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No longer primarily stocked with mom-and-pop motels, Broward County (which includes Fort Lauderdale) has recently broadened and deepened its offerings to include more than 600 hotels and resorts, with a growing number of higher-end properties which go for over $300 per night. Though the new crop of luxury hotels is getting most of the attention, several good moderate and budget options remain.
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Cut down on driving courtesy of the dockside Water Taxi stop and satiate your inner shopaholic at Galleria Mall, located next...
Holiday Inn Express Convention Center
Proximity to Port Everglades makes for a good pre- or post-cruise base camp; the free airport shuttle and breakfast are handy...
Pelican Grand Beach Resort
Smack dab on the sand at the north end of Fort Lauderdale Beach, this family-friendly condo hotel has a lazy river tubing ride...
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
One of the first hotels to renovate as part of Fort Lauderdale’s renaissance, the Hilton’s 373 designer-furnished suites...
St. Regis Resort
The latest addition to Fort Lauderdale Beach's luxury resort boom features 187 rooms inspired by vintage yachting, plus butler...
The Pillars at New River Sound
This Small Luxury Hotel of the World, a fusion of British Colonial and island plantation style, offers in-room spa services...
W Fort Lauderdale
The newest member of Starwood’s collection opens in Fort Lauderdale this October 2008. All 346 hotel rooms (and 171...
Tropi Rock Resort
Within walking distance from the beach, this quirky, budget-conscious charmer has a small pool, tennis courts, and...
Gallery ONE
Cut down on driving courtesy of the dockside Water Taxi stop and satiate your inner shopaholic at Galleria Mall, located next...
Holiday Inn Express Convention Center
Proximity to Port Everglades makes for a good pre- or post-cruise base camp; the free airport shuttle and breakfast are handy...
Pelican Grand Beach Resort
Smack dab on the sand at the north end of Fort Lauderdale Beach, this family-friendly condo hotel has a lazy river tubing ride...
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
One of the first hotels to renovate as part of Fort Lauderdale’s renaissance, the Hilton’s 373 designer-furnished suites...
St. Regis Resort
The latest addition to Fort Lauderdale Beach's luxury resort boom features 187 rooms inspired by vintage yachting, plus butler...
The Pillars at New River Sound
This Small Luxury Hotel of the World, a fusion of British Colonial and island plantation style, offers in-room spa services...
W Fort Lauderdale
The newest member of Starwood’s collection opens in Fort Lauderdale this October 2008. All 346 hotel rooms (and 171...
Tropi Rock Resort
Within walking distance from the beach, this quirky, budget-conscious charmer has a small pool, tennis courts, and...
W Fort Lauderdale
The newest member of Starwood’s collection opens in Fort Lauderdale this October 2008. All 346 hotel rooms (and 171...
$96+: US & Canada Christmas flights (round-trip) Major Airlines
Under $200+: US fares w/fees & taxes (round-trip) Major Airlines
$59+: Low fares to/from major US cities (one-way) Southwest Airlines
$179/nt+: Luxe Fort Lauderdale resort nr shops Crowne Plaza
$69/nt+: Last-minute hotels in Florida Hotels.com
$195+: Fashionable Ft. Lauderdale resort stays Perfect Escapes
$139/nt+: 3-star Sheraton Suites Plantation Expedia
$119/nt+: Vacation Village at Weston/Bonaventure Expedia
$112/nt+: 3-star Sheraton Ft Lauderdale Airport Hotel Expedia