Which Fort Lauderdale hotels offer the best views of cruise ships and Port Everglades?
Here are 5 hotels with the best views of Port Everglades:
- Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
- Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina – opening 2024
- Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Lauderdale 17th Street
- Crowne Plaza Fort Lauderdale Airport / Cruise
Summary of Fort Lauderdale Hotels with Cruise Ships views and Port Everglades
At this time, only the Tower Block of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina has unobstructed views of Port Everglades. The other hotels offer distant views of the Port and the upper structures of cruise ships at some docks.
Book the top floors in all of these hotels.
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
The 14th Floor in the Tower building is Hilton Honors.
There are several areas of rooms.
- The Marina Building (west wing) has 4 floors and faces either the marina or the bridge.
- The East Wing has 3 floors and faces either the pool or the waterways
- The Tower has a lower section that faces the bridge and a higher section with views of the port, the ocean, the Intracoastal, or the Fort Lauderdale city skyline.
To see the cruise ships, book rooms from the 10th floor or higher in the Tower building!
Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina – opening 2024
Best views of Port Everglades when it reopens!
Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel
The 12th Floor is home to the Club Lounge.
You have a partial view of the cruise ships from the 12th floor.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Lauderdale 17th Street
To see the cruise ships, book rooms on the 12th floor that face south or east towards Harbor Shops! Eg. room 1221, 1220, etc.
Crowne Plaza Fort Lauderdale Airport / Cruise
11 floors. There are no rooms with a direct view of the port but you can see some of the ships from odd-numbered rooms (pool view rooms) on the high floors.
The best views are from the windows near the elevators on the 11th floor.
