A year ago my husband and I found ourselves on a weekend trip to Fort Lauderdale, FL.
My wonderful sister and brother in-law gave us their miles as a thank
you for watching their store earlier in the year. We couldn’t decide on
where to go and didn’t know where their miles worked flight wise. So we
told them to pick for us and not tell us until the day before. We told
them that we wanted to go over a weekend, taking a Friday and Monday
off.
My
sister arranged the flight and hotel for us. She would make a great
travel agent as she got us a deal at the hotel. They were in the middle
of remodeling so they offered discounted prices for rooms. We didn’t
have any problems since it was weekend and they weren’t working. We
stayed at Beachcomber Resort. Our
room was small ( It was the European Economy Room) and updated but it worked for us as we didn’t spend the
whole weekend indoors. We had a semi view of the ocean from our room and
we were happy with that.
The best part of the hotel was that it was
right on the beach. Their beautiful patio area and swimming pool opens
onto the beach. They offer cabanas
and lounge chairs on the beach at an additional price. You can rent by
the hour or pay one price for the full day. It was two glorious lazy
days on the beach. Beachcombers does have a onsite restaurant but the
food was overpriced and the quality/quantity not very good. We only had
dinner there the first night.
When we arrived in Florida,
there was a link to Limo service off of Beachcombers website for Let's Go Limo. Since I
really didn’t want to drive and we called them up. Simon got Sal on the
line and he came to pick us up. You see.. Sal was a transplant from New York.
His wife ran the office and he drove the car. He was very friendly and
offered up local places close to the hotel to eat at. He was fun to listen to.
One place that he
strongly recommend was Stingers. Stingers is right across the street
from the hotel. Great food for great prices! We ate there for the rest
of our trip. Our favorite appetizer was the Philly
Cheese Stake Eggrolls. OMG… I’m salivating just thinking of them. I
could not get enough of them! Perfectly fried to a crispy golden brown.
The dipping sauce, adding just enough sweetness and spiciness. The
perfect amount of meat and cheese. I would buy a plane ticket today,
just to have another one of these rolls. Mmmmmm……. 
Their pizza was also
delicious. There is no need to ask for extra cheese here. They layer on
the toppings! Now, we didn’t just eat pizza and eggrolls, they served
breakfast until noon. Their pancakes were light and fluffy and came with
blue berries or chocolate chips. The Chocolate Chip pancake was like
eating a soft, fluffy chocolate chip cookie. Simon couldn’t get enough
of their egg dishes. If I was ever on The Best Thing I Ever Ate on the Food Channel, Stingers will be one of the places I would bring up. It's a hole in the wall dive that the locals eat at and we will again when we go back.
If you're looking for quick weekend get-away we recommend staying at Beachcombers and eat at Stingers!
Let's Go Limo
Telephone: 954-596-2344
Beachcomber Resort & Villas
1200 S Ocean Boulevard
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Telephone: (877) 690-4802
Toll Free: (800) 231-2423
Fax: (954) 942-7680
1200 S Ocean Boulevard
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Telephone: (877) 690-4802
Toll Free: (800) 231-2423
Fax: (954) 942-7680
Stingers
1201 S Ocean Blvd
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Telephone: 954-782-2344
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