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I don't think the amenities shown are accurate. It's just what the hotels want shown. Some think the shuttle's a plus, some don't. I was reading about pre-cruise hotels on Cruise Critic and found a comment about one hotel with a shuttle that didn't mention it on their web site!! It was one of the beach hotels, and I thought they were too far away to shuttle to/from the airport/cruise port. I had a pretty good idea with 2 - 3 * that I was getting a "suite" type hotel anyway, with a continental breakfast. That's sort of a given. So, that's when I narrow it down to the shuttle.

No, I was wrong about the breakfast icon. I was debating between the $43 and the $55 room, and the $43 room had the icon. My philosophy about these hotels, after researching them on other web sites, first, is if they have 3* (give or take a half), AND they have a shuttle, they usually have some kind of breakfast, too. Hotwire doesn't always show all the amenities. Even though this Comfort Suites has the Airport / Conventrion in it's name, it's listed in the Downtown Area. I pick this area and the Airport area because I think I have a better chance of finding a shuttle hotel that goes to BOTH airport and cruise port, which is what's most important. We aren't too nuts about taxi's, having had a bad experience once or twice.

I just purchased a room at the Comfort Suites Airport/Convention Center for Saturday night, May 3rd, for one night. It's a pre-cruise stay. The price was $55, and the hotel was shown as a 2 or 2 and-a-half stars. With all the taxes and fees it was $68 total. I had researched all the nearby hotels because I was looking for one with a shuttle and breakfast. I had looked at the Comfort Suites on their own web site last night, and the cheapest prices for AARP was $144, with the "standard rate" being $224. These are BEFORE taxes and fees, too. So, the Hotwire price was great!! The hotel showed the shuttle, breakfast and a swimming as amenities, and it's in the Downtown Ft. Lauderdale area. I checked on several boards, too, for reviews on the hotel, and most people are pleased with it. The "bonus" is the shuttle is to/from BOTH the FLL airport and the cruise port. Peggy