Beach Gardens

As with most things, you get what you pay for. I stayed at this hotel in mid-​May, and was a VERY good price for the location. I really wanted to love this place. It’s quaint, lush, and quiet. There is a grill, pool, small coin laundry room, and they served (very basic) coffee in the mornings and have free wifi, which I found to be fairly slow but functional for basic web surfing. The spacious room I had looked very clean and nice, except for the floor which would turn my feet/​socks black after about 10 steps on it. I brought this up to the front office the morning after check-​in, but nothing was done about it for the 5 days I was there. When I booked the room, I was told parking was easy and plentiful. They didn’t mention until I arrived that it was $ 10 a night. Thankfully, the gentleman at the front desk only charged me a portion of the parking fee because of this deception. When I checked out, I showed a woman a towel that I wiped on the floor that was very soiled, and she apologized, but didn’t seem genuinely concerned. I had to call twice to get my receipt emailed, because there were obvious typos in the address that nobody questioned until I asked them to spell it for me. The dirty floor and seemingly uninterested front office staff was a big negative for this otherwise very good place.

We absolutely LOVED this hotel! The two bedroom is the way to go if you’re with a group of people. Ours also had a beautiful sunroom, and long Windows throughout the entire place. If you’re looking to stay at a super fancy place, then this isn’t the hotel for you! If you’re like us, and enjoy feeling like you’re at home, then you’d love it here. They also have a cute little sitting area decorated with draped lighting, chairs, and Buddha statues:) loved everything about this place! The staff is also extremely helpful, even lending us an iphone charger for the weekend.

If you are looking for a place with vending machines, a big front desk area and a fitness center, or on-​demand programming, this is not the place for you. However, if you want a great value with a nice clean clean room with IKEA style modern furniture then this is a great choice!
It’s a flashback to the 60’s but updated for your convenience. There is no carpet, so for those with allergies seriously take a look at this place!
Extremely close to the beach and Las Olas Boulevard, but there is no airport shuttle or anything like that so you will need a rental car or Über. Please keep in mind that this place is set up for those who will not spend a lot of time in their room, or in our case, if you need a place to crash until the airports open back up from Winter Storm Jonas. There was no phone or microwave in the room. It did have a mini fridge, and the Wi-​Fi is by far the best I have had in ANY hotel I have stayed in.
I stayed at the Reef Hotel which is a couple of hundred feet up the street, but both are owned by the same company.

For $ 75 a night, you just can’t expect luxury, and I’m okay with that. My sis-​in-​law and I stayed here two weeks ago to save some cash during a bachelorette/​bridal party weekend. Location-​wise, Beach Gardens is set back just a few minutes walk from the beach strip, so it’s incredibly convenient for the low cost.
Our room was clean, bright, and completely outfitted in IKEA furnishings from dresser to shower curtain (I should know, I have both!). Still, a «no frills» stay should at least have the basic amenities like a coffee machine (though several times after our request, one finally arrived). The in-​room WiFi didn’t work, we had plumbing issues (although an employee came to the room within minutes), and the keys and locks seemed terribly outdated (plus no deadbolt in the room). On the bright side — while we didn’t use it, there was a private pool in the courtyard that looked quite well taken care of. The staff were also pretty friendly!
The price really can’t be beat, and overall I think the positives outweigh the annoyances. I don’t know when I’ll be in Fort Lauderdale next but I’d definitely consider returning if I’m trying to keep within a tight budget!

This hotel could easily be a four star hotel but in its current state its definitely not.
My primary concern was safety. Beach Gardens uses old school metal keys that have the room number and hotel name on them. So, let’s say you misplace your key… Now, this might not be such a big deal if the room had a deadbolt type lock for when you’re inside it. But it does not. And the door doesn’t automatically lock when you shut it. And the outside gate is left open all day and night. So anyone off the street could come right into the courtyard. The bed is right next to the windows that face the pool. Sure you can shut the blinds, but as a single female traveler, I still felt a little wary of the proximity of my window and bed to the totally open courtyard.
Also, there was no phone in the room. So, no way to easily call 911 or management company. Sorry if I seem paranoid, I don’t even watch horror movies about women traveling alone but, I also never stayed in a hotel that had such glaring nonchalance about basic safety precautions.
Not only was safety a concern but comfort. The rooms don’t have central AC and the old school wall AC only was not able to get the room comfortable in April. I can’t imagine how uncomfortable this room would be in the middle of the summer. The unit has a laughable note on it to not put the thermostat below 74. Maybe this would be possible if the unit could actually get the room down to 74, but it seemed around 78 was as good as the unit could do. There was a dehumidifier in the room, but it took me a few days and some internet research to figure out what it was and how to make it work. Perhaps the hotel should ensure things in the room work and suggest guests to use the dehumidifier with the AC? About 6 hours after getting the dehumidifier working with the AC together, the room was maybe down to 75 degrees.
The bed was really soft, but in a blown-​out, probably needed to be replaced way; the pillows were cheap, overly lofty poly fill pillows. I did, however, like the sheets and towels, though a rug or two inn the room would have been nice. As it was, I had to put towels on the floor to use as rugs. It is bright in the room even at night, so bring a sleep mask if you need total darkness to sleep. Also, as mentioned in other reviews, you can hear everything through the walls and windows, especially other guests slapping their doors when coming and going.
The complimentary soap provided was very drying and there was no complimentary moisturizer so be sure to not forget any toiletries. There’s no stores within walking distance or a soda machine on site, so stop someplace to get drinks and snacks in your way in.
There is laundry on site but I didn’t use it. There’s an ice machine, though no ice bucket in my room, so I had to improvise with a pot. They never restocked the disposable cups in my kitchen. They have towels you can take to the beach, but were out one of the days I needed one. The cleaning staff threw away a Ziploc bag that I had my face wipes in so I had to take my make-​up off with the horrible complimentary soap on the last day. And I didn’t even really care that there were no towels or an iron in my room when I arrived but now looking at this litany of issues, I probably should have taken that initial lack of attention to detail as a sign. Also, when you call the hotel’s number, it routes you through a long recording of all the different properties and lines but I think I only ever got through top an actual person once.
For those traveling on a budget, this place would work, but even at the price I paid, I would have expected a basic level of safety, comfort, and attention to detail.

Found a used condom in the pull out couch and another «fresh» condom. Gross! They didn’t have another room for us.

Nice location, price and staff but YES the walls and ceiling have no sound barriers. Easy walk to the beach. Nice small pool. Room clean and sufficiently equipped. Military discount a very nice plus!

This resort is connected to The Reef resort next door to it. I’m staying at the Reef which is fabulous and looks like a studio apt with a kitchen and queen bed with flat screen tv and nice dining set.