What to expect: Located off I-595, this nine-story, 250-room hotel provides a West Indies-style welcome to its business clientele. The two-story lobby offers a cool respite from the Florida heat with bright-yellow walls; huge, colorful murals; potted palm trees; and overhead ceiling fans. At day’s end, guests often gather at the bar and restaurant off the main lobby.

Amenity highlights: The hotel offers a number of complimentary amenities for the business traveler including shoe-shine service, fitness center, spa tub, and outdoor splash pool. A 24-hour business center, on-site restaurant, discounts at the neighboring Jacaranda Golf Club, and high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge) are also available. The hotel is located nearby Sawgrass Mills outlet mall (6.5 miles) which includes designer shops and restaurants. The hotel offers l0,000 square feet of meeting space.

• This hotel in suburban Plantation is 5 miles from the Sawgrass Mills outlet mall and 15 miles from Fort Lauderdale beaches.
• Guestrooms at this Courtyard by Marriott offer complimentary high-speed Internet access, cable TV, and weekday newspapers.
• Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in the lobby area of Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Plantation; a fitness room is on site.