Pelican Grand Beach Resort

Fort Lauderdale, Gold Coast Beaches

Virgin rating

City Lights Room
O2K LOUNGE
The Emporium
Ocean 2000 Restaurant
Seaside Suite
Seaside Suite
Seaside Suite
Seaside Suite
Spa
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City Lights Room
O2K LOUNGE
The Emporium
Ocean 2000 Restaurant
Seaside Suite
Seaside Suite
Seaside Suite
Seaside Suite
Spa

The hotel

Set on the sands in Fort Lauderdale, the Pelican Grand Beach Resort is a perfect paradise. You can spend your days on the white-sand beach, floating around in the lazy river and zero-entry pool, and tasting the delicious seafood and ice creams. Your room has been decorated with the ocean in mind, and is a real retreat for you to return to. And when the evenings roll in, you can take a moment, and sit on one of the rocking chairs overlooking the beach with the soothing sound of the ocean waves rolling in the background.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Swimming Pool
  • Valet parking
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

Directly on Fort Lauderdale Beach, overlooking a 500ft stretch of private beach. 3.5 miles from the dining and nightlife on Las Olas Boulevard. Transfer time from Miami International Airport: 45 minutes.

Hotel information

156 rooms. All with air-conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, tea/coffee-making facilities, hairdryer, alarm/clock radio, safe, iron and ironing board. 

City Lights Rooms are 480 sq ft and have views of Fort Lauderdale, with 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 people.

Ocean View Rooms are 510 sq ft and have views of the Atlantic Ocean, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 people.

Seaside Suites are 632 sq ft and have a private balcony with views panoramic ocean views, a separate living room with loveseat sofa bed, and 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 3 adults and 2 children.

Superior Seaside Suites are as above, but are located on floors 9-11 with unbeatable ocean views, an enhanced beach experience including reserved lounge chairs, towels, umbrella and bottled water, with 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 3 adults and 2 children.

  • Exclusive Virgin Atlantic Holidays' benefits: Resort fee waived for all Virgin Atlantic Holidays' guests, saving $40 per day, plus 15% discount on spa services.
  • Free nights: Stay for 4 nights, pay for 3 (stay for 8, pay for 6) for stays completed between 1 Jun–31 Oct '24. Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable.

Valet parking $48 plus tax, per day (payable locally, subject to change). Bus stop outside the hotel for no.11 buses, taking you up Ocean Boulevard to other Fort Lauderdale beaches.

Ocean 2000 (waterfront restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch). O2K Lounge (poolside cocktail lounge, also serving light lunches and dinners). The Emporium (ice cream parlour and coffee shop). Room service*.

Daily events calendar featuring live music, cocktail-themed parties, happy hours, and pool and beachside activities.

Zero-entry swimming pool. Lazy river. Oceanfront fitness centre. PURE Spa* (full service spa). Complimentary chairs, beach towels and umbrellas at the beach. Paddle boarding*. Seabob rental*. Funky Fish Ocean Camp for kids*. Water sports rentals nearby*. 

Complimentary WiFi. Concierge. Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. 24-hour front desk.

Resort Fee Waived: For all Virgin Holidays customers saving $40 plus tax per room per day.

Resort fee includes use of the following amenities - Concierge service - In-room WiFi - Access to fitness centre - Access to business centre - Pool and beach chairs, towels, umbrellas, and tubes for the Lazy River - In-room coffee - Infused water in lobby - In-room safe - Preferred pricing with water sports partner. Resort fee, tax and inclusions are subject to change - please see hotel check-in for current inclusions available to you upon arrival.

* Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (6269)
  • Very good (1580)
  • Average (716)
  • Poor (413)
  • Terrible (364)
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Ocean 2000 has the best view ocean front view

Apr 18, 2024 John G

Adrianna was great and the view is always amazing. We come here once a year and love it every time! The steak is always cooked perfectly along with the sides being dynamic. The cocktails are also well thought out and great tasting!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Best Hotel in Ft Lauderdale

Apr 18, 2024 David S

Pelican Grand is an outstanding hotel. From the monent you step onto the property you are welcomed. The staff at the lazy river and pool and beach are all super helpful. I cant recommend the Pelican Grand enough. Will defeinitely be going back
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful but beware of cost

Apr 18, 2024 samanthawC6920TE

This resort was beautiful, the atmosphere was great, everything was decorated nice . No complaints on that end for the most part. The staff around the pool and lazy river, as well as the staff on the beach were very helpful and attentive , always made sure we had everything we needed even when it was busy. Now I will get to the down side. The… Read more
This resort was beautiful, the atmosphere was great, everything was decorated nice . No complaints on that end for the most part. The staff around the pool and lazy river, as well as the staff on the beach were very helpful and attentive , always made sure we had everything we needed even when it was busy. Now I will get to the down side. The staff in ocean 2000 left a lot to be desired, the first time I thought it was just a fluke then it kept happening. 20 minutes just to have coffee brought to the table? , then consistently forgot about. Beware of the 22% gratuity charge that is on everything, it adds up and becomes quite a lot! The prices of the drinks must have gone up since we went last because 20$ for a Pina colada......I just can't. For most of our time there we ate at many of the wonderful places in town. It will probably be our last visit, and if we are back again it will only be for a night or two. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Nice place to experience the beach

Apr 18, 2024 Doug B

Room was nice. The internet was slow and disconnected numerous times each day. This needs to be upgraded badly as it will affect my decision to stay here again. When I say slow it was 15-20 mbps max.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Just ok

Apr 18, 2024 anthonydW18

I had heard a lot of good things about this hotel and was excited to go. Overall, it did not live up to expectations. If I go back to Ft. Lauderdale, I will most likely stay somewhere else. When we first arrived, there was a lot of people waiting for their rooms. We had to wait a half hour from checking in with desk to get our room. Not… Read more
I had heard a lot of good things about this hotel and was excited to go. Overall, it did not live up to expectations. If I go back to Ft. Lauderdale, I will most likely stay somewhere else. When we first arrived, there was a lot of people waiting for their rooms. We had to wait a half hour from checking in with desk to get our room. Not terrible but I would love if I get there at 4 for the room to be ready. I wasn't trying to check in early. The room is very nice and the windows give you a full view of the beach and ocean. I was very happy with the room itself. The view was great. This hotel does have some old hotel issues that are not awful but still annoying. Very weak water pressure in shower., and zero hot water on my first day. They had to send an engineer to my room and he has no idea what he was talking about. He told me the water temp was fine and that they leave it on 68 degrees so people dont get burnt. There is no chance a hotel would do this. I said 68 degrees back to him twice and he confirmed. My first shower was horrible. However, the engineer was wrong and the next day the temp climbed significantly. I found out there was a weeding that day and I'm sure everyone was showering at the same time and the hot water ran out or couldn't keep up. He insisted the luke warm water was as hot as it gets. They have a service team on the beach that you have to use to get chairs, umbrellas, etc. They set everything up which is very nice and of course you have to tip them. I don't mid tipping, in fact I like to do it, but then if you leave your chairs for more then 30 minutes, you lose it all. they clean up and remove your chairs so I was not able to go up for lunch to a cafe I wanted to try. I had to eat on the beach each day. The service guy would not hold my seats when I said I would be at lunch but I'll be back in an hour. They are very understaffed and food/drink service is pretty slow. When my food came out every day, it was cold. It was as if it sat in the window for 15 miuntes or more before being delivered to the table. I don't mind waiting long for food, but only if the food that comes out if hot. You can't put your room temp below 70. Thank god there was a fan because we would have been hot every night. WiFi does not work at all in their restaurant, your phone will just go to SOS and the wifi can;t pick up anything, so your phone is dead. I will say the overall staff is very friendly and had a great attitude. The look of my room and friendliness of all the staff made this a better stay and made up for some of these issues above but they really need to work on a few things. Oh, my rooms bathroom door doesn;t shut all the way so you had to leave it open a couple of inches while you were going to the bathroom. Should be an easy fix. Read less