Ocean Sky Hotel & Resort

Nice clean hotel good showers friendly staff especial the night time bartender at the outside bar his magic tricks are mind boggling nice pool and hot tub well worth the money would recommend using there valet parking as the parking is tight and not a lot of parking spots at times

The location and price were good, but be warned: this is not exactly a resort.
The rooms have very thin walls, and I had to
listen to a Tony Soprano wannabe engage in a rather heated phone call in the next room.
Speaking of «heated,» be careful with the in-​room heat/​AC. If you don’t turn the fan «off,» the noise will bother you, especially if you’re a light sleeper.
The pool area is very nice and well maintained, and the beach is pretty much right at your doorstep BUT they’ll charge you $ 5 to rent a beach chair.
Be advised that this is more like Lauderdale-​by-​the-​Sea and not downtown Fort Lauderdale. You’ll have a 10-​minute drive to most of the action. But that also means you miss out on the noise and dude-​bros that you might find downtown.
Finally…beware of the $ 15 a day parking fee!

Sadly we were taken to this spot via Hotels Tonight. Disgusting rooms, lack of service, harsh rules regarding making your own beverages on the property and deceptive marketing (this is not luxury!) made us run!

I got this hotel from Priceline’s Express Deals, and had no idea that parking was $ 15 a day until I arrived! So that was frustrating! On top of that, SOME of the staff was totally unhelpful and unknowledgeable which was even more frustrating because your staff should be completely trained and professional plus extremely friendly! So we arrive to our room and were told it was the best room they had– but our view was a loud air conditioning unit on a rooftop! Not to mention there was black on the ceiling that looked like mold… They then offered to move us to another room, the room was better (still cheap and outdated) but the view even worse than the first!!! So finally, after I almost decided to cancel the reservation and go somewhere else, they moved me to an upgraded room with a great view! Finally got my money’s worth at that point! Overall I wasn’t happy with my experience though and the process of getting to the room I wish we’d had to begin with and I feel the resort is a little outdated overall and certain staff was beyond frustrating! But location is decent, upgraded rooms are very nice, and at least they have Valet!

The place was dirty and the bureau drawers smelled musty. The view was horrible and people were smoking right outside the door, right outside of our room choking us to death. We asked for an upgrade and paid $ 550 for another room. That room had cockroaches, two of them. When we told the manager she said we don’t have a cockroach problem here. She was arrogant and she refused to admit that they had a problem but said she would give us half of our $ 550 upgrade fee back, which she did. When we got home we found out that the day we left she put the half of the $ 550 back on to our credit card. She tried to scam us. I disputed it with American Express and they took care of it. She was the rudest most ignorant manager I’ve ever dealt with in a hotel and that includes Jamaica and Mexico. So to sum it up the place was dirty it smelled bad, there were cockroaches in the nicer room. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

We held our wedding there and were very pleased with the location the helpfulness of Vannesa whom assisted my bride with all the details.
the staff were very helpful, the hotel room was clean modern and a good sized balcony.
My only issue was the price for parking. There should be no charge for guest.
Otherwise we had a great wedding on the beach and a great reception.
Thanks Vannesa

Lets start off with don’t believe the pictures. I was here for less than 20 minutes and knew this place was not what I was looking for. I asked nicely for a refund as the resort was not even close to what it was online. The front desk manager Nigel was not having it at all. Was very rude and not considerate of the condition of his hotel.
Place is run down. Beach is not nice.
Would not recommend to a friend or an enemy.

I gave the hotel three stars. Here is why. The beach is amazing! The drinks not so much. They are in a small plastic cup with tons of ice and cost $ 9 such a rip off. We ended up buying a bottle and making drinks in our room. The pool area was always clean and nice and comfortable. Our room was gross and outdated. The bathrooms are small and bathtubs are dirty. This hotel has major potential. Just needs a little upgrade. We would stay again because of the location and the costumer service!

Stayed here in July for a girl’s weekend trip. The room was nice. The breakfast at the restaurant was pretty good. Nothing fancy, just some omelettes on the menu. The staff was friendly. The concierge helped us book a swamp tour, decently priced. Would stay there again if in the area.

The resort is nice as far as the pool and the beach access is concerned. Customer service is terrible. Very classless and unaccommodating crew. Rude and unprofessional. The parking attendants and valet guys are a bunch of hustlers and try to get as much cash out of you as possible. The manager is the worst of them all. If you care about getting a good customer service experience do yourselves a favor and stay away from this crap hole.

Excellent location! Right on the beach and conveniently located within walking distance to shops, restaurants, and grocery store.
The tiki bar makes an excellent piña colada! Room service was weird and came in styrofoam containers. Don’t expect «normal» room service.
We used über to get around and it saved a lot of money.

Overall a great hotel for the money. Would recommend staying here. Staff was extremely helpful. The only down fall was the expensive tiki bar and 15 dollars a day for parking

Great location, valet, and services. Came for two of my buddies weddings and not one issue. Great job!

I really did enjoy our stay here!
I can see why the place might have low ratings because they do kind of nickel and dime you your entire stay– for example parking is $ 15per day and you cannot bring any personal coolers, food, umbrellas or chairs on the beach you have to rent them from the resort and prices are steep. Also food is overpriced, and you can have a better meal at surrounding restaurants but I think all of that is expected of a resort.
Customer service wasn’t great but it also wasn’t terrible.
It met our expectations, it didn’t exceed them but overall we had a wonderful stay! Would come back here because of the price!
Deck area is wonderful very relaxing! Beautiful area!

This hotel met my expectations. Was it a super duper great hotel? No. But I wanted a cheap solo getaway, and I found it here. I wasn’t planning to spend much time in the room, anyhow. I picked the Ocean Sky Resort because 1) It had direct access to the beach, and 2) It had a tiki bar. That’s all I wanted and all I needed.
Yes, the hotel/​resort was dated. However, my room was CLEAN. Yes, the quality of the towels, sheets, and toiletries weren’t great, but the room was clean.
I also liked that Ocean Sky didn’t charge an automatic resort fee, like other nearby places. Note that parking is $ 15/​day. It was confusing when I got there, but the $ 15 INCLUDES valet.
Yes, the drinks at the tiki bar are a bit expensive, but they make the drinks pretty strong. The food at the bar/​restaurant isn’t great, but I wasn’t there for a gourmet meal. A salad or a sandwich were great, so I could stay by the pool/​beach all day.
Two complaints/​wishes: One night, I came back to the hotel around midnight and wanted to warm up some food (my room had a mini-​fridge and a microwave). The front desk person said she can give me silverware, but no plates, and that room service was not available for the rest of the night. Seriously, no plates?
Second, in Florida, IT IS LEGAL TO SMOKE OUTDOORS in public areas. This includes restaurant patios, oceanside dining, the pool area, the tiki bar, the beach, anywhere. I have long resided in states that don’t allow this, so I found it obnoxious. Fair warning.
Otherwise, great stay. Cheap, clean, and great beach access. Not a great hotel, but I got what I was expecting.

This was a fine resort on the beach. It’s further up and not in walking distance of the stores on the strip so it’s quieter. They have their own private beach, pool, and hot tub. It was wonderful walking from our room straight to the pool or beach or both!
It’s a older hotel, so the bathroom wasn’t as modern, but the most important take away was the hotel rooms were clean! It doesn’t matter what the hotel room looks like (to me) as long as it’s clean. The hotel staff did a great job cleaning. The balconies are on the side, so you don’t have a direct view of the ocean, but you do have a direct view of your neighbors balcony. That was a bit weird, but at least you have a balcony.
The only weird thing about the place is the restaurant. There is no hostess and 1 guy working at a time. It was a bit confusing. Service wasn’t great but it wasn’t terrible.
It was a great experience to have and while I would not come back (so much to see, stay and do in this world!) I would recommend to others.

Pretty dirty and cheap quality. The wifi is horrible and the servers at the restaurant are sassy and crabby. The pool and location are good though.

The hotel management is like on major slow mo…
the tiki bar must water down their gross drinks…
the beach rental kiosk has a collection of really not nice people running it! lets just say, after watching my friend fall off the ski do… and not able to get back on… the kiosk guys waited way too long! my friend is not in great shape, and a bit on the heavy side… there should be no time to wait! there is more to the story, but seriously, this is a service oriented business… and there seem stop not be service any more… the rudeness was unbelievable… if you want more of the story, contact me… but run don’t walk from this place. its a shame too, as its the only place for rentals on this north fort lauderdale beach (galt mile)

Worst hotel management. I just completed my third time staying there and this place simply sucks! I save my money, take my family on a vacation that we have been planning all year, arrive at the hotel (my third time staying at this place) and get treated rudely. Hotel management 101 training would certainly mandate the check in clerk to greet any guest with a simple ‘hi, so glad you’re here’. After all, it’s my vacation, and I’ve saved thousands of dollars to come here, and travelled thousands of miles to get here. They told me check in is at 3pm, you’ll have to come back in 2 hours. At a minimum, I would of expected an offer to watch my baggage and buy me Coke by the pool. These people are clueless. And while I’m at it; my bathroom had ants, the beds are the extreme opposite of ‘firm mattress’ which guarantees backache, if you don’t valet your car, you have to park across the street, they charge you for a chair on the beach…
$ 15 per day parking fee as well. Find another hotel. I won’t spend my hard earned money here ever again.

So when I first walked in it seemed great…15 for parking which I guess is normal. The room is a normal standard room, nothing out of this works. The rug is old school the bathroom is small. My favorite part was the bed it is so comfortable !
However the balcony has no privacy at all like you can look in the persons room next to you and even jump over if you wanted to. I really didn’t like that at all. But at least you you can walk to the beach!