Days Inn by Wyndham Fort Lauderdale Airport Cruise Port

Felix Wilton6 months ago

1/5

Some of the rooms have been remodeled and are liveable; the rest remain incredibly disappointing. This is leading to the mixed experiences in reviews. Bottom line: still not worth the risk. For context on my travel experience, I have visited more than 40 countries and stayed in the cheapest hostels throughout South America and Asia. I have slept with cockroaches, fleas, etc. I am not a squeamish/dramatic person. We stayed here as a large party that paid for 4 rooms. On arrival, 1 room was pretty standard for a cheap, seedy east coast motel (as expected). 2 rooms were bad, probably the worst I've seen in North America. The last room was really bad; heavy mold issue and obvious vermin issues (cockroach + bedbugs). We immediately chatted with the front desk and got the 1 room replaced with another. This new room was the best one yet, obviously recently remodeled and nothing major to complain about. The other 2 rooms still had issues. Bed bug stains on the mattress cover, and some of the bed sheets had not been changed (some cockroach carapace debris between the sheets and lots of black curly hairs). I was curious about the huge difference in room quality and walked around the complex peeking into windows (there were very few guests the day we stayed). It looks like some of the rooms are currently getting remodeled, with some tradespeople working and work trucks in the parking lot. However, the rest are still very dubious. Not much else to say regarding the other issues the reviews mention: yes, the neighborhood is rough, the staff is meh, the shuttle is spotty. Very close to the airport and cruise terminal which was the goal. After our stay, we are following standard bed bug procedures and unfortunately more than one of us have a couple bites. I'll come back to update this review if anything else comes from it.