I just noticed your question on Fort Lauderdale. We stay at Embassy Suites or Best Western Oceanside and get around by bus. The No 40 bus (I think that’s the number) runs along 17th Street and then all along the beach, then turns and goes around the Galleria Mall, before heading back to 17th Street. It costs 2.00 or 1.00 if you are a senior. There is also a free Beach Express Bus that does this route as well. We always take the bus to the mall when in Fort Lauderdale. The stops are a few blocks apart.