Pre-Cruise Hotels · Port Everglades

The Night Before, Ranked

Twenty hotels near Port Everglades, scored on what gets you to the ship, not on reviews. Pick yours, and let the trip start the night before.

20hotels ranked
56hotels checked
11publish a way to the ship
$10/daycheapest cruise parking

Plan the night before

Three taps and we’ll show your best three hotels.

Your sail date
Getting to the port
Your Match

Your three best hotels, live

Change any answer and the picks change with it. They’re built from the same published facts as the ranking below. Nobody pays to be here.

Step 1Getting to the port
Step 2Who’s coming
Step 3The night should feel

Matching weighs your answers against each hotel’s published shuttle, parking, breakfast, pool, beach, kitchen and pet policies.

Your Plan

Your night before, worked out

Five answers, and the page builds the whole thing: the hotel, the ride in, the ride to the ship, what happens to the car, what time to leave, and how you get home. Every figure is one the hotel, the port or the company publishes. Where nobody publishes a number, you’ll see that instead of a guess.

Sail date
Getting here
People
Cruise nights
Leaving a car while you sail?
Flight home, the day you’re back (optional)

Who’s coming and the mood come from Your Match; the plan uses the same answers.

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The Podium

The top three

All three are by FLL, with a free airport shuttle, free breakfast and a published way to the ship.

The Top 20

The twenty, in order

Filter by what matters for your night. Save the ones you like, or tick up to three to compare side by side — the order is ours, the shortlist is yours.

All 20 hotels

No. 1 · Dania Beach, by FLL · Hyatt

Hyatt House Fort Lauderdale Airport - South & Cruise Port

Its own shuttle to the ship at 10, 11 and noon, cruise parking at $18 a day, free breakfast and a kitchen in every suite — the highest score we found near Port Everglades, and it isn't close.

Hotel shuttle $15 a rideCruise parking $18/dayFree breakfastFree FLL shuttleKitchens
89/ 100Night-Before
No. 2 · State Road 84, west of I-95 · Choice Hotels

Rodeway Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port

A free shuttle to the ship at 10:00 and 11:00 AM, a free FLL shuttle every hour and free breakfast. The park-and-cruise package covers the whole trip — the price is by phone.

Free port shuttlePark & cruise package: ask priceFree breakfastFree FLL shuttle
77/ 100Night-Before
No. 5 · SE 17th Street · Marriott

Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel

Cruise packages with a free shuttle to the port, free breakfast or parking while you sail, and no resort fee. Marriott doesn't publish the package prices.

Free ride in a packagePark-and-cruise package: ask priceNo free breakfast
70/ 100Night-Before
No. 6 · Hollywood Boulevard · Choice Hotels

Quality Inn & Suites Airport/Cruise Port Hollywood

Parking and a shuttle to the port for $10 a day, free breakfast with waffles, and a heated pool. It's in Hollywood, and a third party runs the lot.

Ride with park packagePark & cruise $10/dayFree breakfast
68/ 100Night-Before
No. 8 · SE 24th Street · Marriott

Aloft Fort Lauderdale Airport

A $150 weekly parking rate, a partner shuttle to the port for a fee, and a free FLL shuttle. Breakfast isn't free.

Partner shuttle, feeWeekly parking $150No free breakfastFree FLL shuttle
66/ 100Night-Before
No. 11 · SE 17th Street, on the marina · Hilton

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina

About half a mile from the port by Hilton's count, with a $10 hotel shuttle to the ship, a water taxi stop and a beach shuttle. Parking runs $48 or more, with no cruise rate.

Hotel shuttle $10 ppCruise parking unconfirmedNo free breakfast
61/ 100Night-Before
No. 17 · SE 17th Street, on the Intracoastal · Independent

Pier Sixty-Six

A renovated resort a mile from the ship, with three pools and a revolving rooftop lounge. It'll hold your car for $60 a night — it won't drive you over.

No shuttle statedCruise parking $60/nightNo free breakfast
56/ 100Night-Before
No. 18 · At the convention center, on port property · Omni

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel

The only hotel on port property, with a free shuttle to the terminals for eligible cruise guests and a Sail & Stay package. Valet is $60, and the destination fee is $30.

Free ride, eligible guestsCruise parking unconfirmedNo free breakfast
56/ 100Night-Before
No. 20 · State Road 84, west of I-95 · Best Western

Best Western Fort Lauderdale Airport/Cruise Port

Free breakfast, a free FLL shuttle and a port shuttle for a fee it doesn't publish. Cruise parking isn't mentioned.

Port shuttle, fee not publishedCruise parking unconfirmedFree breakfastFree FLL shuttle
53/ 100Night-Before
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Getting There

From the airport to the hotel, then on to the ship

Pick how you’re arriving. The board counts what each hotel publishes, the table lights up that column, and the companies below run from the airport to the port.

Twelve of the twenty run a free shuttle from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, and two more run one for a fare. None runs a free shuttle from Miami International, 27 miles south by the port’s count, so from MIA it’s a taxi, a rideshare or a private van.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood · 1–6 miles from these hotels, by their own counts

15run or list a ride from the airport
1arrange it ahead, price by phone
4no shuttle, or not stated

Taxi, on the meter

FLL · MIA
About $18–$21 from FLL; $80–$159 from MIA

Port Everglades' own averages. Taxis at the port run on the meter only, with no flat fares, and the port's figure is the total for the car, however many ride. FLL's cruise page estimates $12 from its terminals.

Port Everglades Shuttle Service

FLL · MIA
From $69 from FLL, $95 from MIA, per van

A private operator, not the port. Per-vehicle prices climb with the group: from FLL $69 for up to five, $95 for up to seven; from MIA $95 and $129. It lists a $99 round-trip special for two from FLL.

Florida Sunshine Shuttle

FLL · MIA
$105 from FLL, $160 from MIA, for 1–4 people

Private vans only, priced per group, one way, with tolls and airport and port fees included. Booking within 7 days adds a surcharge, and a pickup before 10:30 AM adds $125.

GO Airport Shuttle

FLL
From $47 for up to three

Private cars and vans from FLL with tax, fees and the driver's tip included: economy from $47, SUV for five from $97, van for ten from $108. Hotel-to-port shared rides start at $35 a person.

Disney transfer (Disney guests)

FLL
$29 a person one way

Per a panelist on Disney's own Q&A site, dated August 2025; Disney's transfer page wouldn't load for us. Round trips book in the Navigator app, and one-way hotel-to-port rides need a confirmed hotel booking.

Van on Demand, for the trip home

FLL · MIA
$11 a person to FLL, $25 to MIA

Shared vans from the booths at the cruise terminals back to the airports, for parties of three or more. The port lists them on its terminal pages and says they don't run every sailing day.

HotelTo the shipWhile you sailFrom FLLFrom MIA
Hotel shuttle $15 a rideCruise parking $18/dayFreehotel shuttleNot stated
Free port shuttlePark & cruise package: ask priceFreehotel shuttleNot stated
Partner shuttle $20 ppLong-term parking $10/dayFreehotel shuttleNot stated
Hotel shuttle $9 ppCruise parking unconfirmedFare not listedHotel shuttle, fare not shownNot stated
Free ride in a packagePark-and-cruise package: ask priceNo shuttlethe hotel says soNo shuttlethe hotel says so
Ride with park packagePark & cruise $10/dayAsk the hotelarranged aheadAsk the hotelarranged ahead
Hotel ride, fee not publishedParking $15/dayFreehotel shuttleNot stated
Partner shuttle, feeWeekly parking $150Freehotel shuttleNot stated
No shuttle statedLong-term parking $10/dayFreehotel shuttleNo shuttlethe hotel says so
No shuttle statedCruise parking $10/nightNo shuttlethe hotel says soNot stated
Hotel shuttle $10 ppCruise parking unconfirmed$15 one, $12 each for 2+hotel shuttleNo shuttlethe hotel says so
No shuttle statedPark, Stay & Go: ask price$12 pp, sharedhotel shuttleNo shuttlethe hotel says so
No shuttle statedLong-term parking $10/dayFreehotel shuttleNo shuttlethe hotel says so
No shuttle statedParking $18/dayFreehotel shuttleNot stated
No shuttle statedPark and Cruise: ask priceFreehotel shuttleNot stated
No shuttle statedLong-term parking $10/dayFreehotel shuttleNot stated
No shuttle statedCruise parking $60/nightNo shuttlethe hotel says soNot stated
Free ride, eligible guestsCruise parking unconfirmedNot statedNot stated
No shuttle statedPark, Stay & Go: ask priceFreehotel shuttleNo shuttlethe hotel says so
Port shuttle, fee not publishedCruise parking unconfirmedFreehotel shuttleNot stated
  • Published, with a price or a named company
  • Package only, or ask
  • Not offered
  • Not stated
Splurge
Want it nicer?

The splurge list, told straight

These twenty are ranked for an easy sail morning, not for the room. If the night itself is the treat, Fort Lauderdale has the real thing: two AAA Five Diamond hotels on the beach, and Pier Sixty-Six a mile from the port. Of the splurge picks, only the Four Seasons includes a free ride to the ship — for two, once.

See the splurge list
At a Glance

How far each pick sits from the ship

Nine of the top twenty are in our Port & 17th Street band, close to the port’s northern entrances, and ten are by the airport, in Dania Beach or along State Road 84. The airport picks trade a slightly longer ride for free FLL shuttles and cheaper parking. One, Quality Inn, is in Hollywood.

No Fort Lauderdale Beach or downtown hotel made the twenty. Only the Four Seasons, on the beach, publishes a port ride outside a package, and most of the others are valet-only with a nightly resort fee.

Harbor Beach John U. Lloyd Beach State Park Cruise Terminal 2 · Terminal 2, Port EvergladesT2 Cruise Terminal 4 · Terminal 4, Port EvergladesT4 Cruise Terminal 18 · 1901 SE 32nd St, Hollywood FL 33316 (port site address)T18 Cruise Terminal 19 · Terminal 19, Port EvergladesT19 Cruise Terminal 21 · Terminal 21, Port EvergladesT21 Cruise Terminal 25 · Terminal 25, Port EvergladesT25 Cruise Terminal 26 · Terminal 26, Port EvergladesT26 Cruise Terminal 29 · Terminal 29, Port EvergladesT29 18 17 16 15 12 11 8 5 4 1 km · 0.6 mi N
Port & 17th StreetAirport & Dania BeachFurther outCruise terminal (letters and numbers are the terminal)Real geography: neighbourhood boundaries from the City of Fort Lauderdale and NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline. Pins from the hotel’s or a map listing’s pin, OpenStreetMap, the US Census Bureau’s address geocoder and Wikipedia; address-geocoded pins can sit up to a block off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Tap a pin for the hotel’s card.

Numbers are the ranking. Each pin sits where the hotel is — the bands group them by distance, the way we score it.

  • 1 Port & 17th Streethotels state steps to about a mile
  • 2 Airport & Dania BeachHilton and Best Western list 3 miles; Marriott says 7 for the SpringHill
  • 3 Hollywoodthe hotel says under 5 miles
How We Score

The Night-Before Score, out of 100

Five things decide how easy the night before is, and each one is scored only from what the hotel publishes on its own site or its brand’s.

If a hotel doesn't say it, it scores zero there — not a guess, zero. Cruise blogs and tourism listings don't count, and neither do offers about to expire. Each page tells you exactly what we couldn't confirm.

30pts

Distance to the ship

By band: the port and 17th Street 30, the airport and Dania Beach (and State Road 84 west of I-95) 25, downtown and Las Olas 20, Hollywood 15, Fort Lauderdale Beach 10.

25pts

Getting to the ship

Hotel-run shuttle, free or with a published price, 25. A ride only inside a package or offer 20. The hotel’s own ride with no published fare 15. A partner shuttle 10.

20pts

Parking while you sail

Published rate to leave the car 20, weekly rates included. Offered, price unpublished 14.

10pts

Free breakfast

Sail mornings start early. A free breakfast on site scores 10.

15pts

The evening before

On the beach 6, pool 3, food or a bar on site 3, a kitchen in the room 3.

Ties are broken in order: the lower published parking rate, any stated way to the ship, free breakfast, parking on site, the closer stated mileage, then the lower guest parking price. That’s why the Fairfield sits above the Hyatt Place, the Courtyard above the Aloft, Home2 Suites above the Hilton Marina, and the Hampton Inn Airport North above the SpringHill.

What's left out is deliberate. Room rates change daily, so they aren't scored. Neither are guest-review scores — they measure a stay in general, not a sail morning.

The ranking tells you which hotel makes the morning easiest. Your dates and your budget decide the rest, so price your own night before you book the winner.

Parking Math

Hotel parking plus the ride, or the port's garage?

Set your cruise length and how many people ride. Every hotel that publishes a daily parking rate is priced out, next to the port’s own garages and lots at up to $20 a day — the honest comparison, since the port has no shuttle leg to add.

Cruise nights
People riding
#1 Hyatt House Airport South—
#3 Fairfield Airport & Cruise Port—
#6 Quality Inn Hollywood—
#7 Courtyard Airport & Cruise Port—
#9 Residence Inn Airport—
#10 Home2 Suites Airport—
#13 Hampton Inn Airport North—
#14 SpringHill Suites Airport—
#16 Four Points Cruise Port—
#17 Pier Sixty-Six—
Port Everglades garage, no hotel—

Parking and the ride only, at each hotel’s published rate before tax. Hotel parking counts your hotel night plus every cruise night. For the port, we count every day from sail day to the day you’re back, at the $20 daily maximum Port Everglades charges in its garages and lots ($25 for oversized vehicles). Aloft publishes only a $150 weekly rate, so it isn’t priced here, and neither are the hotels that sell parking only inside a package. Quality Inn’s $10 a day includes its shuttle, which Choice describes as round trip. Where the ride is one way, missing or unpriced, the total reads “+ ride”, and “Lowest” only goes to a price that includes the ride. Room rates aren’t included.

For the port’s garages by terminal, and the off-site lots, see Port Everglades parking, compared.

Just Missed

Ten that just missed

We checked 56 hotels. These came closest to the top twenty, with their scores and the reason each fell short.

HotelScoreWhy it missed
Four Points by Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport - Dania Beach51Two points out. Parking is the cheapest we found, $7 a day or $49 a week, with a free FLL shuttle, but there's no port shuttle and breakfast isn't free.
Maritime Hotel Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruiseport51Two points out, like the Four Points Dania Beach. Parking is $19 a day or $130 a week, but Marriott lists no port shuttle, and breakfast isn't free.
Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale50A free one-time ride to the port for up to two, but it's on the beach 5.3 miles out, valet is $67.41 and breakfast isn't free. It's on our splurge list.
Tru by Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Airport49Free breakfast, a free 24/7 FLL shuttle and Hilton's Park, Stay & Go, but it's valet-only, Hilton lists no pool, and there's no port shuttle.
Hotel Dello Fort Lauderdale Airport, Tapestry Collection46Hilton says you can "catch a ride for a minimal fee" to the port, 10 minutes away, but gives no price. Breakfast isn't free, and there's no cruise-parking rate.
Extended Stay America Premier Suites Convention Center - Cruise Port43Close to the port, with a free grab-and-go breakfast and full kitchens, but its page says nothing about a shuttle, cruise parking or a pool.
Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach42Oceanfront, and its Stay & Cruise package includes a one-way ride to the port, but it's 5 miles out, valet-only at $58 overnight, with a $46 nightly resort fee.
B Ocean Resort Fort Lauderdale Beach42Oceanfront, and its B Cruisin' package includes a one-way Express Lyft for up to four, but the resort fee is $45 a night and valet is $57.
Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale Airport/South Cruise Port42Free parking, free breakfast and Hilton's Park, Stay & Go, but it's in Hollywood and Hilton lists no port shuttle.
Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport41A partner shuttle to the port on weekends at 10:30 AM and noon, price not stated. Parking is $32.10 a day, and breakfast isn't free.

Not ranked: Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port. No longer operating under that name. Yelp lists it as closed, and its Griffin Road address now belongs to Le Méridien Dania Beach, which scored 41.; Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. Now Beach House Fort Lauderdale, a Hilton Resort. It publishes no port shuttle or cruise parking.; The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood. Now Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort, 9.3 miles from the port by Hilton's count.

Flying In

Landing the day before?

Twelve of the twenty run a free shuttle from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. Land, ride over, and let the hotel handle the evening. Four of those also run the ride to the ship in the morning, and two more point you to a partner shuttle — a named company, not a promise.

Staying on 17th Street instead? From FLL it’s a short taxi or rideshare; the port puts the average fare to the terminals at $18 to $21. The Hilton Marina and Embassy Suites run their own FLL shuttles for a fare. The Getting There table shows what every hotel publishes from FLL and Miami, and the planner turns your answers into a morning.

Thinking about the beach instead? The big beach hotels charge $59–$67 a night to park, so plan that night without a car. Fort Lauderdale before your cruise · Port Everglades rental cars
Things to do
Got time before you sail?

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FAQ

Pre-cruise hotel FAQ

What's the best hotel near Port Everglades for the night before a cruise?

On our scoring it's Hyatt House Fort Lauderdale Airport - South & Cruise Port, by the airport in Dania Beach — and it isn't close. It publishes its own shuttle to the port at 10:00, 11:00 and noon for $15 a ride, cruise parking at $18 a day, free breakfast, a free FLL shuttle and a kitchen in every suite. Rodeway Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port is second, with a free port shuttle at 10:00 and 11:00 AM. Fairfield Airport & Cruise Port is third, with $10-a-day parking and a $20 partner shuttle. Best on paper, not best for everyone: the matcher above weighs your own answers.

Which Port Everglades hotels run their own cruise shuttle?

As of September 25, 2026, these hotels publish a shuttle they run themselves: Rodeway Inn & Suites (free at 10:00 and 11:00 AM), Hyatt Place Cruise Port ($9 a person), Hilton Marina ($10 a person) and Hyatt House Airport South ($15 a ride). Renaissance Marina and the Omni include a ride only with a package or for eligible guests, and Quality Inn Hollywood's comes with its park-and-cruise program. The Courtyard Airport & Cruise Port and Best Western offer one for a fee they don't publish — a ride, not a rate — and the Fairfield and Aloft point you to partner shuttles.

Can I leave my car at the hotel while I'm on the cruise?

At most of them. Eleven of the twenty publish a price, from $10 a day at six of them, including the Fairfield, Residence Inn and Hampton Inn Airport North, up to $60 a night at Pier Sixty-Six. Quality Inn's $10 a day uses an off-site lot and includes the shuttle. Five more offer it through a package or Hilton's Park, Stay & Go without a published price. A daily rate is a rate for the nights you're in the room, not proof it covers the nights you're at sea — confirm that part when you book.

Which Port Everglades hotels have a free airport shuttle?

Of our twenty, these publish a free shuttle from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood: Hyatt House Airport South, Rodeway Inn & Suites, Fairfield Airport & Cruise Port, Courtyard Airport & Cruise Port, Aloft Fort Lauderdale Airport, Residence Inn Airport, Hampton Inn Airport North, SpringHill Suites Airport, Holiday Inn Express Cruise-Airport, Four Points Cruise Port, Homewood Suites Airport and Best Western Airport/Cruise Port. Hilton Marina and Embassy Suites 17th Street run one for a fare. None of the twenty runs a free shuttle from Miami International.

Is it cheaper to park at the hotel than at the port?

Often, yes. Port Everglades charges up to $20 a day in its garages and lots, $25 for oversized vehicles. Several airport-area hotels charge $10 a day, and Quality Inn's $10 includes the shuttle. Add the ride from the hotel and the gap narrows — sometimes to nothing. Run your own numbers in the calculator above before you assume the hotel wins.

Why isn't there a beach hotel on the list?

Among the Fort Lauderdale Beach hotels we checked, only the Four Seasons publishes a port ride outside a package: a one-time ride for two. At 50, it came closest. Most beach hotels are valet-only with a nightly resort fee, and they sit farther from the port. For a night on the sand, see our splurge list.

Should I stay by the airport or on 17th Street?

By the airport if you're flying into FLL, or driving and want a set parking rate with a ride to the ship. On 17th Street if you want the shortest morning ride and dinner on foot — you'll usually arrange the ride yourself, or pay a little for it. Neither is wrong. One is cheaper, the other is closer.

Why don't you show room prices?

Hotel rates near the port move every day and spike on busy sailing days, so any number we printed would be wrong by the time you read it. We rank on what doesn't change daily — shuttles, parking policies, breakfast — and leave the live rate to the booking site for your exact date. Price it for your own night before you assume the No. 1 is the cheap one.

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