Opinie Hotel Ramada Inn Airport Fort Lauderdale, FL **

I would NEVER recommend this hotel to anyone. We had to wait two hours to check in as the room was not ready; we wanted to check in at 2:00 p.m. and check in time is suppose to be 11:00 a.m. My elderly aunt and uncle were put on the second floor (no elevator), it was a great physical challenge for them to get to and from thier room, but the staff said they could not put them in a ground level room as there were none. The lobby, the coffee shop, and our rooms were dirty. We requested a room change as my husband had ants crawling on him. The ketsup bottles in the coffee shop were so greasy, they almost slid out of our hands. The floral arangements in the coffee shop and the lobby were white with dust. Our TV didn't work, no hot water.....

The area surrounding hotel is sad. Property next door looked abandoned. If you have a rental car, this hotel is convenient to many attractions. We would not walk ( nor is anything close) outside the hotel immediate area. Very easy to find from either FLL or MIA airports. If you are staying one night pre or post cruise, this is a good value for your money. Shuttles from airport or hotel to pier were well organized, clean and efficient. Continental breakfast was very good with many choices and hot buffet items not found at most hotels. Reception area was modern and updated. Pool area was nice. We had read negative reviews prior to departure but for the difference in price of other hotels in the area, we found this to be a standard hotel with great amenities. We would return for a 1 night pre-cruise.

Vending machines were all empty. Nothing surrounding hotel that you could walk to but had free shuttle to ports. Pool bar was closed. It was O.k. if you're just going there to sleep.

Yes, the pool was nice, the customer service was great. For an ecomomy price we were very happy. Nice breakfast included.

We would not recommend this hotel, even for a short stay. The first problem was the shuttle form the airport. It was necessary to squeeze past a number of seats to get to the back and there was very little room.

The facility and the rooms were average.

The restaurant was terrible, both for food and service.

The bus from the hotel to the cruise port was very good and the attitude of the front desk people was quite good.

If you need to use the bar, plan on a lengthy wait to be served. Only one person on duty and she kept disappearing to get food ordered at the bar.

I would not recommend this hotel to others. We arrived on a Sunday morning and the lobby was packed with people and luggage. We waited over 5 hours for our room. Service was poor. We kept being told, "It wouldn't be long," until 5 hours had elapsed.

We ate lunch in the hotel restaurant and it was very poor (no healthy choices; french fries that seemed to be breaded) and the service was even worse. There was one waitress for the entire restaurant and the cook kept coming out of the kitchen to wait tables. People who arrived after us were served before us.

The hotel was basically a dump. It was shabby and dirty. The sheets on the bed looked like they hadn't been changed - all wrinkled. The bathroom tap was dripping constantly, paint was peeling away, carpets were dirty, etc. Essentially, this is one of those unkempt, older 2-story motels. I've stayed in 2 star hotels/motels that were better than this one.

The other problem was this place was very noisy. There seemed to be some party people nearby and the noise travelled easily through the units. Since the units were accessible only by the outside (motel style), every time someone walked by, you would hear loud clomping.

Another major drawback was location. Yes, it is in the vicinity of the airport, but there are no other stores or restaurants nearby. We did walk to a strip mall later in the afternoon, but it was about a mile and a half along a very busy freeway.

The one redeeming feature was the garden in the back. It had very nice lush foliage and a swimming pool. Also, the 5 a.m. shuttle was right on time.