Located off the 17th Street Causeway, the Renaissance Fort. Lauderdale is situated across from the Convention Center, and a half mile from Port Everglades. Just over the bridge lie Fort Lauderdale's famous beaches and beachfront shopping, dining, and entertainment. Serving cruise ship passengers, vacationers, and businesspeople, this relatively new hotel on the Intra coastal Waterway features a Caribbean Colonial décor. Hotel amenities include a large heated pool and spa tub, a fitness center, a business center, meeting rooms, room service, 24 hour front desk, and an on site restaurant Darrel and Oliver's Bistro 17.
The Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel offers 233 guest rooms including down comforters on triple sheeted beds and cable TV service offering a high speed Internet connection via a wireless computer. Traditional decor includes tropical theme dark wood furniture, floral drapes with matching bed skirts and throw pillows, and botanical prints on cream colored walls. The Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel offers convenience, comfortable accommodations, and great amenities.