For people who are fortunate enough to travel to Fort Lauderdale on business, the area has a lot to offer in the way of accommodations. Even if the company does not pick up the tab for a beachfront resort, the choices available to the weary traveler are excellent all over the Greater Fort Lauderdale area.If it is necessary to stay downtown near the action of the city proper, your choices include budget motels, high-rise luxury rooms, and even intimate bed and breakfast style inns. Across from the Comfort Inn in downtown Fort Lauderdale you'll find the Eighteenth Street Inn, where guests of all types are truly in for a treat. Featuring seven individual rooms, the Inn is the loving product of a South Carolina couple who strives to provide a welcome, warm environment in their own little space of the world. Its exquisitely landscaped grounds will soothe the stressed business traveler while keeping him within arms' reach of the city.
Over 1,300 hotel rooms are located within walking distance of the Convention Center downtown, so many choices do exist. For a unique, luxurious experience downtown, the Hyatt Regency at Pier 66 will do the trick. This seventeen-story luxury hotel has its own marina and boasts six different restaurants and a three-pool complex. For the business traveler, there are in-room data ports and an in-room safe. There is a business center with other amenities in the hotel, and dry cleaning and laundry services are available as well. The beauty and grace of this landmark establishment will complement any business trip to the area. Another excellent choice for the business traveler to Fort Lauderdale is the Doubletree Fort Lauderdale Hotel Galleria. Here, the five-star amenities include spacious rooms and fully equipped kitchens. There are elegant, spacious banquet facilities that can easily provide for 350 guests, and the Docksider's Grille, a full-service seafood restaurant, enjoys a great success from hotel guests and locals alike. Rooms are equipped with two cable televisions, voicemail telephones and data ports for Internet access, and complimentary newspapers are delivered each weekday morning. Only a ten minute drive from the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, and right on the gorgeous glittering sands of the Atlantic, this premium hotel is perfect for those here on vacation, business, or even a bit of both.To be even closer to the airport, business travelers can stay at any number of fine establishments, including the Sheraton Suites Plantation, the SunRise Hilton, and the Fort Lauderdale Airport Inn. These all offer convenience as well. No matter what their tastes, business travelers to Fort Lauderdale will be pleased.