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| Image taken from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Hilton_Fort_Lauderdale_Beach_Resort.jpg |
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Groupon Getaway: The Hotel
After our two-hour spa retreat and our delicious lunch, we drove to the hotel.
We already had our Groupon to stay for one night.*
Hotel Parking
We arrived at the Hilton Ft Lauderdale Beach Resort and the valet, Kathy, let us know that parking was available as valet only and costs $39 plus tax per night, but that we can go in and out as we please (The cost of parking was mentioned in the e-mail when we booked the hotel, but who reads emails anymore?). We gave Kathy our car, and headed for the lobby.
Hotel Lobby
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| We didn’t get a chance to check out the “‘smoking oasis,’” but it did pique our interest. |
It wasn’t a huge lobby, but it looked clean and smelled fancy. We waited for our turn to check in. The pleasant woman checking us in at the front desk explained that our room wasn’t ready yet, but that she’s upgrading us two tiers — to a suite.
My husband and I smiled at one another.
We were even more pleased when she handed us a voucher for two free drinks at the bar inside the restaurant of the hotel.
Yay!! An upgrade and free booze?
My husband and I began giggling like excited schoolchildren.
She walked us through the rest of the benefits we got with our stay and handed us a card that explained everything:
20% off at the spa
10% off at the shop
2 free bottles of water per day
at the cafe
2 hrs of bike riding per day (they provide the helmets)
2 Beach chairs and towels per day
We stowed our bags for free in the lobby until our room was ready.
The Pool
It was raining out, so we decided to get our free drinks while we waited for our room to become available.
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| At the beautiful pool with a view to the beach. I brightened the pic up a bit before posting it, but the sky was gray and overcast. |
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| Hubby at the pool. |
Hotel Bar
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| With our delicious drinks. Cheers! |
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| Yum! |
Shout out to our bartender (who moonlights as a DJ) for being fun and making us some delicious drinks!
We were almost done with our drinks, when my husband got a call that our room was ready.
Hotel Room
We were very pleasantly surprised by our room.
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| The balcony. |
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| Here’s the view from the balcony. |
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| We looked to the right and had an ocean view. |
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| The kitchenette. |
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| The living room. |
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| The other side of the living room. |
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| The bed. |
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| The desk. |
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| Closet doors and full-length mirror. Hi! |
The bathroom was spacious.
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| The bathroom: tub, |
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| toilet and shower, |
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| shower, |
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| mirror, sink with lots of counter space, and me. Hi, again! |
Settling In to Our Room
We got to the room and decided to watch a movie.
We ordered Kong, and paused the movie a few times to reminisce about the King Kong ride at Universal Studios, Florida when we were kids.
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| Remember this guy? *le sigh* Photo taken from: https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3120/2597924080_665561bc11_b.jpg |
Room Service
Then we got hungry for dinner, so we ordered room service. I ordered the four cheese Mac n cheese (from the adult menu) and my husband got the chicken strips and fries from the kids’ menu, and two giant chocolate chip cookies with milk. Everything tasted delicious!
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| Four cheese mac n cheese. |
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| Chicken tenders with fries, honey mustard, and ketchup. |
It was such a pleasant and relaxing stay.
We didn’t take advantage of some of the benefits because it was raining. We did get the free water bottles the day we arrived, and the day we left. And we bought some things at the shop, so we did get that 10% discount.
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| I bought these pretty, and extremely comfortable, sandals at the shop. |
Thank you, Hilton Ft Lauderdale Beach Resort, for a thoroughly wonderful experience!
Before heading home, we make a pit stop…
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You just read Part Three of our Groupon Getaway.
If you’re interested in reading Part One, “Groupon Getaway: The Spa,” you can click here.
If you’re interested in reading Part Two, “Groupon Getaway: The Restaurant,” you can click here.
And to end the series: click here to read Part Four, “Groupon Getaway: The Pit Stop.”
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*Groupon Affiliate Disclosure:
Odalys Quevedo (formerly E. L. Lane) and Odalys Q Writer (formerly E. L. Lane Writer) are participants in the Groupon Affiliate Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Groupon.com.
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