Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale

Hotel, amenities, staff and restaurants were amazing.

Nothing

10/10 we loved it

Everything good

Overall we had a great stay. Comfortable bed and nice size room (king ocean view). Beautiful view of course. Loved having a patio to eat breakfast while looking at the ocean. The pool was also great to spend time at. Food was ok and very overpriced. one apple is 5 and eggs for breakfast is 30. This beach is not the best - at no fault of the hotel - i would pick another part of South Florida if your main goal is to be on the beach.

The hotel is situated on the beach in a row of upscale hotels. Check in was fine, but there was only one person working the desk and there were several people waiting to check in. The lobby area is small but well appointed. The desk clerk was extremely friendly and pleasant. I had a special deal through Chase called "The Edit" which provides a hotel credit of $100, free breakfast, a space-available upgrade and late checkout. The clerk was aware of that and informed me that the Maasa restaurant was not on that plan since its privately owned. We could use their restaurant, where we ate for dinner and breakfast. Parking was $60 per night, which seemed very high but similar to other properties on the street. The resort fee was about $60 as well and we didn't use any of the supposed amenities that the fee covered. It was basically a way to get more money from us for absolutely nothing. I usually won't even stay in a hotel that charges a resort fee but made an exception. So, before even checking in we had already spent $60 on parking and $60 on the resort fee in addition to the $800 our room cost for the night. Our room was not available so we explored the hotel. A few hours later we received a text that the room was ready. We did not get an upgrade. A bellmen helped us up to the room, showed us around the room and was very nice. The room was very clean, well appointed with a nice bathroom, two sinks, a nice touch, a private toilet, a bathtub, another nice touch, and a shower . It was all marble and very attractive. There was a very large balcony with a nice view of the ocean. The beds were very comfortable, and the furnishings were very nice. There was some complimentary water in addition to the a minibar where a small packet of M & M's were $12. We went to the gym which was very basic with a few machines, towels, lockers which I couldn't figure out how to use, several treadmills, a few weighlifting machines, and a nice water dispenser. It was nicer that a basic motel gym but for the cost of the hotel, not up to expectations. After the gym we went to the pool. There are two pools, one was "adult only" but was directly next to the all family pool. The adults-only pool was surrounded by cabanas, which apparently were available for $400 rental, but there were no signs indicating that. We found out by sitting down and being told we couldn't sit there unless we paid to rent the cabana for the day. it was sunny and all of the "free" seating was in the hot sun and that was not going to work for us. There were many empty cabanas and it was quite irratating to pay $800+ for a hotel room and not be able to use the cabana without paying more. The family pool was not large and there wasn't enough seating for non-cabana guests. Kids were screaming and it was an unpleasant experience so we left the pool after a few minutes. Hardly the experience we were expecting for the price we paid. We ate in their cafe for dinner. It was nice with very wonderful service. Drinks averaged $25 and we ordered a house red wine, which to our surprise, was $38 a glass. The dinner was "small plates" and averaged about $25 per plate, We ordered roasted chicken which was $52, plus an eggplant spread which came with pita bread, and the most delicious dessert ever, a Dubai chocolate cake thing that was to die for. Our dinner was $235 with tip for the above-listed items. Very overpriced but very good. The next day we had breakfast in the same place and it was $84 for a waffle, a cup of coffee and a smoked salmon plate that was served with what they call a "jerusalem bagel" which was OK but very small. They gave a very decent amount of fish on the plate, but the bagel was so tiny I needed to ask for more and the waiter brought another bagel at no charge. We were given late checkout but ended up leaving at noon. We tried to go to the pool again but it was crowded and full of kids screaming. All in all, for the money, there are much nice and more luxurious places to stay. I feel that the value for the money was very bad and I would not stay here again.

Fabulous

Excelente

the Evelyns restaurant menu was poor, Breakfast buffet was fine. Food at the pool was very bad. Bedroom was comfortable but not very clean. Balcony furniture was dirty. Lobby bathroom was not clean and no paper towel. They also could use some nice parfum in the lobby like other hotels I visited in the area.

FS FTL is becoming our easy getaway spot. We’ve stayed several times since it opened. The property is immaculate. Great for families with kids. Highly recommend. Go for ocean view. Views in general can vary, do not book Lauderdale view room. Lowest floor level and looks straight back (street not water).