All Images Credit Marriott Hotels
For the in-crowd, it’s arguably the sexiest lodge model on this planet. Watering holes for the world’s hip crowd and the tackle to remain and play for the worldwide traveler. Inside you’ll discover edgy inside areas with daring designs and daring shade schemes and a pool space that’s assured to have that “wow” issue. One may surmise that if this model doesn’t have an outpost in a metropolis, the town is most certainly fairly far down on the cool city listing; if it is on the listing in any respect. This is the W Hotel model and when that lodge group mixes its stardust with the solar and sand of Ft Lauderdale Beach, it’s certain to be one thing particular.
The W Fort Lauderdale has been the epicenter of cool in Ft. Lauderdale because it opened its doorways. The imposing 517-room lodge stands out on the horizon, with two gargantuan sail-shaped towers overlooking the white sand and vibrant skies of Ft. Lauderdale Beach. Most of the rooms provide indulgent views of the ocean sand whereas others provide views of the intercoastal. Any time of the day there’s something to see from the mega cruise ships coming and going to the multimillion-dollar mansions alongside the intercoastal waterways in addition to the glowing yachts returning dwelling or heading again out to sea. After all, Ft. Lauderdale is the yachting capital so any time of 12 months you’ll see an countless array of boats and yachts at each flip.
The seaside resort couldn’t be extra ultimate to totally get pleasure from all that Fort Lauderdale has to supply. Across the road from the lodge visitors have entry to a 315-foot stretch of sugary white sand seaside full with umbrellas, chaise lounges, and an countless providing of solar and surf. The location is on the principle strip of North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard only a quick stroll away from the seaside bars, eating places, and retailers for which Ft. Lauderdale is understood. For those that need to discover some motion away from the seaside, Las Olas Boulevard is a brief Uber experience away the place you‘ll discover extra eating places from fancy to informal, loads of first-rate buying, and buzzing nightlife.
The nautical theme of the lodge’s structure carries by means of the indoor ethereal areas, atriums, and lofty ceilings. The Living Room is the foyer bar and a occurring watering gap for visitors and locals to bend the elbow whereas indulging in some critical cocktail tradition.
Guests of the lodge will most certainly alternate between the time on the seaside and the time at their outside pool. Wet is greater than a pool, it’s a stylish outside hipster hangout that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean from its fifth-floor perch. Around the huge pool deck are lounge areas, day beds, gazebos, and cabanas made full with bottle service and a DJ spinning tunes on the weekend.
The pool is as a lot purposeful as it’s artwork with what seems to be a big summary glass field at its middle. The dice is definitely housing a stairway that divides the pool and descends to the following degree of the lodge with glass partitions on the perimeters the place you may see visitors frolicking about within the pool. It’s fairly visually beautiful.
Accommodations on the W Fort Lauderdale vary in dimension and facilities with the W’s quirky names that go from Wow to Wonderful so it is difficult to determine precisely what you’re getting. All have a blue and white décor and the options you’d count on in a luxurious lodge. Bathrooms are geared up with a shower with a frosted window onto the bed room to set the tone for a romantic night. All have indulgent balconies as effectively with ocean views the place you may sit and watch the motion under at sundown or be lulled to sleep by the sounds of the waves crashing under at night time.
When it involves the eating scene, the W Fort Lauderdale ticks all of the bins. It is extra of a eating hub with a number of choices from sushi to Tex-Mex. The resort’s most famed eatery is Steak 954, from the James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr. The restaurant affords outside seating on the terrace overlooking the ocean but in addition brings a little bit of the ocean indoors as effectively. Part of the décor is a larger-than-life tank crammed with jellyfish that mesmerize as they drift about. And that isn’t the one factor right here to mesmerize visitors. Of course, the restaurant affords a rounded menu of seafood, foul, and veggie dishes however the star of the menu is superb, mouth-watering steaks. And not simply any steak, the menu contains a who’s who of greatest cuts from around the globe from wagyu and Kobe to dry-aged Australian from a petite filet mignon to a Flinestone-esque 32-ounce tomahawk. After the choice, the culinary wizardry takes over and the steak is cooked to juicy perfection with a char-tinged crust with tangy herbs and spices. The sides are there to go with the star of the plate with choices similar to truffle mac or broccolini, charred good with crunch, juiciness, and stuffed with taste. If you’re hankering for steak dinner, it doesn’t get significantly better than Steak 954.
South Florida is not only for snowbirds escaping the brutal winters of the north anymore. It’s grow to be a year-round vacation spot to get pleasure from a tropical getaway of solar and enjoyable within the sea and sand. The W Fort Lauderdale is the perfect resort that provides a lot to do in see within the resort and simply past in Florida’s playground.