Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Vacation Rentals

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Vacation Rentals

Overview
Ft. Lauderdale condos are some of the most sought after in the industry, as the city is an established vacation spot, especially in the winter months. It is especially popular with New Yorkers and visitors from the Eastern seaboard, and Europeans escaping the gloomy winters that never seem to end. The listings of Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals are extremely popular as well with the Canadians, who flock to the area to beat that bitter winter weather and who snap up the prime Fort Lauderdale condos. The choice and price range of Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals is very good, and a lot of tourists settle for Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals in the downtown section by the Riverfront area. The nightlife is pretty active here, and there are several huge parking lots where you can easily find a parking spot unless you arrive late on weekends.

Most of the Riverfront places close surprisingly early, but at least a couple of the places like the Martini Bar and Baja's stay open until 3 am, on weekends, so it is best to reserve Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals close by. For sports watchers, a natural place to hang out would be Dan Marino's Town Tavern, known for its casual food. Steak lovers and football fans will love Shula's on the Beach, located near many Fort Lauderdale condos, and the restaurant of coach Don Shula. A lot of people like the Aruba Café for seafood right on the beach, located between Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach close to Fort Lauderdale condos. Jackson's Steakhouse is located adjacent to the heart of downtown on Las Olas Boulevard, another popular area for Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals. The mahogany paneling and high beamed ceilings remind many visitors of an old fashioned men's club, but the ice cream here is reputed to be the best around.

If you are looking for a place that is not quite as touristy and a bar where the locals hang out, then check out the Fort Lauderdale condos nearest the Parrot Room, located in Sunrise Lane. Here look-alike bands put on regular shows, and the place is full of bikers, rock and rollers and sports fanatics. Another top bar to visit is Tarpon Bend, which allegedly has the best happy hour in town, and which is conveniently close to Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals. A tremendous selection of beers makes this place a place to spend a lot of time for visitors of Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals. The Elbo Room has also been around for a long time, and is another great place to experience some live music. It is always packed with locals and tourists, and is also highly rated. These are the kind of places to walk home to your centrally located Ft. Lauderdale condo rental, as the police are always on the lookout for drunk drivers.

From your Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals there is plenty of live music on the Riverfront, a movie theater, a great range of boutique shops and more restaurants than you can handle. The attractions to visit in the Riverwalk area include the Broward Center for Performing Arts, the Florida Grand Opera and Old Fort Lauderdale where many guests of Fort Lauderdale condos stay. Before they built the Riverwalk, Beach Place used to be the place to go for the locals, but there are those who still prefer it to the rather more conveniently located Riverwalk. There are many Ft. Lauderdale condos in this area.

Beaches are of course one of the prime attractions to guests of Ft. Lauderdale condos, and most of the pristine beaches are just a short drive from wherever you will be staying. The beaches have many lifeguard stations, and there is no chance of any rubbish being accumulated here, with the constant grooming of the beach close to Ft. Lauderdale condos. Caution is also the key here, as the water can be quite a challenge even for experienced swimmers, with big waves and rip currents. The water usually has an attractive green hue about it, and is certainly warm enough to swim in. Fort Lauderdale beach itself is about 23 miles long, and Fort Lauderdale condo rentals are very prominent all along the waterfront. The only time the beach will get really crowded is during spring break when Ft. Lauderdale condos are a hot item.

The Marina is widely known as the Venice of North America, and is very popular with guests of Ft. Lauderdale condos. The very inexpensive water taxis will take you on a trip lasting almost 3 hours that goes from New River to Intercoastal and back. These boats stop at a large number of prime stops, so if you feel hungry or thirsty just stop off and have a bite to eat at the many waterfront restaurants, which are also walking distance from many Fort Lauderdale condos. You will also get the opportunity to cruise by the amazing vacation homes of some of the most powerful corporate icons in America, as well as famous actors like Burt Reynolds who sometimes comes out and waves to the tourists and guests of Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals.

If you are into boats, then the Marina, next to Ft. Lauderdale condos has some of the biggest yachts in the world, so it is no surprise then that it is the home of the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Show. Again, that is a week to make sure you and your friend's book your Fort Lauderdale condos way in advance through Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals. Air boat rides take you into the rapidly disappearing everglades as Fort Lauderdale continues to encroach onto this natural wonder, and for about $15 an hour you will get the chance to see the Alligators live and close up. It can be a little scary, but the guides are the best in the business, and you also get the opportunity to see an Indian village and some real life Alligator wrestling. The tours vary in scope and time, with the short tour lasting about 3 hours, and the all-inclusive one lasting a full day, after which you can retire to your Fort Lauderdale condo rental.

The Blockbuster Imax Theater, also very close to many Ft. Lauderdale condos, is a $3 million attraction at the Museum of Discovery & Science, which only opened in 1999. Already it is the most popular museum in Florida based on ticket sales, and is particularly appealing to children, where it educated and delights youngsters at the same time. It specializes in interaction exhibits for the kiddies and pre-schoolers, and has a huge movie house that screens documentaries of massive proportions, all close to Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals.

Fort Lauderdale condo rentals are also close to amusement Parks that are popular in Fort Lauderdale, with one of the best being Boomer's that is home to the rather inappropriately named Dana Beach Hurricane. This monster of a roller coaster is 3,200 feet long at a top speed of 60 mph, with the first drop being 100 feet. Boomer's also features a very large arcade, bungee jumping, bumper boats and cars and miniature golf.

The first weekend in May is a difficult time to find any Ft. Lauderdale condos, so it is probably best to book your Fort Lauderdale condo rentals way in advance. The annual Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show takes place, and up to 4 million people descend onto the beach into an area that is 2 miles north and two miles south of A14 and Sunrise Blvd. What draws the huge crowds is the fact that the event is free to the public, and that the planes fly all day and in the morning they stage the boat shows. Law enforcement is very heavy during this event, and they have seen just about everything. Police are drafted in from the entire area, and deal very efficiently with any troublemakers.

Fort Lauderdale is also an important terminal for the Cruise lines as they prepare for their Western Caribbean cruises. Just drive down there from your Fort Lauderdale condo to see these modern marvels of the ocean, or take an evening dinner cruise with one of the many operators. Most of them offer dinner, dancing, cocktails, bingo and casino style gambling, and some of the cruises last a lot longer and can go as far as the Bahamas, although the majority of them just cruise around the harbor.

If you appreciate contemporary architecture, then the Bonnet House is a house set in 25 acres right close to the beach and your Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals. The house was the vision of Frederick Clay Bartlett, a man exposed to the art and architecture of Europe, and who decided to create a personal vision of a plantation house. Built in 1920, the house is named after a yellow water lily that used to grow in the marshlands of the property, and in 1983 the house was donated to the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation by Evelyn Bartlett. There are guided tours and self-tours, but you will need to allocate at least a couple of hours to see everything in this incredible mansion, before returning to your Ft. Lauderdale condo.

Staying with museums, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Museum close to Fort Lauderdale condo rentals houses plenty of artifacts from the Seminole Wars period to the present day, and is famous for its collection of photographs. The museum of Art is a lot more modern, and features 20th century art exclusively. Part of the collection is from Europe and in particular the cities of Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam. African and South Pacific art are also prominently displayed at the museum which is close to many Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals.

Visitors to Fort Lauderdale have a plethora of choices to stay, but Fort Lauderdale condos provide the best option, and prove extremely cost effective. The listing of Ft. Lauderdale condos constantly change, and when searching for Ft. Lauderdale condo rentals the contact information will always be up to date.

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