Scuba Diving in Ft. Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise: rent, hotel, school)

[EricBressma]

I am a PADI Scuba Instructor and will be in Ft. Lauderdale in early January with a student. I'm looking for two things:

1. An inexpensive hotel that has a dive shop either associated with it or very nearby where we can rent tanks and weights.

2. A good dive site for a student to do their Open Water dives at.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[gabbyknashville]

contact either Neon Dolphin
Neon Dolphin Dive Shop & Adventure ToursAddress:2896 East Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Phone:954-630-9146 email: www:http://www.neondolphin.com/ Description:

or Hillsboro Dive Shop Scuba School & Dive Center located by the beach in Sunny South East Florida

There is a Doubletree hotel near the Neon Dolphin and a nice guy named Jose owns the shop.

[Lilybeans]

If i were you, i'd go to DEMA in Las Vegas in a couple of weeks and see if you can score a good deal.

[Boats]

Originally Posted by EricBressma

I am a PADI Scuba Instructor and will be in Ft. Lauderdale in early January with a student. I'm looking for two things:

1. An inexpensive hotel that has a dive shop either associated with it or very nearby where we can rent tanks and weights.

2. A good dive site for a student to do their Open Water dives at.

Any help would be much appreciated.

If you have any flexibility in your destination I would stay in Key Largo or rent a car and drive down to dive at Pennekamp State Park. Far and away better for a check out dive, especially in January when it can be rough with stronger currents.

[trekker954]

i would post this question on scubaboard.com. My daughter is very active on that board and has a gazillion friends she met on the board from south florida (ft. lauerdale).