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Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States · Conrad · Core Luxury
Michael Graves shaped this North Fort Lauderdale Beach tower to recall a 1925 luxury liner, yet construction began in 2005 as Trump International Hotel & Tower before Trump pulled his name in 2009 and the unfinished shell went to foreclosure. After a $70 million renovation it opened in October 2017 as Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach, an all-suite Conrad with Takato's Japanese-Korean kitchen facing the Atlantic.
- 181 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Fort Lauderdale Beach
- Rooms from 480 sq ft (45 m²)
- Architect: Michael Graves and Associates; Michael Graves
About Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach
- Oscar Garcia Architects worked with Graves on the 24-story tower; every Conrad key is a suite.
- The oceanfront site previously held the Merrimac and Gold Coast, 1950s beach hotels cleared for the condo-hotel scheme.
- One hundred nine private condominiums in The Ocean Resort Residences occupy the upper floors above the 181 Conrad suites.
- Vitolo does Italian indoor and out; the heated pool deck sits on the sixth floor, and AAA has held Four Diamond through 2025.
History
Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach opened in 2017 as an all-suite tower on Fort Lauderdale Beach, positioned between Sunrise and Las Olas boulevards in the beachfront corridor that serves as the city's most visible resort address. Fort Lauderdale's relationship with luxury hospitality has evolved dramatically since the 1960s, when the city was known primarily as a spring break destination. The systematic reinvestment in the beach corridor from the 1990s onward — deeper marinas, luxury condominium towers, restaurant-lined Las Olas Boulevard — gradually repositioned the city as a serious year-round leisure and yachting destination, one increasingly attractive to travelers who once bypassed it for Miami Beach.
The Conrad brand, Hilton's upper-luxury tier, chose Fort Lauderdale Beach as a demonstration of this repositioning. The property's architecture takes its cues from the city's nautical character, with design elements that reference the maritime environment — appropriate for a city that claims more miles of navigable inland waterway than anywhere in the United States outside of Venice, Italy. All accommodations are suites, a residential-style program that appeals to the extended-stay leisure and corporate traveler who forms the backbone of Fort Lauderdale's hospitality market.
The dining program is notably ambitious for a beachfront all-suite hotel. Takato, led by Executive Chef Taek Lee, brings Japanese-Korean fusion to an oceanfront setting, while Vitolo offers Italian dining across indoor and outdoor trattoria environments. The sixth-floor pool deck rises above the beach level, offering Atlantic views without the direct exposure of a ground-level beachfront property. The property holds AAA Four Diamond recognition and has established itself as the quality anchor of a beach corridor that continues to attract investment from the luxury hospitality sector.
The setting
Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach rises on North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard between the Sunrise and Las Olas corridors — the latter celebrated as Fort Lauderdale's premier dining and boutique shopping promenade in the city nicknamed the 'Venice of America' for its 300 miles of navigable waterways. Sebastian Street Beach is a twelve-minute walk; Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, one of South Florida's last preserved oceanfront hammocks, is fifteen minutes on foot; and the historic Bonnet House Museum and Gardens — a 35-acre artists' estate on the National Register of Historic Places — lies nineteen minutes away.
Restaurants and bars
- Vitolo — Restaurant · Trattoria
- Takato — Restaurant · Japanese · Chef Taek Lee
- Spinnaker Pool Grill — Poolside
- The Beach Hut at Conrad — Poolside
- Cornucopia — Café
- In-Suite Dining — Room service
Amenities
- Conrad Spa
- Heated 6th-floor outdoor pool deck with whirlpool
- Private beach service
- 24-hour fitness center
- Rise & Shine Yoga on the sand
- Complimentary two-hour daily bike rentals
- Daybeds and cabanas
- In-room kitchens and furnished terraces/balconies
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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