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Located on a deep, flat stretch of an 11-mile beach, this Fort Lauderdale landmark is the beach hotel nearest Port Everglades;
next door is the Bahia Mar Yacht Center.
One of two pools has windows through which swimmers can spy on patrons (and vice versa) at the hotel’s shipwrecked-themed
bar, made famous in the 1960s movie "Where the Boys Are".
A landmark in Fort Lauderdale since 1956, the Yankee Clipper is the closest beach hotel to Port Everglades and thus
attracts cruise-ship passengers seeking a pre- or post-cruise stay on the beach, as well as families and couples. Fort Lauderdale's
principal yacht harbor lies west of the hotel on the Intracoastal Waterway, providing stroll-and-awe thrills for guests without
yachts of their own.
A public water bus transports passengers around Fort Lauderdale's inland waterways from mid-morning to after midnight,
stopping at 20 locations such as restaurants and shopping centers. The closest stop to the hotel is only 150 yards from the
hotel. The water bus runs on a schedule, which is available at the concierge desk. Ticket options include a bargain-price
all-day fare.
Hotel Features
Property Amenities
Two pools provide alternatives to the beach. The 80-by-40-foot main pool lies in a courtyard flanked by palm trees. Underwater
swimmers look through windows into the hotel's famed Wreck Bar and vice versa. The 50-by-25-foot beach pool is surrounded
by a stone sundeck, which is fronted by a second, wood sundeck. From the wood deck, guests step directly onto a beach that
runs 11 miles along the barrier island on which the hotel lies.
The beach is exceptionally deep in front of the hotel and includes a volleyball section. Lounge chairs, green umbrellas,
and green, tentlike cabanas provide beach comfort.
After-dark action is a quarter-mile away from the hotel, along a row of oceanfront cafés.
Valet parking: $9 per day. In/out privileges. Underground/ covered/ secured lot.
Note: Fee may not include tax and is subject to change without prior notification. Self parking available.
Rooms
The hotel has 450 guestrooms and suites in a setting of tropical beauty. Rooms have a nautical theme and offer views
of either the beach and the Atlantic Ocean or the Intracoastal Waterway and the city.
Dining & Recreation
Dining Clipper Steakhouse - Guests have seating choices in
a long, narrow room with blonde-wood tables and booths, or streetside terrace seating in raised "table-booths" which
resemble hip picnic tables with built-in chairs. Table-booths rock back and forth, come with blue canvas roofs and seat cushions,
and seat two, four, and six diners. Breakfast buffet daily. Lunch and dinner feature sandwiches, salads, pasta, steaks, and
seafood. Wreck Bar - Made famous in the 1960s movie, Where the Boys Are, it is designed like
an underwater shipwreck. The bar is lined by aquariums and windows behind the bar look into main pool, which casts a blue
glow into the room. Complimentary happy-hour appetizer spread. Nightly live music. Dance band Friday and Saturday nights.
Recreation The hotel includes a sports deck with basketball and shuffleboard
courts and a mini putting course. Adjacent to the hotel is a public beach/volleyball area. Other recreational activities listed
below are available near the resort; fees may apply. - Kayaking
- Sailing
- Water skiing
- Dock
- Parasailing
- Snorkeling
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Windsurfing
- Fishing
- Tennis
- Bicycle rentals
- Basketball
- Golfing
- Volleyball
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Golf - driving range
- Boating
- Jet skiing
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Skydiving
- Aerobics
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