Residence Inn by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port

We were here for only one night because we were headed for a cruise. We stayed here before and will probably do so again. It is a great choice for the airport and for the cruise port as both are close by. The room is spacious and has a little kitchen. Good and friendly service at the front desk. The morning breakfast is standard for modest chain hotels. Quiet. My only suggestion is that we had 2 beds in our room and we needed only one. We would have preferred a couch to the second bed.

Hubby and I stayed at this hotel prior to our cruise in March. We had a studio, 1 King, sofa bed room with kitchen and seating (counter) area. Very clean and nicely furnished property near the airport and Port Everglades. A/C, shower pressure, towels, bed, pillows were all good. We got take out dinner from Publix on Griffin Road so we didn't have to search for a restaurant. Hot/cold complimentary breakfast in the hotel was busy the following morning, but adequate for our needs. Griffin Road is very busy with loud with traffic so try and ask for a room on the highest floor facing any other direction. We were on the 4th floor facing the pool which was fine. As others have stated, airplanes can be heard, however, there really aren't many flights after 10pm. There were many people in the lobby and outside the next morning waiting for transportation to the cruise ships...looked a little chaotic to me. My husband and I live in Central Florida, so we just got in our car and drove to the cruise terminal. We could have chosen the "park and cruise" package, but once we figured out the cost and logistics of ride-sharing from hotel to cruise port, it made more sense for us to drive our own car and park in an enclosed garage. We will be staying at this hotel again in November around the holidays.

Avoid this hotel at all costs. I stayed for one night before my cruise (3/2-3/3, 2025), and it was an absolute nightmare. The room was filthy—housekeeping clearly has no standards. The shower didn’t drain properly, leaving us standing in ankle-deep wastewater, and to make matters worse, it was covered in pubic hairs from previous guests. Disgusting. The kitchen was beyond dirty—“dirty” doesn’t even begin to describe it. The cabinets, appliances, and countertops were coated in grime and sticky fingerprints, as if they hadn’t been cleaned in years. It was outright unsanitary. Despite reaching out to both the hotel and Marriott corporate for three weeks, I had to fight just to get a pathetic 10,000 points back after spending 38,000 points on this miserable stay. That’s how little they care about guest satisfaction. And don’t expect a decent breakfast. When I asked for the waffle batter to be refilled, the attendant dismissed me, saying I’d have to wait because they were busy restocking muffins—muffins that no one even wanted, with a dozen already sitting untouched. Apparently, my request was an inconvenience. This place is a disgrace, and management refuses to take responsibility. Do yourself a favor and book anywhere else.

This was a one night stay before cruise. Hotel was a 15 min ride from FLL. Hotel looked nice, we had a King suite with mini kitchen. Pillows were terrible (not noticed until we got in bed late at night. A/C fan was noisy and there were 2 vents that blew air towards bed area. We had to keep adjusting the air temp in room, it was not consistent. Breakfast was good. Hotel was 12 min drive from shops and restaurants. We ate at Coopershawk.

So far, rooms are nice. I’m just mad the gym has only free weights and some treadmills. I hate when hotels think only guest want to do is walk on a treadmill. They have all this space for more equipment. Most hotels have a total gym with cables. No place to do a single pull up. This is supposed to be a long stay. It’s just sad that we don’t prioritize health in Florida or in this hotel. Hopefully next time they get more equipment.