SpringHill Suites By Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port

“Great Location, Friendly Staff”

Recently stayed here after flying in the night before our cruise. Although there was a shuttle we could’ve called to pick us up from the airport we opted for a taxi, I believe it cost $28+tip for the taxi ride. The scent that lingers in the lobby is wonderful but very overpowering, the minute the f… more

Recently stayed here after flying in the night before our cruise. Although there was a shuttle we could’ve called to pick us up from the airport we opted for a taxi, I believe it cost $28+tip for the taxi ride. The scent that lingers in the lobby is wonderful but very overpowering, the minute the front doors open it truly takes your breath away. The front desk staff at check in was very nice, we wanted 2 rooms on the same floor and facing away from the highway. They were very accommodating but said it was either 2 rooms on the same floor, or different floors but not not facing the highway. There was an outdoor pool, the water looked clear and the pool area was clean, but nobody in our group got in. The rooms were standard, one of our rooms had a door for connecting to the next room, but the couch blocked about half the door so I couldn’t imagine it being easy to move the furniture to use the door. Each room had a mini fridge, I did not take notice if there was a microwave. The bedroom/sitting area looked great, the bathroom looked like it could use an update, the rust around the fixtures, yellowing caulk, cracking tiles, etc. The next morning the free breakfast was plentiful and offered better options than most places that offer free breakfast. Breakfast was jammed packed full of people, which is expected when being that close to a cruise terminal, everyone has the same plan, get up, eat, get to ship. Although because of their being so many people, a few people in our group opted to walk the short walk to Dunkin Donuts. The hotel did offer a shuttle to the cruise terminal, I believe the cost was $20 per person and this just was not feasible for us being a group of 8, we decided to call for 2 Ubers instead.

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“Coldish shower. Shuttle service - good luck!”

We stayed one night prior to a Princess Cruise. The facility is within walking distance of multiple places to have a restaurant meal. The facility was clean, the front desk was helpful. The issue we had was with the shuttle and the bathroom in our suite. When we called from the airport to get p… more

We stayed one night prior to a Princess Cruise. The facility is within walking distance of multiple places to have a restaurant meal. The facility was clean, the front desk was helpful. The issue we had was with the shuttle and the bathroom in our suite. When we called from the airport to get picked up from the pick up location at the Fort Lauderdale airport it took forever to get through the phone prompt to reach somebody and when we did reach somebody we could put on a five minute hold. I finally hung up and we just called an Uber For transportation to the hotel. Based on our circumstances I don’t think you can depend on the shuttle service from the Fort Lauderdale airport to the hotel. When we arrived at the front desk person was on an extended phone call, we calmly waited for our next place in line. Once we were taken care of everything went smoothly. When we checked in they gave us some bottled water a pack of Oreo cookies and some popcorn as a snack. The next morning when we went to use the shower we discovered that the hot water was at best lukewarm, nothing beats a lukewarm almost cold shower. Also the pull-up lever on the bathtub faucet did not work you had to keep pulling it up for water to come out of the shower.

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