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Voykit pocket guide · United States
Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood
Base on Hollywood Beach for 2–3 nights: the Broadwalk is the trip. Skip it if you want a city — Miami and Fort Lauderdale do that better.
Hollywood sits between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and its reason to exist for a traveller is a 4 km oceanfront Broadwalk — a paved pedestrian and bike path with the beach on one side and low-rise hotels, bars and pizza counters on the other. Downtown, 5 km inland, is small and walkable but secondary. Two nights covers the beach properly; three if you add a day trip. A car helps for everything except the Broadwalk itself.
- Country
- United States
- Local name
- Hollywood
- Best months
- Nov–Apr
- Avoid
- Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season)
- Stay
- 2–3 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- USD
- Money
- Currency is the US dollar (USD, $). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere; carry a little cash for tips and small vendors.
- Daily spend
- Budget $90–140 excl. bed · Mid $150–250 excl. bed · High $300+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile cover the country; prepaid SIMs at their stores and Walmart/Target (passport required), or an eSIM before you fly.
- Emergency
- Police, fire, ambulance 911
- Plugs
- Types A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz · Chargers are dual-voltage; hair dryers and straighteners from 230 V countries need a converter.
- Tipping
- Sit-down restaurant: 18–22% of the pre-tax bill.; Bar: US$1–2 per drink or 20% of the tab.; Taxi / ride-hailing: 15–20%, in the app.; Hotel housekeeping: US$3–5 a night.; Porter / valet: US$2–5 per bag or car.; Tour guide: US$10–20 per person for a day tour.; Counter service / tablet prompts: Optional; 0–15%.
- Water
- Tap water is drinkable nearly everywhere; boil or treat water from streams in parks.
- Toilets
- Free public toilets are scarce in big cities; use cafés, department stores, libraries, stations. Rest areas on highways are free.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee | $4–7 |
| Beach pizza slice | $5–8 |
| Burger and fries at a Broadwalk counter | $14–22 |
| Sit-down dinner, main course | $22–40 |
| Draught beer | $7–10 |
| Rideshare, 5 km (3.1 mi)Rideshare, 3.1 mi (5 km) | $12–20 |
| State park entry per vehicle | $6 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International
- About 10–15 min by car to the beach; the closest airport.
- MIA · Miami International
- About 40 min by car; use it for long-haul and Latin America flights.
Typical fares
- FLL airport → Hollywood Beach, rideshare
- $30–45, 15–25 min
- Tri-Rail Hollywood → Fort Lauderdale
- about $5, 20 min
- Beach parking, per hour
- $2–4
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
The Broadwalk is walkable and bikeable end to end. Everything else needs a car, a rideshare or a bus: Broward County Transit runs along the coast and downtown, but slowly. Tri-Rail commuter trains link Hollywood with Fort Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach; Amtrak stops here too. Rent a car away from the airport for a lower rate.
See and do
Known for
- Hollywood Beach Broadwalk
- Art Deco downtown Hollywood
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Beach pizza and ice cream
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | Tri-Rail or Brightline from Hollywood, or 25–35 min by car on I-95 | About 45–60 min |
| Miami Beach and South Beach | Car on I-95 then I-195, or Tri-Rail to Metrorail | About 1 h |
| Hallandale Beach | Car or rideshare south on A1A or US-1 | About 15–20 min |
| Pompano Beach | Tri-Rail north, or 25 min by car on I-95 | About 40–50 min |
| Deerfield Beach | Tri-Rail to Deerfield Beach station, then a short rideshare | About 1 h |
Sleep
- Hollywood Beach / Broadwalk
- The only area worth paying a premium for: step out onto the path, beach and food on foot.
- Downtown Hollywood
- Cheaper, walkable to restaurants and the art museum, but a 10–15 min drive or bus to the sand.
- Seminole Hard Rock area (west)
- Resort, casino and shows; car-dependent, no beach.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Thank you | Thank you |
| The check, please | Can we get the check, please? |
| Is this seat free? | Is this seat taken? |
| Where is the beach entrance? | Which way to the beach? |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Handshake and 'hi, how are you?' — reply 'good, thanks'; avoid: Treating the question as a real health enquiry
- Restaurants: Tip 18–22% and wait for the check; avoid: Leaving without tipping
- Personal space: Keep an arm's length in queues; avoid: Standing close to strangers
- Politics and religion: Listen more than you speak; avoid: Opening with hot-button topics
- Smoking: Smoke only in marked areas; avoid: Smoking near doors or in parks where banned
Scams and watch-outs
- Rip currents and jellyfish: swim only near a lifeguard stand and follow the flag — green or yellow in, purple or red out.
- If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore, not against it.
- Hurricane season runs Jun–Nov; check forecasts and insurance before booking late summer.
- Beach parking fills by mid-morning on weekends; arrive early or walk from your hotel.
Tourist areas along the ocean are calm by day and evening; use normal city sense after dark, keep to lit streets and don't leave valuables on the sand. The bigger real risks are the water — rip currents and jellyfish — and summer heat.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Hollywood, Florida yet. Suggested stay: 2–3 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Hollywood Beach Broadwalk
- Art Deco downtown Hollywood
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Beach pizza and ice cream
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- City of Hollywood — official site: www.hollywoodfl.org/
- Broward County — Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale airport: www.broward.org/Airport/Pages/default.aspx
- Florida State Parks — Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson: www.floridastateparks.org/mizell
- Broward County Parks: www.broward.org/Parks/Pages/default.aspx
- Wikivoyage: Hollywood (Florida), revision 5305455 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5305455
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Hollywood, FloridaHollywood
Can you take me to this address?
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
- Police, fire, ambulance911
No embassies in Hollywood; consulates-general are in Miami (most countries) and Fort Lauderdale. US passport services: check the State Department site.
Tipping is expected: 18–22% at sit-down restaurants, $1–2 a drink, 15–20% for taxis and rideshares.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/hollywood-florida). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.