The best hotels in Fort Lauderdale

The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale; The Dalmar; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider

• One of South Florida's most popular tourist destinations, Fort Lauderdale is filled with a fantastic restaurant and bar scene, beautiful beaches, high-end shopping, historic sites, and more.
• Hotels in and around Fort Lauderdale range from newer takes on small, old Florida beach motels to luxury high rises with renovated rooms and every possible desired amenity.
• We curated a list of the best properties by selecting top-rated hotels based on our own travel experiences, an affordable budget of $129 to $283 per night, desirable vacation amenities, modern design, past reviews on trusted traveler sites such as Trip Advisor and Booking.com, proximity to the beach, and more.
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Just 45 minutes north of rowdy Miami, Fort Lauderdale offers a more relaxed, sophisticated take on a fun, Florida beach vacation. The cosmopolitan city is infused with old Florida soul, and is packed with white-sand beaches, standout dining, historic sites, boat shows, some of the nation's best discount shopping at Sawgrass Mall, and more.

The landscape of Fort Lauderdale is also wholly unique - within its 36.3 square miles, there are 165 miles of canals, rightfully nicknaming Fort Lauderdale the "Venice of America."

With so many reasons for travelers to visit, the city is home to an impressive number of hotels designed to meet every traveler's taste.

Knowing this, we've combed through the masses to choose what we believe are the best hotels in Fort Lauderdale. Selections were made based on factors such as personal travel experiences, architecture and design, location and proximity to the beach, vacation perks and amenities, and past guest reviews from trusted traveler sites with ratings of 4 out 5-stars on Trip Advisor, and 8.5 out of 10 on Booking.com.

From renovated beach hotels to new luxury builds, our picks range from $129 to $283 during low season, before taxes and fees. All prices are based on the time of publishing and subject to change.

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Read on for the best hotels in Fort Lauderdale, sorted by price from low to high.

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