Wilm girl Posted January 18, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Sailing on Edge in March from Fort Lauderdale. Any recommendations for a pre cruise hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted January 18, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Tried many, always return to the Embassy suites. A bit dated but great location, free cooked breakfast and evening free drinks cocktail hour...Lots of local restaurants but the on site food is fine and service great...You can also prebook early check in post cruise ($20 If I remember correctly). Whilst they won’t guarantee we haven’t been disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorky Posted January 18, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Depends what you are looking for. Location, large chain or boutique, cost. We stayed at the Pillars hotel in September which was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl.klink Posted January 18, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, yorky said: Depends what you are looking for. Location, large chain or boutique, cost. We stayed at the Pillars hotel in September which was fantastic. That's where we will be in March. - Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorky Posted January 18, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, cl.klink said: That's where we will be in March. - Joel Not sure if you have stayed there before but if not you won’t be disappointed. Fantastic staff and don’t miss breakfast overlooking the intercostal waterway. Edited January 18, 2020 by yorky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalcruz Posted January 18, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Downtown Ft. Lauderdale is a fun place to be. The Riverside Hotel and Fairfield Inn are right in the middle of the Las Olas Blvd action. There are also new hotels Element and Dalmar in the neighborhood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted January 18, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Every time we have said out of Fort Lauderdale, we have stayed at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzmund Posted January 18, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 18, 2020 We choose Hyatt Place when we want to be in the 17th Street area (Kelly's Landing one of our favorite pre-cruise restaurants) or Riverside Hotel when we want to be on Las Olas Avenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot Posted January 18, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 18, 2020 We are currently at the Marriott Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach. Great location. No resort fee. Winter rates are a little steep. Stayed here in October and paid $125/night. Been staying here several years. Highly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolittle Posted January 19, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 19, 2020 We just stayed at the Ocean Sky Resort not the biggest not the fanciest but great beach . A lot of good places to eat nearby and a free shuttle to many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted January 19, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 19, 2020 www.sunny.org has lots of FLL area hotel and tourist info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted January 19, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Hilton Marina - nice tower room with view of cruiseport … but lots of renovations going on, but our room was recently renovated, so not an issue for us for 1 night pre-cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRH SR Posted January 20, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The W Hotel Fort Lauderdale is across from the beach and has wonderful proximity to shops and the sun trolley . Shopping at the Galleria mall close by . https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/fllwh-w-fort-lauderdale/?scid=45f93f1b-bd77-45c9-8dab-83b6a417f6fe The Westin is a few doors down from here and is also a great hotel with the beach view . https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/fllwi-the-westin-fort-lauderdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrufy Posted January 21, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 12:50 PM, Wilm girl said: Sailing on Edge in March from Fort Lauderdale. Any recommendations for a pre cruise hotel. Firs time staying in Fort Lauderdale. Going to try the Embassy on 17th St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLRS1 Posted January 21, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 21, 2020 We recently stayed at the Riverside Hotel on Las Olas and loved it. Water taxi right outside the hotel, could walk to lots of restaurants and shops. CVS also within walking distance. We will stay here again for our next cruise out of Fort Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxgal Posted January 22, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Always stay at the Embassy Suites. Near the port, includes a cooked breakfast and evening drinks. Nice start to a cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted January 25, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 3:15 PM, royalcruz said: Downtown Ft. Lauderdale is a fun place to be. The Riverside Hotel and Fairfield Inn are right in the middle of the Las Olas Blvd action. There are also new hotels Element and Dalmar in the neighborhood. I just stayed at The Riverside---3rd time staying there over the years. Love it....and sailing again in April and after looking at some other hotels, the price on the Riverside is fabulous so will be staying there again...prices drop for April and the room is less than 150.00....really good rate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashCoCruisers Posted January 27, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 11:07 PM, taxgal said: Always stay at the Embassy Suites. Near the port, includes a cooked breakfast and evening drinks. Nice start to a cruise! Is there anywhere near the ES to get 12-packs of soda and wine, and other stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky61 Posted January 27, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 27, 2020 13 minutes ago, WashCoCruisers said: Is there anywhere near the ES to get 12-packs of soda and wine, and other stuff? You can always call the hotel and ask them.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted January 27, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, WashCoCruisers said: Is there anywhere near the ES to get 12-packs of soda and wine, and other stuff? Yes, there is a Publix right behind the hotel in the Harbor Shops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted January 27, 2020 #21 Share Posted January 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, WashCoCruisers said: Is there anywhere near the ES to get 12-packs of soda and wine, and other stuff? Total Wine is in the same set of shops as Publix and offers a MUCH WIDER variety of wines than any grocery store. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted January 27, 2020 #22 Share Posted January 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, JohninDC said: Total Wine is in the same set of shops as Publix and offers a MUCH WIDER variety of wines than any grocery store. Don't disagree with you but I forgot Total Wine was there....that is why I didn't mention it. If they are looking for other "stuff" Publix carries lots of things besides "groceries". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Sunseeker Posted January 27, 2020 #23 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Publix has a great travel product section. FYI TJMAXX is also in the shopping center. It came in handy when our flight was late AND they lost all of our daughter-in-laws luggage. Have a great cruise. Please share your experience at ES. We stayed there 3 years ago and had a terrible room and bath. The breakfast was beautiful and up to The standards other ES. But since we are not big eaters we have not stayed there again. We love the area so we stay at HI and HP. Both which we prefer over ES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxgal Posted January 28, 2020 #24 Share Posted January 28, 2020 11 hours ago, WashCoCruisers said: Is there anywhere near the ES to get 12-packs of soda and wine, and other stuff? Yes, there is a CVS, Walgreens, and a Winn Dixie within a block. Also a whole plaza on the other side with a Publix. Total Wines and more.... Very Central! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxgal Posted January 30, 2020 #25 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Also, we sometimes travel with young adults, and the second room is perfect! There is a nice pool as well. We have stayed here many times, last of which was last July. We will be there again this year before our trip on the Equinox. Can't wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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