Elysium Resort

Do not stay here! This place is no longer gay owned and there is no sense of community here like at other gay resorts. Their website is full of false information. They do not serve breakfast, their wifi is slower than dial up and they frequently ran out of pool/​beach towels. The floor in my room may have been lightly swept at some point in the week befor I stayed here but it had not been moped. By the time I got into bed my feet were blackened from the dirtyness of the floor.

Keep looking for another place! I have been here multiple times years ago but this place has gone down hill! Pouring rain outside and waited 30 min for someone to open the gate to check-​in. I had to call other properties that is owned by the same person to get someone to answer the phone to let us in. Part of the property was flooded so I had to take off my shoes and roll up my pants to get to my room. In my room, one of the bathroom doorknobs was broken. If you shut one of the doors then you were locked inside of the bathroom.

Rooms are tired and in dire need of up dating. My room lacked a smoke alarm for 4 days. On my second complaint the put one in.

You can maybe put up with the very run down rooms, but there’s no reason to have to put up with such a jerk at the front desk. This guy went out if his way to be a jerk. Was glad to leave & will NEVER stay there again!

Never again! Our two bedroom «suite» reeked when we arrived, so much we had to buy an air freshener and a can of Febreeze to mask the smell of the air coming out of the air conditioners. We to spray the air conditioners twice a day to make the room smell normal. We had to literally had BEG to have our room cleaned, the toilet paper was allowed to run out, with no spare left in the room. The previous occupants used shampoo and soaps were left in the shower. We had to snag pool towels to use for our showers!
The facility is literally falling apart and «deferred maintenance» issues abound. Tweeker Call Boys wait at the gates and try to sneak in when you enter the property at night.
One can only surmise the owners are biding their time to sell the property to a developer to build a new resort or condos. The guests we spoke to, who had stayed in years past, all spoke of the declining state of the property.
RUN, don’t walk, to another of the nearby options!!!

Booked a room here since Worthington was full, but we took the chance to stay here one night just to see how it was. Room was booked 4 months in advance. We arrive, and the front desk guy tells us, «Oh, you are staying at our other resort, Winterset» I was like, what in the world are you talking about, I am not staying somewhere else. It is a straight resort down the block! Front desk guy, «Oh, your room isn’t available.» I will spare you all the details, but basically they gave away my room for no reason, did not offer a discount, and made me stay at a resort where children were screaming outside the door at 8am. Do not stay here, they could care less about you. They will screw you if they can, and they do. Walk across the street and have a great time.

Forget about this place. The news ownership doesn’t care any more. This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work.
Our next door neighbor got very pissed and left the next day. We’ve also heard quite a few complaints from other guests. It’s not the same Elysium we stay a few years ago. We wonder why the reviews show 3.5 stars. If we stay for free, it can be 2 stars.
My friends paid about the same price or cheaper for much better services. We won’t come back for sure. Good luck, loyal customers!

Admittedly, I am partial to the polish and excellent service we get when stay at gay male resorts in Palm Springs. We have given two places in Ft. Lauderdale a try and neither have measured up. Elysium was the most recent to fail expectations. The property is dated, they were frequently out of (dirty) towels at the pool. Our room was never serviced quite right as something was always left dirty or missing and on one day the room wasn’t even cleaned until after 5pm. The wireless internet was terrible. Finally, the breakfast also leaved a lot to be desired, although the restaurant next door worked quite nicely. We enjoyed the company and location near the beach, but could not recommend staying here to others.

I’ve stayed here three or four times, every few years, and I’m consistently happy here. The staff is fun, friendly and efficient. The grounds are truly an oasis. Two blocks from the beach. Well maintained. Two pools. A big jacuzzi. A small gym. Always nice guests with the reliable hot boy or two… Or more. Saturday cocktail hour. Free breakfast. And a price that won’t make you feel guilty for staying a week. I’ll keep coming back :)

I would never stay here again. Our room was broken into by an employee (because a key was obvioiusly used) and an expensive watch was stolen. The owner had no interest in hearing about the incident.

Beautiful landscaping, 2 blocks from the beach, rooms have mini-​kitchens with full sized coffee pot and a fridge. Property has 2 fairly large pools and a 12 – 15 person jacuzzi. The complex is older, the same with the other resorts in the immediate area, but well worth the moderate room pricing. If you’re looking for a men-​only guesthouse close to the beach and Wilton Manors, this should be on your short list.