Fort Lauderdale

[Disneydrmr]

What is the best, kid friendly clean hotel with a beach closest to DCL at Port Everglades that you have stayed at. We are not loving the Hilton Marina.

 

[CamColt]

What is the best, kid friendly clean hotel with a beach closest to DCL at Port Everglades that you have stayed at. We are not loving the Hilton Marina.

I have moved this to the main cruise board where you may get more replies.

 

[dreamer17555]

Can I ask why you are not happy with the Hilton Marina? Booked there for a Jan sailing

 

[PAGA2003]

We haven't stayed yet but are booked at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort. I chose it specifically because I wanted a beach front resort with nice amenities. You can also reserve daybeds/cabanas in advance. It has also now been added as one of the hotels offering DCL transfers if you are interested in booking those as well.

 

[sammykster]

We haven't stayed yet but are booked at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort. I chose it specifically because I wanted a beach front resort with nice amenities. You can also reserve daybeds/cabanas in advance. It has also now been added as one of the hotels offering DCL transfers if you are interested in booking those as well.

We are staying at the Marriott Harbor Beach in 3 weeks so if OP stay is after that I can check in after and let you know as well!

 

[Jack_Sparrow_NJ]

Stayed at the Harbor Beach in May it was very nice and very convenient

 

[PAGA2003]

We are staying at the Marriott Harbor Beach in 3 weeks so if OP stay is after that I can check in after and let you know as well!

Are you by chance using the DCL transfers? Initially I wasn't planning too but once I saw they were available I figured why not! It will be nice to give up the luggage and not deal with a PAT!

 

[PAGA2003]

Stayed at the Harbor Beach in May it was very nice and very convenient

Did you do the transfers with DCL? We've never used them before so I'm curious!

 

[Jack_Sparrow_NJ]

No. I didn’t know about them at the time. We just took an Uber. It’s a short ride to the port.

 

[sammykster]

Are you by chance using the DCL transfers? Initially I wasn't planning too but once I saw they were available I figured why not! It will be nice to give up the luggage and not deal with a PAT!

We are not - we got a decent boarding group without it and it's just myself and my husband this time so it seemed like it might not be worth it. Though if someone comes on and says they get like boarding group 2 or 3 I might be persuaded ... I do love giving up the luggage early!

 

[Jack_Sparrow_NJ]

With the smaller ship boarding goes very quickly. We were group 6 and had almost no wait.

 

[PAGA2003]

We are not - we got a decent boarding group without it and it's just myself and my husband this time so it seemed like it might not be worth it. Though if someone comes on and says they get like boarding group 2 or 3 I might be persuaded ... I do love giving up the luggage early!

This is a girls trip so no husbands to be the pack mule so that was my big deciding factor

 

[Pixarfans]

We used Uber. Very quick trip and way cheaper for us than dcl transport. It was the easiest drop off, they take your bags straight from the car. The boarding groups were called fast too, so not really an incentive for pat for the price. I always use dcl transportation for port Canaveral but don’t regret not using it at port Everglades.

 

[mpetersen]

Does anyone have a list of the hotels DCL transportation services?
Also any other recommended hotels/resorts in the area for a family of 4?

 

[auntlynne]

Does anyone have a list of the hotels DCL transportation services?
Also any other recommended hotels/resorts in the area for a family of 4?

From DCL website: (and realized this doesn’t say they have transportation from their affiliated stays, but probably do. Trust but verify).

 

[Jack_Sparrow_NJ]

Does anyone have a list of the hotels DCL transportation services?
Also any other recommended hotels/resorts in the area for a family of 4?

The Marriott Harbor is very nice, the beach is across the street and you can walk to CVS and a variety of food options

 

[Beachbummer]

The Marriott Harbor is very nice, the beach is across the street and you can walk to CVS and a variety of food options

This is incorrect. We have stayed at the Marriott Harbor several times. The hotel has direct beach access (one of the only hotels in the area with a private beach). You do not need to cross the street. It is not on the A1A. You are thinking of a different Marriott.

 

[Disneydrmr]

Can I ask why you are not happy with the Hilton Marina? Booked there for a Jan sailing

The pool was pretty small and VERY dirty. There is not a lot for young kids to do here. It was fine for two adults but we think a beachfront property would be better for young kids.

 

[Jack_Sparrow_NJ]

This is incorrect. We have stayed at the Marriott Harbor several times. The hotel has direct beach access (one of the only hotels in the area with a private beach). You do not need to cross the street. It is not on the A1A. You are thinking of a different Marriott.

You are correct - It was the Marriott Beachplace Towers