Residence Inn by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal/Il Lugano

The room was very spacious and it was great to have our own kitchenette and laundry facilities. It was fabulous to be on the Intracoastal waterway and the view from our lovely terrace was fabulous. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The restaurant had a terrace on the waterway and they had a pizza oven.

The valet parking was $25 a day which we thought was expensive. Considering we paid nearly $3000 for 6 days we felt it should have been included. However there was plenty of public parking around; the downside being that you could only purchase 0 to 3 hours at a time. $1.50 for 3 hours. The app worked well, but it was irritating to have to set a timer so that I could monitor the parking. We felt the property was rather tired. There was significant damage to the wall in our bathroom. The bath was very small and they used shower curtains. There was no dressing gowns or slippers and the towels were very small. We didn’t feel it was very clean either.