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Top: Regional: North_America: United_States: Florida: Localities: F: Fort_Lauderdale: Travel_and_Tourism: Lodging

Submit hotels and motels, resorts, inns, vacation rentals and timeshares. This category is reserved for entities physically located in this locality. To find a different locality and submit there, consult this list.

Note: Each lodging facility may receive one listing. Attempts to circumvent this policy by multiple submissions of the same or alternate URLs can result in being banned from the directory.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be clearly shown, preferably by address or local phone number, to qualify for Regional listing.
  2. Make sure the submitted title matches the name of the organization or entity.
  3. In the description, stick to the facts and avoid promotional language.
  4. Don't Capitalize Every Word or use ALL CAPS.
Compare existing listings for best results.
For accommodations located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Bed and Breakfast

For Bed and Breakfast establishments located in this locality. Bed and Breakfasts are defined by AAA as limited service lodgings, usually smaller establishments that emphasize a more personal, homelike relationship between operators and guests. Rooms may not include some modern amenities such as television and telephones, and may have a shared bathroom. Usually owner-operated, with a common room or parlor, separate from the innkeeper's living quarters, where guests and operators can interact during evening and breakfast hours. Evening office closures are normal. A continental or full, hot breakfast is served and is included in the room rate.
For bed and breakfast establishments located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Hotels and Motels

If your site is not specifically geared towards this community, please submit to the proper category.

Submitting to the wrong category will delay and/or prevent your site from being listed in the directory.

This category is for hotels, defined by the American Automobile Association as establishments offering a full range of on-premises food and beverage service as well as conference facilities, shops and recreational activities, with a wide range of services provided by uniformed staff on duty 24 hours.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Make sure your site title matches the name of your organization or entity.
  2. In your site description, stick to the facts and avoid hype or promotional language.
  3. Avoid Excessive Capitalization.
  4. This is a Regional category, so your location should be readily apparent on your site. Your service area should also be apparent when applicable.
  5. Describe site features as well as the subject of your site.
Using the AAA classification of a Hotel as a full service lodging type with the following definition;

"Usually high-rise establishments, offering a full range of on-premises food and beverage service, cocktail lounge, entertainment, conference facilities, shops and recreational activities. Wide range of services provided by uniformed staff on duty 24 hours. Parking arrangements vary."

(Quoted from the AAA. "New York TourBook". Buffalo, NY: AAA Publishing. 1999)

Resorts

For resorts in this locality, distinguished from other lodgings as a destination for vacation travelers and those planning retreats, rather than simply being a place to stay while in an area. They offer features for holiday travelers over and above those provided by other lodgings. The amenities of resorts are more important than the nature of nearby localities.
For resorts located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Vacation Rentals

This category is reserved for short-term vacation rental properties physically located in this locality. To find a different locality and submit there, consult this list. Submissions by owner or by agencies specializing in vacation rentals may be accepted. Licensed real estate agents and brokerages must instead submit to the Business and Economy/Real Estate sub-category, and all properties for lease must be submitted there as well. Agencies offering multiple properties may submit at county or metro level, but only if the location of each property is specified on the site.

Note: Each vacation rental property or agency may receive one listing. Multiple submissions of the same or alternate URLs can result in being banned from the directory.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be clearly shown, preferably by address or local phone number, to qualify for Regional listing.
  2. Location - Name is the preferred title format for individual properties. Location can be expressed as numbered address, name of street or subdivision, or name of condo and unit number. Name should be for owner or contact as the name appears on site.
  3. In the description, stick to the facts and avoid promotional language.
  4. Don't Capitalize Every Word or use ALL CAPS.
Compare existing listings for best results.
For vacation rental tourist accommodations located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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