There’s no hotel inside North Lauderdale’s 4.7 square miles, so the best hotels in North Lauderdale, FL are the ones ringed around it. One of the nearest is the Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Commercial Blvd in Tamarac, about 10 minutes from most addresses in the city. From there the choices step outward to Coconut Creek and Sunrise, the Cypress Creek office corridor and the beach at roughly half an hour. This guide sorts them by budget and says who each one actually suits.
The Four Lodging Rings Around North Lauderdale
North Lauderdale is a residential city of 44,794 people at the 2020 Census, in north-central Broward County. The county’s tourism bureau, Visit Lauderdale, describes it as a quiet residential suburb where visitors find lodging at national chains 2 to 3 miles away.
Think of the options as four rings. The first is the west Broward chain cluster in Tamarac, a short drive south. The second covers Coconut Creek and Sunrise, near the Promenade at Coconut Creek, Butterfly World and Sawgrass Mills. The third is the Cypress Creek corridor about 15 minutes southeast, where the full-service business hotels sit.
The fourth ring is the coast, 25 to 30 minutes out in normal traffic. Rooms get better and pricier as you move outward, and the drive back inland gets longer with them.
Budget Rooms Closest to North Lauderdale
The cheapest beds near North Lauderdale sit in west Broward and near Executive Airport, and they win on drive time rather than charm. Free parking is the norm, which matters because nothing out here’s walkable.
Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Commercial Blvd
The Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Commercial Blvd sits at 4499 W Commercial Boulevard in Tamarac, with free breakfast. If you’re visiting family in Kimberly Village or Silver Lakes rather than sightseeing, this is the practical answer. Most other options on this page add time to each trip across town.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ft. Lauderdale N, Executive Airport
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ft. Lauderdale N near Executive Airport is the value pick on the east side of the ring, with free breakfast, a business center and a fitness center. Book it when price matters more than the sign out front, and when your days point toward Cypress Creek or the coast.
Mid-Range Hotels With Suites and Free Parking
The mid-range tier is where families and longer trips should look. These properties trade the beach for space and a separate living area, and all sit within about 20 minutes of North Lauderdale.
Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale West-Sawgrass/Tamarac
Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale West-Sawgrass/Tamarac, at 5701 Madison Avenue in Tamarac, is roughly 10 minutes from North Lauderdale and puts Sawgrass Mills within an easy drive. The suite rooms have a separate living space, which is the difference between a good night and a bad one when the kids go to bed before you do.
Hampton Inn & Suites Coconut Creek
Hampton Inn & Suites Coconut Creek is at 5740 N State Road 7, a short drive from the Promenade at Coconut Creek, an open-air center with restaurants. Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and Butterfly World are close, too. Pick it if the trip is built around north Broward rather than the sand.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sunrise, Sawgrass Mills
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sunrise, Sawgrass Mills, at 13400 W Sunrise Boulevard, sits across from Sawgrass Mills, a mall with more than 350 stores and the Colonnade Outlets. Skipping that parking lot is the whole reason people book this one for a shopping weekend.
Upscale Hotels in the Cypress Creek Corridor
The best rooms within a short drive of North Lauderdale aren’t on the beach. They’re in the Cypress Creek office corridor about 15 minutes southeast, where full-service properties serve business travelers all week and open up on weekends.
The Westin Fort Lauderdale
The Westin Fort Lauderdale, at 400 Corporate Drive, is the polished full-service choice in the corridor and the default for anyone working in this part of Broward. Don’t confuse it with the Westin on the beach when you book. Be clear-eyed about the setting: you’ll drive to most meals.
Fort Lauderdale Marriott North
Fort Lauderdale Marriott North is the corridor’s other big full-service hotel. It takes pets, which is worth knowing if you’re relocating with a dog and waiting on a lease; confirm the size limit and fee when you book. Corridor rates soften once the business travelers go home, so a Saturday night can be reasonable.
Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale at Cypress Creek
Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale at Cypress Creek is all suites, each with a separate sleeping area, plus a heated pool and fitness center. The layout suits a stay of a week or more while a closing or a lease sorts itself out, and it lands between a hotel room and an apartment.
Beachfront Hotels Worth the Half-Hour Drive
Greater Fort Lauderdale has 24 miles of beaches and roughly 300 miles of inland waterways, none of it in North Lauderdale. Plan on 25 to 30 minutes each way, and book these only if the beach is the point of the trip.
Plunge Beach Resort
Plunge Beach Resort sits in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the low-rise town where the reef is about 100 yards offshore and you can snorkel from the sand. The walkable restaurant strip along Commercial Boulevard means the car can stay parked for two days. One warning: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has no lifeguards on its beach.
Pelican Grand Beach Resort
Pelican Grand Beach Resort is a beachfront property known for its wraparound veranda lined with rocking chairs, and OCEAN2000 handles seafood and coastal cuisine with ocean views. It’s small by the standards of that strip, which is the appeal. Book well ahead for the December through April high season.
Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach
Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach is the luxury oceanfront tower on the strip and the top of this list on finish. It suits a split trip: a few nights on the sand, the rest with family inland. November, before the peak-season rates arrive, is the smarter time to book it.
Pet-Friendly Rooms and Long Stays Between Leases
Pet-friendly and extended-stay rooms are the two requests that narrow this market fastest. Fort Lauderdale Marriott North and Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale North/Cypress Creek both take pets. For weeks rather than nights, TownePlace Suites Fort Lauderdale West and Extended Stay America Suites in Cypress Creek are built for it, with kitchens in the room.
Long stays hit the same wall every time, because a suite holds a suitcase and a laptop, not a household. People relocating to Broward routinely park a one-bedroom apartment’s worth of furniture in a 10×10 storage unit in North Lauderdale while they hotel it, keeping boxes and seasonal gear they need weekly in a 5×5 storage locker in North Lauderdale. If you’re guessing at sizes, the storage unit size calculator beats pacing out a room.
Vehicles raise the same question. Snowbirds who fly home for the summer often leave a second car behind, and car storage beats five months baking in a relative’s driveway. Nobody arriving towing gets a hotel space for a motorhome either, which is what RV parking in North Lauderdale is for.
Parking, Season and What Actually Needs a Car
You’ll drive. There’s no walkable hotel district near North Lauderdale, and the only places worth leaving the car for a whole afternoon are Las Olas Boulevard, the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea strip and the Promenade at Coconut Creek. Inland hotels generally include parking; at the beach, expect to pay. In Pompano Beach, the Pier Garage at 3460 NE 3rd Street is the simplest place to leave the car.
Season sets the price more than the property does. December through April is peak, highest December through March, when beach rooms book months ahead, and rates are lowest from late summer into early fall. That’s also the wet stretch, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, peaking around September 10 with most activity from mid-August to mid-October, so watch the forecast on a late-summer trip.
Check closing days before driving out for dinner. Casa De Amore in Tamarac closes Mondays, and Taqueria Jovenazo on Kimberly Boulevard closes Tuesdays. The wet season runs May through October, with afternoon thunderstorms common, which is why locals book outdoor plans for the morning. Our guide to the best time to visit North Lauderdale breaks the calendar down season by season.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some good hotels near North Lauderdale, Florida?
Hampton Inn Ft. Lauderdale-Commercial Blvd in Tamarac is one of the closest. Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale West-Sawgrass/Tamarac is nearby, and Hampton Inn & Suites Coconut Creek covers the north side. For a nicer room, The Westin Fort Lauderdale and Fort Lauderdale Marriott North sit about 15 minutes southeast. No hotel sits inside the city limits.
What’s the nicest hotel in Fort Lauderdale?
It depends which end of town you mean. In north Fort Lauderdale, the area closest to North Lauderdale, The Westin Fort Lauderdale on Corporate Drive and Fort Lauderdale Marriott North are the full-service picks. On the beach, Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach is the luxury pick, with Pelican Grand Beach Resort the smaller, lower-key alternative.
What’s the name of the luxury beachfront hotel in Fort Lauderdale?
Most people asking this mean Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach, the oceanfront luxury tower on the strip. The drive back inland runs about 30 minutes, so it suits a split trip better than a family visit. Rates peak December through April.
What’s the prettiest place to stay in Florida?
Within reach of North Lauderdale, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea makes the strongest case. Plunge Beach Resort sits in a low-rise town with a reef roughly 100 yards offshore and a walkable restaurant strip. Pelican Grand Beach Resort, with its veranda of rocking chairs, is the prettier building of the two.
What month is the cheapest to visit Fort Lauderdale?
Late summer into early fall is the cheapest stretch, when rates fall, beaches empty and reservations open up. The trade is heat, humidity and afternoon storms at the peak of hurricane season. November is the smarter compromise, with highs around 81°F, lower humidity and prices below the December-through-April peak.
Storing What a Hotel Room Can’t Hold
Value Store It keeps two facilities in town for stays that stretch from days into months. Value Store It’s North Lauderdale location rents month-to-month with no long-term contract, and the lineup runs from 5×10 lockers and 10×5 spaces, each holding a furnished bedroom, up through 5×15 units for a studio apartment and 10×15 units for a two-bedroom apartment, 10×20 spaces for a three-bedroom home and a 10×30 space for a four-bedroom home. Climate-controlled storage in North Lauderdale earns its keep in an area that averages about 61 inches of rain a year.
The second North Lauderdale facility covers the same ground with its own set: a 5×5 locker there, 5×10 units on that side, 10×5 lockers, 10×10 rooms, 10×15 spaces and 10×20 units, plus climate-controlled units at North Lauderdale II and boat storage for anything on a trailer. If the hotel stay turns into a house hunt, we’ll hold the rest until you have keys.
With a room booked, start on things to do in North Lauderdale, eat through the best restaurants in North Lauderdale, and give a free day to one of the day trips from North Lauderdale.
