Marriott's BeachPlace Towers Reviews & Ratings

The hotel is under strict guidelines. Pool, every 3 hours you need to pack up & leave for cleaning. The beach is great place to go. The shopping downstairs is not great! More & more stores have closed. Homeless people are starting to hang out there. The shopping center is under new management let’s hope they can turn things around. Love this place, however the shopping center needs to get this under control.

Just came back from one week stay January 30- Feb 6, 2021. So impressed with the place. 2 bed/2 bath was so specious with 2 king beds and 2 queen pull out sofas, 2 balconies, w/d, full and mini kitchen. Nice furniture and Jacuzzi tab in one of the bedroom. Loved it. Stores downstairs were so convenient. were getting Starbucks morning coffee in the market downstairs. parking was also plus. we rented a car as it was our first time in Florida and we drove everywhere. The beach in front was white soft sand and some people were swimming in the ocean. Due to covid elevators allowed only few people which made it so hard but we were on vacation and were not in a hurry so made the best of it. I would love to comeback and possible exchange through Interval again. prices on red week are also great and I wouldn't hesitate to pay for amazing stay. It was 8 of us and we all fit (had little family reunion)

We spent the week between Christmas and New Years at the MArriott's BeachPlace Towers. I have only positive things to say. The rooms were large, plenty of space for a family of 5. WE did the 2 bedroom/ 2 bath condo. Our kids are ages 6, 9,10 and the hotel had a lot of games and crafts to do for the one day the sun was not shinning. Staying above the mall area is central location - with CVS, smoothie, coffee, restaurants everything within in minutes. The beaches are right across the street so easy access to everything! Perfect place to come with a family!

We just got back from a week we rented from an owner. We got a great rate since it was last minute in a 2 bdrm / 2 bath condo. I will start with what we liked: The unit was spacious - great to have a full kitchen (even though we never cooked in once). Always nice to have a full Fridge, as we love our cold drinks and was able ot keep our ice coffee cold. The beds were incredibly comfortable. Very nice linens (100% cotton) with a super comfy light down duvet coverlet. We were on the 18th floor with great views of the ocean/ beach etc. Nice balcony to sit outside and watch the boats in the ocean.... What we didn't like: THE POOL! First, it was HEATED! Nothing worse than lying in the sun, getting hot, and then diving into warm water...not refreshing at all. We were shocked at how small the pool was for the amount of units/people at this resort! My sister's pool is the same size at home!! You could not swim since there were so many people in the pool. Just stood there like you were in line with others.... The BEACH! My dad used to own a condo in Sarasota (gulf coast-west side) and the beaches there are like walking on baby powder. We were SHOCKED at how filthy and narrow the beach was in Ft. Lauderdale. The sand was like walking on broken shells continuously....not soft at all. It was like dirt brown- nothing like the pure white pinkish sand in Sarasota. Also, you're packed in like sardines. Beach is too narrow. They charge for the chairs as well -$10.00 per day- they get you for parking too- $14.00 per day if you are a renter. (Owners of course is free) The Location: If you like scummy bars, tattoo parlors, drunks, heroin addicts, bums, homeless people then this is the location for you! Seriously, We would be afraid to bring our kids here!! I can't tell you how many times we were confronted with bums asking us for money as we walked along the "strip"....so many drug addicted bums just roaming the strip. Not to mention, we were bombarded by timeshare people as soon as we walked out of the elevator onto the main platform where the shops are located. It's like they watch for you to come off the elevator and POW they're in your face. Maybe we are snobs, who knows...but, as far as we're concerned, we would NEVER go back here. It is down right gangster!! Seriously, we thought it was bad during the day--wait to you see what and who comes out a night! Super seedy area!! Be warned!!

Spent the week in a 2 Bdrm - great place for families or just friends sharing some vacation time. Some good food within walking distance and even better restaurant 10 min drive - Las Olas. Rooms were clean and comfortable, great view from the balcony in each room, great kitchen with all you need. Staff was great

Great place! All of the unit was completely redone! New appliances, granite countertops, new furniture in the living room, dining room. Bedrooms had new artwork, bedding, new tubs. I loved the decorator they worked with. The elevators were great...no waiting. Concierges were helpful with restaurant reservations.

Walked across the street to the beach everyday! The pool was nice for a few days. Great washer and dryer in the unit. Went to Publix on Cordova Rd and stocked up. Went to Las Olas for dinner and a nice walk down the avenue. Sat on the balcony and watched the boats go by....and saw the million dollar houses across the inter coastal.

The 2- Bedroom unit was spacious, new and clean. I couldn't have asked for a better vacation! We rented over Christmas and New Years Eve ......had a great, great time! If you can go over the holidays...you are sure to have a great vacation!!!

Family of 5--2 Adults and 3 teenagers. Can't say enough about this resort. Location is on the beach with so many things to do with-in walking distance. Elevators are slow but everything else was very casual & fun. This is a classic casual beach resort--very relaxed. Other than checking in we really didn't deal with the staff. Check-in was problem free--had requested the inter-coastal view since last year we had the ocean view and just wanted a change. Both are good. Great having a kitchen and washer/dryer in unit with the kids. Enjoy!

We had a lot of fun at Marriott BeachPlace Towers. The units are very nice and clean. We had a 2 bedroom and it was perfect for the 5 of us. Only two negatives is the parking garage (ugh!) and not very convenient for golf. So much to do nearby .. just a block from the water taxi and walking distance to many great restaurants - Coconuts & Casablanca to mention a few. I loved the beach .. they clean the sand every morning and despite how much litter might be there by the evening, it was spotless every morning. I would definitely return. Next time would ask for the intercoastal side (quieter).

We just spent a wk over spring break at Beach place. The resort is great and lots to do in the area. YOu really don't need a car as their are restaurants all around. The beach is right across the street and the kids had a great time

We stayed here from 12/2/11 to 12/9/11 and could not have been happier with our choice. We rented from an owner, Andy Miller, who I found on Redweek.com. Andy could not have been more helpful by answering all of my questions and making the transaction a smooth one. The room we had which we requested was on the 18th floor with the most beautiful intercostal view of multi-million dollar mansions and watching the yatchs go by.

The location directly across the street from the beach was very convenient as well as being able to walk to many restaurants, shops and bars. The room we had was a one bedroom with a full kitchen which was large and efficient. We would return here again without question and will rent again from Andy Miller.

Beautiful Beachfront location on the strip. Two choices for accomodations, Ocean View or Intercostal View. At night the intercostal view is lite up beautifuly and able to watch boats going by. Ocean View is nice during the day but nothing much to look at when it gets dark. Lots to do within walking distance of the Marriott. Great night life, restaurants and a beautiful beach right in front of you. Have been an owner their for 13 years and never had any regrets. In fact, just returned from a week stay in April 2011.

Premier location on main boulevard across street from beach. Boutique shopping, including drug/grocery store, located at base of this wonderful high-rise resort. Restaurants also on site.

We rented a week from a private owner. We were supposed to be there for an entire week, but only got to stay two days due to a family emergency. Unfortunately I saw all I needed to see of the area to determine I would not go back.

Regarding BeachPlace itself, the villas weren't bad. The units felt smaller and not as functional as our timeshare in Grande Ocean in HHI. I know from reading on other forums that people love having the lock off option. When we arrived a night early all that was available was the one bedroom villa portion. We were able to access the lockoff portion on our regular check in day. Personally I prefer having one two bedroom villa, rather than a one bedroom villa with what is essentially a hotel room attached. But I get why the lockoff option is something that others like. I thought it made the two bedroom villa space seem too small and choppy. I was also not a big fan of the w/d in the kitchen (if one person was doing laundry, a second person could not open the refrigerator). But still, having a w/d is better than not. The soft goods seemed fine, the furniture in our unit was nice. The appliances are in definite need of upgrading, esp the dishwasher. The stove and fridge were decent. Housekeeping is a bit lax, the bathrooms definitely need a good scrubbing. Also the kitchen items are very bare, four plates/salad bowls and one spatula? Bring paper plates/bowls. You will need them.

As far as the grounds, there wasn't really any place to sit down and relax. Too much concrete and absolutely no grounds. It was basically a highrise hotel in a downtown area. The pictures make it look like a paradise. It wasn't, atleast not to me. The marketplace had a bar, but it was not staffed during the Sat-Monday we were there. The marketplace closed at 8pm, which I thought was rather early. We decided to check in a day early, and ended up having to eat pb&j the night we arrived because the marketplace closed so early, and with it being a saturday night we didn't feel comfortable venturing out with two little kids looking for food.

The beach was very short, picture a busy road, sidewalk, a few steps of grainy, dirty sand, then waves. The beach itself was littered with cigarette butt and trash.

Which brings me to the general area. Not a family friendly place. We came in on a strip that was full of bars, restaurants, etc. Saturday night and the place was hopping. It looked beautiful. But in the light of day when we went out for a morning walk what we found was tattoo parlors, seedy bars, storefronts with lots of trashy stuff in the windows, etc. I'm sure there are some beautiful areas, but mostly we saw pawn shops, gun shops, tattoo parlors, many businesses had bars on their windows, and many others were just boarded up. I didn't see many vacationers with children, and I understand why. I haven't been to Ft Lauderdale since I was 6, and after what I saw in just two days, I don't plan to go back. I think it is more for 20 to 30 somethings with no kids. I suppose if I was still in that lifestyle I could have found fun there. But as a family with small kids, it wasn't our cup of tea at all.

Excellent location; beautiful rooms. My family with teens loved it!

Marriott's Beach Place Towers is one of the most terrific family vacation values on Ft. Lauderdale Beach. So convenient to dining and shopping that you do not have to rent a car. It sits on top of the Beach Place mall and there is a CVS an elevator ride away. Very hospitable staff and concierge desk ready to serve. We keep going back!

Nice accomidations, close to everything would not recommend renting a car, cost to much to park in gargage at resort and the garage can be very hectic. Would not recommend with young kids during spring break time due to large amount of bars on the grounds and on the strip by the beach.

BeachPlace has become an established resort. Next door to the north, the St Regis is completed and operated as the Ritz Carlton. To the south, the Fort Lauderdale condo project is completed and occupied. The BeachPlace shopping center continues to evolve...for the better... now to include a CVS! You can find everything you need there to include wine, food, paper goods, pharmacy, beach supplies, etc. Farther.. a couple of blocks... north is the new W Hotel, the Hilton and the Trump. To the south is the new Marriott Courtyard. At BeachPlace, the newly furnished rooms are just right...we eat in most of the time, with a few nights out. Just thoroughly enjoy sitting on the deck in the am to read the paper and in the evening to watch all the activity. The views are stunning. The beach is fabulous. Find a palm tree and stay the day. There are few other streets in the world that afford the parade of cars as does A1A northbound (it's only one way past BeachPlace) be that mustangs, hotrods, luxury cars.. cars of all types... along with tons of people to see and watch. We already are looking forward to next year. Don't forget the suntan lotion.

We just spent 4 days at BeachPlace Towers. The accommodations were beautiful, and the staff is very helpful. The pool is fantastic. That being said, we would not recommend this week for families with children (we fall into that category), as it was Spring Break, and there were lots of college students staying at the hotel, and many of them were carrying giant bottles of alcohol. There were lots of very drunk people parading around the beach area. We used it as a "teachable moment" point for our child.

We recommend the Eco Safari Tour, which is a day long tour into the Everglades, you get to ride on an airboat, learn about native culture. The guides are very well trained and enthusiastic about the environment.

The elevators were tolerable, although slow at times. There were 2 days of heavy rains and the garage was flooded on the hotel level, a probable design flaw. So we just tried to stay away from the pools of water (which in spots were a couple of inches deep).

Having the kitchen was great, we prepared breakfast in the room. We were not too far away from Las Olas, where we went for dinner a few times (Mango's) and Kilwin's ice cream for dessert.

BeachPlace Towers is a wonderful place in a GREAT location. We were there in Dec. 2008. We had a VERY nice room on one of the higher floors on the Inter Coastal side. It had a fabulous view of the waterway and downtown which was beautiful either during the day or night. The location was perfect right along a wide stretch of some of the best beaches in Florida.

If you like to walk as we did, you can walk to downtown along Las Olas Boulevard which has many nice shops and restaurants and then catch the Water Taxi (only $13 all day with 11 stops and on/off privileges including at the BeachPlace Towers). Also, many nice restaurants along Ocean Boulevard right in front of the resort.

Just a couple things to watch out for….1) many of the restaurants near the hotel have signs for 2 for 1 giant Margaritas which are rip-offs at $15 each and are only half full when you get them 2) the other thing is that A1A going north runs along the front of the resort. The speed limit is 35 (with most going faster) and the traffic rarely stops for anyone in the many crosswalks. There appears to be NO traffic enforcement.

Other than having to use a parking ramp-- (but car stays cool and dry)- this place can't be beat!

Gorgeous pool is the place to relax and have some lunch. We walked the beach every day- and all the way to the inlet.

Great views-- the waterways view is more fun than the ocean-- since the ocean is dark at night--- all the lights from the city and the boats are beautiful.

Clean, re-furnished, and one of the nicest layouts we think.