Universal Palms Hotel is one block from Lockhart Stadium in the Cypress Creek business district, 11 miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and 4 miles from the beach. Adjacent to Interstate 95, the hotel is four miles east of Florida's Turnpike and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, nine miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale (Las Olas Boulevard), 10 miles from Port Everglades and Coconut Creek Casino, 13 miles from Sawgrass Mills, and 24 miles from Sawgrass Recreation Park (Everglades).Hotel amenities include the sundeck and pool, garden courtyard and exercise room. The hotel also offers a complimentary welcome cocktail, free parking, Wi-Fi access in lobby and pool areas, and one of the largest pools in Ft. Lauderdale.All rooms feature desks, voicemail, data ports, safes (fee), clock radios, HBO, coffeemakers, individual climate control, irons and ironing boards, and hairdryers.