Ocean Sky Hotel & Resort - Fort Lauderdale, USA 

I'm sitting in my room at the Ocean Sky Resort as I write this, sad because we are leaving in the morning. This has been a lovely vacation. After reading so many bad reviews, I had hesitated before booking this hotel, but I decided to go with my own instincts and I wasn't sorry. We've been here for a week, with two other couples and have enjoyed the stay enormously. Fourth of July weekend was busy here, but that was to be expected and didn't bother us. The hotel is older but the rooms were satisfactory, the beds were very comfortable and the air conditioning was great. Since the building faces sideways, you look at the ocean from your balcony by looking to the left...or the right. That's the reason for the open connecting balconies, so that every room can see the ocean. Privacy would be nice, but seeing the ocean is better. I loved the amenities that this hotel had to offer for such a reasonable price. A pretty lobby, cute little gift shop, wonderful pool, big clean hot tub, nice tiki bar and very pleasant restaurant. The food was great, although slightly expensive. The bartenders were so friendly and efficient and so were the valet parking attendants. Having complimentary pool towels available was a great perk so that I didn't have to pack space filling towels in my suitcase. And did I mention that the location on the beach is perfect? My only negative comment is that the wireless intenet connecion is iffy. It rather comes and goes. Other than that, I have no complaints at all and would happily recommend this to anyone who wants good value for their money.

We just spent four heavenly days at the Ocean Sky. The location is incredible! At the end of our hallway there was an elevator that led directly to the pool area. (that was terrific because we did not have to worry about walking through the hotel or lobby in our bathing suits and it was easy to take a quick break back to our room if desired) The pool was clean and warm. From the very large pool deck we overlooked the ocean. A few steps led to a clean beach with great water, shelling, etc. There were water sport rentals right there too. We ate at the pool side restaurant and the food was good and not very expensive. The tiki bar however was a little pricy. We paid $9 for a pina colada. The staff was very friendly, respectful and accomodating. Our room was a standard size but it was clean and comfortable and we liked having a frig and microwave. There were many restaurant and store choices within walking distance (try Greek Islands - it was awesome).