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I saw recently that there’s a familiar name coming to town. A pretty famous name at that. The Ritz. Yes, the Ritz-Carlton chain is finally arriving in Fort Lauderdale and if that’s not a sign of progress in this community, I don’t know what is. Apparently some dispute with a developer had just caused the St. Regis hotel to pull out of the lovely property it had occupied on A1A. The Ritz wasted no time in snapping up that luxury hotel. It all happened very quickly and will change over on August 11. In just a couple weeks from now, the first Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale will be open for business.
Luckily enough, this is the same week that Gwendolyn and I are going away for our “staycation” on the Fort Lauderdale beach. We’ll be staying right next door, in the Marriott at Beach Place, so I know that we definitely will want to slip over to the Ritz and check it out for a cocktail or something. The timing couldn’t be better for us.
I have been fortunate to stay in a few Ritz-Carltons and I can tell you one thing for sure if you haven’t had the chance to enjoy the experience yet – they are fabulous. In Santiago, Chile and in Singapore I spread out in incredible suites at the Ritz. Both are gorgeous properties. The Singapore Ritz is even considered among the top hotels in Asia. I’ve also stayed at the Palm Beach and Key Biscayne Ritz-Carltons and had a fabulous time. But a Ritz sitting right on Fort Lauderdale’s ocean drive, that’s something. It’s much closer to the sea than either of the other South Florida Ritz-Carltons I’ve visited. And much closer to the action, situated in the middle of an array of restaurants, bars, clubs and activities.This will be the Florida Ritz for folks who want to have some active kind of fun on their vacation. And some very stylish, very elegant fun.
Luckily enough, this is the same week that Gwendolyn and I are going away for our “staycation” on the Fort Lauderdale beach. We’ll be staying right next door, in the Marriott at Beach Place, so I know that we definitely will want to slip over to the Ritz and check it out for a cocktail or something. The timing couldn’t be better for us.
I have been fortunate to stay in a few Ritz-Carltons and I can tell you one thing for sure if you haven’t had the chance to enjoy the experience yet – they are fabulous. In Santiago, Chile and in Singapore I spread out in incredible suites at the Ritz. Both are gorgeous properties. The Singapore Ritz is even considered among the top hotels in Asia. I’ve also stayed at the Palm Beach and Key Biscayne Ritz-Carltons and had a fabulous time. But a Ritz sitting right on Fort Lauderdale’s ocean drive, that’s something. It’s much closer to the sea than either of the other South Florida Ritz-Carltons I’ve visited. And much closer to the action, situated in the middle of an array of restaurants, bars, clubs and activities.This will be the Florida Ritz for folks who want to have some active kind of fun on their vacation. And some very stylish, very elegant fun.
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