I found Fort Lauderdale sort of boring except for the beach. We were only there for 1 day before going on a cruise so maybe that’s why. But, in the middle of July the beach was NOT very crowded and I spent the entire day on the beach. I also went to some little mall that sucked big time…There were only a few stores in it.
The hotel, Ft Lauderdale Beach Resort Hotel and Suites was awesome though. It had a poolside “tiki” bar and really nice, big rooms.