Pre-Cruise Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale

[Pickels]

Hello Fellow Cruisers, Need your opinion and appreciate your input.  During previous cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale, we stayed at the Marriott Harbor Beach and Largo Mar; both excellent pre-cruise stays.  Checking the prices currently, Yikes, have they got up!

We would like your recommendations on pre-cruise stays in Ft. Lauderdale that are a bit more reasonable and a nice place to stay before we cruise.  thanks for taking the time to respond and Happy Cruisin'. 

[gerelmx]

Last time we stay at the Hilton FLL marina, nice room high floor in the tower with a view to the cruise ships

[garyl62]

Check out this thread currently active in the "Florida Departures" thread.  Mainly focused on Marriott properties, but may be interesting to you based on your previous stays

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2879799-marriott-in-ft-lauderdale/

 

[Northern Aurora]

We enjoy the Riverside Inn but haven't checked their prices recently.

[ymncruise]

Check Renaissance Marina / Hollywood Beach Marriott. 

[sunsetme]

dania pointe just south of the airport has many choices, some of them newly opened.

[KreinKrunker]

Riverside

[Lois R]

Riverside here as well.🙂 When are you sailing? That always affects the prices. I am sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale in January and got a room at the Riverside for under 300.00. Not sure what your price point is.......I do have to say I LOVE the location of the Riverside. Right in the middle of the Blvd with a water taxi pick up point right there and tons of restaurants and shops on each side of the hotel.

[twentyknots]

Looks Riverside has great location for precruise but no airport or port shuttle service.  For those who have stayed there and cruised, what transportation services did you use?  

[Lois R]

2 minutes ago, twentyknots said:

Looks Riverside has great location for precruise but no airport or port shuttle service.  For those who have stayed there and cruised, what transportation services did you use?  

I used a cab, both from the airport to the hotel and then from the hotel to the port.

[twentyknots]

5 minutes ago, Lois R said:

I used a cab, both from the airport to the hotel and then from the hotel to the port.

What did you take from ship to airport?

 

[Lois R]

8 minutes ago, twentyknots said:

What did you take from ship to airport?

 

A cab as well. They are lined up waiting for people.

[Florida Glamazon]

On 9/13/2022 at 9:32 AM, Lois R said:

Riverside here as well.🙂 When are you sailing? That always affects the prices. I am sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale in January and got a room at the Riverside for under 300.00. Not sure what your price point is.......I do have to say I LOVE the location of the Riverside. Right in the middle of the Blvd with a water taxi pick up point right there and tons of restaurants and shops on each side of the hotel.

 I hope that it's not surrounded by noisy party boats or bars that blast music. Hate to sound like a fossil, but we had a hard time sleeping the night before our Symphony cruise because of the obnoxious LOUD party boat that blasted music until at least 1AM.

[Lois R]

On 10/31/2022 at 10:21 PM, Florida Glamazon said:

 I hope that it's not surrounded by noisy party boats or bars that blast music. Hate to sound like a fossil, but we had a hard time sleeping the night before our Symphony cruise because of the obnoxious LOUD party boat that blasted music until at least 1AM.

I have stayed there many times over the years and NEVER had any noise issues.

And I am 64, don't consider myself an old fossil but no longer a youngster by any means.

[Travelexpert35]

I love the Riverside hotel as well. Great location with lots of restaurant choices at your doorstep. We took taxis from airport - hotel - pier. About $20 per trip.