A private base for the guys' weekend

Sleeping ten and who takes what

The house has three bedrooms and two baths, and it sleeps ten. Six of those spots are in the bedrooms; the other four are on the two sleeper sofas, so figure that into who gets a room and who is fine crashing in the common space. For a bachelor party the groom usually gets his own room. For a straight-up guys' weekend, folks tend to sort it out over the first beer.

There is a full kitchen, laundry, fast Wi-Fi and free parking on site. Self check-in matters for a group flying in at different hours — the late arrivals let themselves in without waking anyone. If you want us to walk through the exact sleeping setup before you book, ask us and we will lay it out.

The backyard is the group's HQ

The backyard is where this weekend actually happens. It is about 3,000 square feet of private yard with a pool that has a shallow sun shelf for standing around with a drink, a griddle for a group cookout, and a fire pit for the late nights. There is a covered patio lounge, outdoor dining, string lights overhead and a hand-painted sea-turtle mural. You are not sharing any of it with strangers.

The big screen is inside, so the plan most groups run is dinner off the griddle, the game on the TV, and the night winding down out by the fire. No hotel hallway, no noise from the next room, no lobby.

Feeding the crew

Ten hungry guys is a real question, and you have options. The griddle handles a big group cookout — burgers, breakfast, the works — and the full kitchen and outdoor dining mean you can eat in without anyone leaving. A grocery run on the way from FLL is the cheapest way to keep the fridge stocked for the weekend.

If you would rather not cook, a private chef or catering can come to the house for a night, so the crew eats well without piling into a restaurant. We can point you toward how that works — ask us and we will help you set it up. And Las Olas and the waterfront spots are minutes away when you want to go out.

Mornings out, nights back at the nest

The location does a lot of the work for a group like this. Deep-sea fishing charters and boat rentals leave from nearby Fort Lauderdale marinas, so an early offshore morning is easy. Golf courses sit a short drive away for a tee time. The Seminole Hard Rock casino, sportsbook and clubs are a quick ride south in Hollywood, and there is a water-taxi stop close by if you want to bar-hop along the water without driving.

The nest is what ties it together. You head out for the day's plan and come back to your own pool, griddle and fire pit instead of scattering to separate rooms. That is the whole point of renting the house.