Fort Lauderdale is known as the ‘Venice of America’. It is a city of islands held together by an intricate web of canals, rivers, bays and waterways hundreds of miles long. Needless to say boating is a favourite city past time. Visitors can enjoy zooming along on a speedboat, enjoying a relaxing fishing charter or cruising the coastline by yacht. Dont forget the downtown Fort Lauderdale, a shoppers paradise coupled with dozens of trendy restaurants. Fort Lauderdale hotels offer a great range of accommodation to suit all budgets.