guests to throw a small party.
The bathroom offers double sinks, a rain-head shower, and a separate marble tub (pictured below.)
Drinking and Dining at the Conrad Ft. Lauderdale Beach Hotel
We enjoyed the Atlas cocktail lounge on the hotel’s main level. The Atlas has elegant but comfortable seating areas that were ideal for meeting up with friends.
True to Conrad style, the cocktails, the food and the service at Atlas were all terrific.
Since we arrived at the bar about 10 minutes before 6 pm, our waiter pointed out the special promotion on Veuve Clicquot, and encouraged us to order a bottle quickly for the best price.
As champagne lovers, we couldn’t turn down this fun promotion of “Clicquot On the Clock.” Since we ordered just before 6 pm, the price for a bottle of Veuve Yellow Label was only $50.
Atlas also offered terrific cocktails, and some interesting wines by the glass, perfect to pair with a cheese board, flat breads and other small bites.
Later in the evening we tried dining at Terra Mare, the hotel’s restaurant with an oceanfront view. Sitting at the bar, we found the food and the service to be quite average.
Terra Mare is also the hotel’s breakfast location. While the views are pleasant, our dining experience was not. Our waiter forgot our coffee and abandoned our table for more than 20 minutes.
Our bottom line on the Conrad Ft. Lauderdale Beach Hotel
- The Fort Lauderdale beach front location is ideal.
- Our Junior Suite with Ocean View was spacious, with a lovely view from its balcony.
- The Atlas Cocktail Lounge offered terrific drinks, food and service.
- The Terra Mare offered ocean views but lackluster service.
- This is an ideal location for a multiple night stay in Fort Lauderdale.
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