Sleep Inn & Suites, dania fl places to eat and get snacks or fotgot items

[dis2cruise]

is there any decent resturants in walking distance and what about a supermarket to get those last few "opps I forgot" items??

 

cheryl

[huxlemo]

There is a Walgreens in the same parking lot. Across the street are a few local restaurants, a Publix, and Dollar Tree.

[Prairie_Gal]

We ate at the Italian restaurant across the street. They have an early-bird special that was very good, and reasonably priced.

[TwoTrekkers]

What types of stores are the Walgreens and Publix? I'm wondering if one is a pharmacy type and one a grocery type? Just would like an idea of what each store sells in case we need to look for last minute items. Thanks.

[LUPY48]

Yes, Walgreen's is a full service drug store, like CVs. And Publix is a grocery store.

[Bison]

is there any decent resturants in walking distance and what about a supermarket to get those last few "opps i forgot" items??

 

Cheryl

there is a mexican restaurant across the street that is very good. Also, in the same plazza i believe there is a chinese take out restaurant

[dis2cruise]

thanks everyone...

 

I guess we won't go hungry and we can also get a few goodies to take onto the ship !!

 

cheryl

[sbell1]

Was anyone picked up at FLL airport by their shuttle? Is there a designated phone to call for pick up or do you call on your cell?

 

Thanks

[Bison]

was anyone picked up at fll airport by their shuttle? Is there a designated phone to call for pick up or do you call on your cell?

 

Thanks

they have a designated phone right by the baggage area

[sbell1]

Thanks Bison,

 

Do you know what time the first shuttle to the port leaves in the morning?

We like to get there early!

[coho ken]

Does the publix sell wine or liqour?

[Bison]

Does the publix sell wine or liqour?

The Publix sells beer & wine which we have purchased to take on our cruises. I don't believe the Publix sell hard liqour *

[Bison]

Thanks Bison,

 

Do you know what time the first shuttle to the port leaves in the morning?

We like to get there early!

I believe the 1st shuttle would depart the hotel ~ 10 - 10:30am

[DebbieCruises]

The Publix sells beer & wine which we have purchased to take on our cruises. I don't believe the Publix sell hard liqour *

 

I'm pretty sure that most of the Walgreen's in Fort Lauderdale sell hard liquor.

[Bequia]

I'm pretty sure that most of the Walgreen's in Fort Lauderdale sell hard liquor.

 

Of the 9 Walgreens in Ft. Lauderdale, 5 sell hard liquor. http://www.walgreens.com/storelocator/result.html

 

Publix has full liquor departments in the 601 S Andrews Ave and the 3400 N Federal Hwy locations in Ft Lauderdale. ;)

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[AUNTDEBBA]

We stayed at the Sleep Inn two years ago at the time the Walgreens didn't even sell beer and wine. The Publix sold beer and wine only.

[Daniel1313]

For those that have stayed at the sleep inn was it a pretty nice place???

 

Thanks

Dan

[restes]

For those that have stayed at the sleep inn was it a pretty nice place???

 

We stayed there the night of Dec. 18. It was o.k. for a pre-cruise one night stay. I wouldn't choose it if we needed to stay there longer than that.

The free shuttle to Sleep Inn from FLL only runs until 11 pm. Our flight was late getting in so our group of 6 had to take a couple of taxis. It was awful trying to get a cab at FLL. The drivers did not want to take us to the Sleep Inn as they prefer longer fares. Several of them turned and walked away from us when we told them where we needed to go. Finally, we just had to start putting our luggage into the trunks of the taxis in line before we told them where we wanted to go. It was crazy. We received zero help with our luggage putting it in the taxi and also taking it out when we arrived at the hotel. I've never encountered such rude taxi drivers.

[dis2cruise]

We stayed there the night of Dec. 18. It was o.k. for a pre-cruise one night stay. I wouldn't choose it if we needed to stay there longer than that.

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was it at least a clean place?

[Daniel1313]

We are booked there for 3 nights pre-cruise...

[imacruizer]

We are booked there for 3 nights pre-cruise...

 

Hi Dan,

 

What are you looking for in a hotel? Are you planning to rent a car?

 

We have stayed at the Sleep Inn twice but we arrived late afternoon or early evening, had dinner at one of the places across the street and took the shuttle to the pier the next morning.

 

I agree with the previous poster that the Sleep Inn is fine for one night, but I wouldn't want to stay longer unless I had a rental car. Other than a couple of stores and restaurants, there is not much to do within walking distance.

 

Beth (from the Hawaii cruise)

[Bison]

For those that have stayed at the sleep inn was it a pretty nice place???

 

Thanks

Dan

Have stayed here 3 or 4 times and were pleased each time. Do agree that if you were staying more then one nightthen a rental car would be important

[restes]

 

was it at least a clean place?

 

From what little I remember, yes it was clean. My overal impression was that it was a bit run down. We got there late at night and went straight to bed, then got up the next morning, took showers and left for Miami.

[Daniel1313]

Hi Beth,

Yes, we are renting a car. We are going to be in Fort Lauderdale for 3 nights before our cruise.. I am going to have a rental car for 2 of those nights.

 

Dan

[Ltvscout]

For those that have stayed at the sleep inn was it a pretty nice place???

In 2007, definitely not. Who knows, maybe they've done a makeover since then both with the hotel and management.

 

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