Cheap Hotels in Fort Lauderdale

The popular vacation destination of Fort Lauderdale may be called "America's Venice" by some people because of the city's canal system, but we are guessing that no one would mistake this Florida city for the famous canal city in Italy. Fort Lauderdale is best known as a beach town, and the beaches are certainly the primary attraction for most visitors. Still, there are a few other things you can see and do in the town - and plenty of cheap hotels in Fort Lauderdale which you can stay in.

Because the beach is the main attraction for most travelers who want to spend time in the town, you can expect the cheap hotels in Fort Lauderdale to not have much in the way of prime beach front real estate. You may get lucky with a beach front property running a special, or a hotel that is in need of some updates and therefore cannot charge the high prices of its neighbors, but on the whole the beach front hotels are going to cost more than hotels that are removed from the water. Still, if you are within walking distance of the beach, that is probably good enough for most people.

Fort Lauderdale is one of the Florida cities which is experiencing a boom in terms of rental apartments and condominiums, so you may find that many of your fellow travelers are not staying in hotels in the city at all. A vacation rental can be a great option, but if you are only staying for a few days it can be more of a hassle to deal with a condo than to just let the staff of your hotel take care of things like cleaning and laundry.

Some of the cheap hotels in Fort Lauderdale worth considering for your trip are Best Western Fort Lauderdale Airport (located right by the airport/cruise port, free continental breakfast, outdoor pool, free airport transfer, internet access availble), Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale Plantation (20 minutes from the airport, free WiFi & internet access, free parking, free continental breakfast, outdoor pool, free airport shuttle, free shuttle within 3-mile radius), Days Inn Fort Lauderdale (few miles from downtown, 143 rooms, free WiFi access, outdoor pool, free continental breakfast, airport transfer available, fitness center, free guest parking), Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale Airport North (2 miles from airport, close to downtown, free WiFi & internet access, free continental breakfast, free airport shuttle, free guest parking, fitness center, outdoor pool), and Hawthorn Suites Fort Lauderdale (in a suburban area outside downtown, 128 rooms, all rooms are one-bedroom suites, free WIFi access, free parking, fitness center, outdoor pool, free shuttle to Sawgrass Mills Mall & Cleveland Clinic, free breakfast buffet, laundry facilities).