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Downtown Becomes
A New Destination

for Visitors
By Jenni Morejon

Hyatt and NSU The Riverside Hotel

The Best of Both Worlds All of these new hotels and their connectivity to our best
amenities are driving significant increases in the number of
owntown Fort Lauderdale is on the rise as a guests staying here. Visitors are coming in record numbers
destination for visitors seeking to experience the best with out-of-town trips to DowntownFTL increasing by 162%
Dof a vibrant urban center. Guests are now realizing since 2018.
what our residents already know: we get to enjoy a thriving Downtown Fort Lauderdale is the center of it all and our hotels
downtown with world-class amenities and a nationally are right in the middle of the action, especially on Las Olas.
recognized beach just minutes away. “Downtown is now a clear alternative to Fort Lauderdale
There are more opportunities than ever to stay Downtown. Did Beach. Many of our guests are now telling us that they want
you know that eight new downtown hotels have opened over easy access to a sophisticated, urban lifestyle experience,”
the last five years and two out every three downtown hotel said Heiko Dobrikow from the Riverside Hotel. With fun
rooms were built since 2018? All this new hotel inventory ways to get around like the Circuit micromover and the Fort
means that Downtown Fort Lauderdale is now home to ten Lauderdale Water Taxi, it’s easy to relax and enjoy the best of
hotels and over 1,500 hotel rooms, with more on the way! our city. (cont. pg 32)

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