The Pillars Hotel And Club, Fort LauderdaleThe Pillars Hotel And Club in Fort Lauderdale, United States has a corrected score of 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 4 of 107 hotels we score in Fort Lauderdale. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.0 before correction: Booking.com 3.6, Tripadvisor 4.1, Google 4.3. Rooms from about $303 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Pillars Hotel and Club is a small luxury boutique property on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, within walking distance of the beach. Built in 1939 and renovated in 2012, it has just 18 rooms decorated in a British Colonial and Island Plantation style, with waterfront views across the yachting harbour. Facilities include an outdoor pool, a gourmet restaurant, a private dining club for guests, room service, massage treatments and free Wi-Fi throughout. Children are welcome, and golf can be arranged nearby. It suits couples and families wanting a quiet, residential setting rather than a large resort. Rates start around $303 a night, and guest review scores are consistently high, though one booking platform rates it more modestly.What stands out

Walkable to the beach and boardwalk

Award-winning gourmet restaurant on site

Friendly, welcoming staff

Waterfront pool and views

Watch out for

Only 18 rooms, so books up early

Nightly rates start above $300

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