We were attending a national convention in Fort Lauderdale for 5 days. We stayed 7 days total. When compared to the almost $300/night cost of the hotels located adjacent to the Fort Lauderdale convention center, I think we got a much better deal at $75/night. We saved money by cooking most of our food in the room. Overall, by staying at the ESA, even with a car rental for the week, we paid much less than all the other people at the convention center. The room was small but tolerable and clean. The kitchenette consisted of a microwave/stove-top/sink/refrigerator on the right as you walk in the door. The view outside the windows is of the highway in the distance and palm trees. The neighborhood is very quiet and safe. The staff was very nice and professional. I had no problem getting all the extra sheets, towels, etc. that I needed. The building itself was clean and well kept. This hotel is about 15 minutes away from the Fort Lauderdale convention center and all the shopping near it. There is a Cracker Barrel restaurant right next to the hotel, a gas station mini-mart, and a mall within walking distance. Two places that you must try for food while down there: Southport Raw Bar - $$ - Blackened Dolphin-fish & Caramel Banana Cheesecake pastry(yum!). Rustic Inn Crabhouse - $$$$ - Garlic Butter Dungeness Crabs, Conch Fritters, Pina Coladas (omg, so good)

Overall, it was a great trip!

I had a very pleasant experience here. A very nice king bed suite( KITCHEN AND ALL THE AMMENITIES) LAUNDRY AND BEVERAGE (ICE) MACHINES. Near Amtrak station and a cracker barrel. Staff and maids were great.

I stayed at the Extended Stay America in Miami last year and it was amazing, so when it came down to my having to go to Fort Lauderdale on business I figured I would continue with Extended Stay. Unfotunately this was the worst experience that I have ever had with a hotel. The front desk service was extremely poor, not to mention the fact that the lobby floor of this hotel looked like it hadn't been vaccummed in days and we had to go back to the front desk twice with reference to the key not working in the guestroom door. I must admit that the exterior of the hotel is very inviting with its clean and manicured lawns but please don't let this fool you. The room that I was in had dirty sheets and the dresser drawers were extremely dirty as if the person that cleaned the room forgot to look in the drawers and make sure that they were accessible for the next guest. But I have to re-emphasize my disgust for the front desk service. I called the front desk one night to ask for a wake up call the next morning seeing that my flight was pretty early, I was actually told "Well you have a clock in your room......then set the alarm!!" Now I could completely understand if the person had said "I am so sorry but unfortunately Extended Stay Deerfield does not offer that service but we do have an alarm clock situated in the room for just such use." but they did not which shows their lack of professionalism. When the front desk clerk said what she said that just pushed it overboard for me. I'm sorry but due to your extremely poor servive you just lost a guest in me!!!!

My friends and I were in town for one night for a friend's wedding. I normally only stay at Marriotts however, since some other friends were staying at the Extended Stay I decided to also stay there. Even for the lower price compared to the other hotels in the area($100) I feel like I like I did not get the value for the money I spent. If I would have known, I definitely would have spent the extra $50 bucks and stayed at the nearby Hilton or Marriott.

From the moment we got there, the check in process was very slow. Once we got our keys and went up to our room, the key did not work. We had to go back to the lobby and have the staff unlock the door since our keys did not open the door. Then the staff member had to come to our room to "re key" the door while we were trying to get ready for the wedding.

Once we were in our room, there was no shampoo, conditioner, or hair dryer. We were able to get a hair dryer from the front desk but not shampoo or conditioner because the hotel ran out of these products. I do not understand how this happens at a hotel!

At the end of the night, we went to get in bed. The sheets appeared yellowish and dirty. And overall the room smelled like it had been smoked in. I thought the outside of the hotel looked much nicer than than actual rooms. The property was clean and well kept however, the most important part, the rooms, were not!

Since we were only there one night, we did not have our room serviced. However, I do know that if you do stay there, the rooms are only serviced every 7days just to warn you.

Also, we were only in the room to get ready for the wedding and sleep so we did not attempt to use the internet access so I cannot comment on that feature.

The location is not bad, close to A1A, but not walking distance. It is probably a $15 cab ride after tip. Also, I took a cab to the ft. Lauderdale airport which was only about 20 minutes away. The cab cost close to $60 which I was not expecting since the women behind the front desk said that it would only be $30 to $40.

I would never stay at at extended stay again.