Cruisin'BusyBee Posted August 24, 2010 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Help please in locating a decent hotel in Ft. Lauderdale w/transfers, close to pier/airport (March 24, 2011). I hope that this is not repeating, but I was unable to find location on Cruise Critic where such hotels are. Anyone responding would be most appreciated! This is a wonderful source of knowledge for cruisin'!!! :) C/BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted August 24, 2010 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Help please in locating a decent hotel in Ft. Lauderdale w/transfers' date=' close to pier/airport (March 24, 2011). I hope that this is not repeating, but I was unable to find location on Cruise Critic where such hotels are. Anyone responding would be most appreciated! This is a wonderful source of knowledge for cruisin'!!! :) C/BB[/quote'] The place to find hotels is on the Florida Departures board, which is located within the North American Homeports, East Coast Departures. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted August 24, 2010 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Help please in locating a decent hotel in Ft. Lauderdale w/transfers' date=' close to pier/airport (March 24, 2011). I hope that this is not repeating, but I was unable to find location on Cruise Critic where such hotels are. Anyone responding would be most appreciated! This is a wonderful source of knowledge for cruisin'!!! :) C/BB[/quote'] The Hilton Marina and the Renaissance are right across the street from the pier. No shuttle for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalcruz Posted August 24, 2010 #4 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Sleep Inn in Dania and Hampton Inn on 12th Ave in Ft Lauderdale have free shuttles and breakfast and good rates. They are popular with cruisers and are close to the port and airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Cruise Posted August 24, 2010 #5 Share Posted August 24, 2010 The easiest method I know of to find a hotel by location (when you know where you want to stay, but not which hotels are in the immediate vicinity) is via Booking dot com. Enter the date and destination city; once the initial search results populate, just click on the "show on map" link near the top right of a listing; it opens up in google maps view, but has all the hotels flagged and tagged. You can then zoom in and see where all the hotels are; for more info on any given property just click on the flag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthlessBunny Posted August 24, 2010 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2010 The 17th Street area is the best way to get a hotel close to the port/airport. Be aware that it's a tourist ghetto, with chain hotels and restaurants. Fine for a night before the cruise. If you're looking for a more vacation-like experience, you'll want Ft. Lauderdale Beach hotels. Westin, W, Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale Beach Resort are all good. Riverside Hotel on Las Olas is a change of pace and folks have been getting amazing deals on it. Great area, no free transport, but it's all about a $10 cab ride from airport or Port Everglades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandj Posted August 24, 2010 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Many cruisers book the Hyatt Place North on valuetrips.com Just off 17th st with the many restaurants, stores for last min. pickups, near the port etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plant Posted August 25, 2010 #8 Share Posted August 25, 2010 We like the LaQuinta Airport for one night:http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?ident=LQ985&propId=985&savedSearchQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lq.com%2Flq%2FproxySearchRes.do%3FsearchCity%3DFt.%2BLauderdale%26searchState%3DFL%26availability.palsra_IND_M%3D%26availability.palsra_IND_D%3D%26availability.palsra_IND_Y%3D%26availability.palsra_OTD_M%3D%26availability.palsra_OTD_D%3D%26availability.palsra_OTD_Y%3D%26availability.palsra_NRM%3D1%26mapProvider%3DMapQuest%26searchType%3DGEO%26promocorp%3D%26x%3D25%26y%3D8 . It's not fancy, but it's close to restaurants and shopping and has a shuttle from the airport to the hotel and one from the hotel to the port. It has "free" breakfast and also has free parking if you're driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin'BusyBee Posted August 25, 2010 Author #9 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Thanks so much to all of u for your help/suggestions - I will do some research! C/BB:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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