Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach {US-FL}
Jun 25, 2014, 1:41 pm
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Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach {US-FL}
Conrad Fort Lauderdale website
Scheduled to open in July 2015.
It's right next door to the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, which I enjoyed a stay at last summer. I wonder how it'll compare/compete. It's also supposed to be condos.
I don't know what the building used to be, but I did notice it last summer, thought it looked nice, but also empty. I guess I was right on the empty part.
Scheduled to open in July 2015.
It's right next door to the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, which I enjoyed a stay at last summer. I wonder how it'll compare/compete. It's also supposed to be condos.
I don't know what the building used to be, but I did notice it last summer, thought it looked nice, but also empty. I guess I was right on the empty part.
Jun 25, 2014, 2:02 pm
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Was to be Trump Tower
This property was going to be a Trump-branded condo-hotel. The building was completed (at least the exterior), but has been vacant due money issues and on-going lawsuits.
While the economy certainly didn't help, the developer has a troubling history of fraud. In fact, he plead guilty to a $40 million securities scam in New York. More details here (from a July 2012 article):
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/0...-criminal.html
All of that shouldn't impact the Conrad. As a Fort Lauderdale resident, I'm thrilled that the empty tower will finally be occupied.
While the economy certainly didn't help, the developer has a troubling history of fraud. In fact, he plead guilty to a $40 million securities scam in New York. More details here (from a July 2012 article):
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/0...-criminal.html
All of that shouldn't impact the Conrad. As a Fort Lauderdale resident, I'm thrilled that the empty tower will finally be occupied.
Jan 24, 2015, 10:48 am
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Were you able to book? I'm seeing "not available" for all dates around October and Sept. Looking forward to checking out this property, and that those rates it is a no brainier.
Jan 24, 2015, 11:17 am
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Agreed... I'm getting a "call to book" notice. Maybe they are finally loading rates into the system, and accidentally had some active early this morning?
Apr 5, 2016, 8:37 pm
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Some information here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...t-hhonors.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...t-hhonors.html
Apr 13, 2016, 3:09 pm
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I walked past the Conrad this morning. The windows are covered, so it's hard to tell how close they are to opening.
Unfortunately, there is a huge construction site directly south of the Conrad. There is a Four Seasons Hotel and Residences being built, which means that roughly half the rooms at the Conrad will have a view of construction for the foreseeable future.
This is an aerial image courtesy of Bing Maps. The Conrad is the high-rise on the right. The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort is the high-rise on the left. All the low-rise building between are now gone and the entire block is fenced off.
Unfortunately, there is a huge construction site directly south of the Conrad. There is a Four Seasons Hotel and Residences being built, which means that roughly half the rooms at the Conrad will have a view of construction for the foreseeable future.
This is an aerial image courtesy of Bing Maps. The Conrad is the high-rise on the right. The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort is the high-rise on the left. All the low-rise building between are now gone and the entire block is fenced off.
Jul 2, 2016, 2:45 pm
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While the website says they are accepting reservations from 28FEB17, Hilton.com will not currently accept a booking for that date:
Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach will be open soon. We're accepting reservation for arrivals on or after 28 Feb 2017.