Tribute Portfolio Hotels in Fort Lauderdale

The Dalmar is aesthetically gorgeous. Well appointed rooms and lobby area - modern, minimalist decor, really great! I was apprehensive to stay here after the reviews I read online which is why I came here to leave a good one! This is a 5-star stay at a 4-star property with a few caveats: - pool bar service: may be the rudest bartenders I have ever seen at a Marriott property, they could use some service training. It was as if the hotel guests were a bother to them. (The towel attendant on the other hand was very nice!) - the breakfast amenity for platinum elite is confusing and it shows it’s not just the guests that are confused. I was handed a voucher that reads “good for continental breakfast for 2, gratuities included”. When I got to the lobby bar that services breakfast, I was told the voucher was good for $12 off (and nothing on the menu is $12 or less) — and that we’d need a second voucher for my wife. They eventually took the $24 off our bill but I will say I’ve stayed at tons and tons of Marriott properties and have never owed a balance on a platinum breakfast. The breakfast was just ok, we opted to go to the “top hat” across the street the next day and it was amazing! Take the points instead of $12 off. The good stuff that I’d note; - the Dalmar does have free bottled water. My experience is you had to ask for it. - pool is beautiful though the deck is just ok. - rooms are really nice though I found it to be very cold. And I love AC, just couldn’t find a comfortable temperature. - full size shampoo/conditioner/body wash bottles in shower and hand wash/lotion is a nice touch. - I didn’t take advantage of these but the hotel offers access to a yoga studio below, and chairs/umbrella at the Ritz Carlton’s beach. I’d return but probably only for quick trips (3 nights or less).

The hotel I stayed in after watching the Copa America final was very clean, spacious and tidy. The hotel is very big and beautiful, and it is very new. However, you need to book the shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel or from the hotel to the airport one day in advance. You cannot book it on the same day. Overall, it is a very good hotel.