I was born and raised in South Florida, so I have a unique perspective on Ft. Lauderdale. When I visited Ft. Lauderdale this time, I stayed in a gay guest house (Coconut Cove Guesthouse) just a few blocks from Ft. Lauderdale Beach (pictured above). This is the area that used to host the huge Spring Break party every year; but now this area is the host of some of the swanky Ft. Lauderdale Beach hotels (including the W Hotel, Westin, and Ritz Carlton). The Coconut Cove Guesthouse has an amazingly nice owner and staff. Although it is not a very large resort, it is quiet and very quaint. If you do not stay on the beach, I would definitely recommend staying close to either downtown Ft. Lauderdale or the Wilton Manor area (Wilton Manor is the gay "ghetto" of Ft. Lauderdale).
When visiting Ft. Lauderdale, there are a few good gym options. There is a Bally Total Fitness on Commercial Blvd. that has reasonably nice equipment and is pretty gay as well. It seems to be a little bit of an older crowd at this gym.
If you are looking for the younger hotties, the LA Fitness on US1 is packed with some amazingly hot guys. This is definitely a mixed crowd; but there is definitely a fair share of hot gay boys. The 5pm prime-time hour is definitely the time to go to see the best eye-candy.
I made this trip to Ft. Lauderdale to shoot porn with FabScout. Howard set up the porn shoot and Gio organized the actual shoot. That weekend was also the same weekend that FabScout organized a porn night at Club Ft. Lauderdale (the bathhouse in Ft. Lauderdale). I went to the porn night to meet up with porn superstar and Raging Stallion Exclusive Ryan Raz. Also at the event were Diesel Washington, Austin Wilde, and a bunch of local porn stars and strippers. The porn event was held outside at Club Ft. Lauderdale around the pool area. The shows throughout the night were definitely fun to watch!
The porn shoot itself was a blast. Working with Howard and Gio from FabScout is always fun. I definitely look forward to working with them again soon!
