I stayed at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in December 2004 and found the hotel to be just average. The rooms were nice enough (pillows were great) but the ammenities lacked. The restaurants were terrible, in my opinion. Riva was better than 3030, but for the money we shelled out, I was more than a little disappointed. Drinks at the pool bar were very good - above average. Pool area was very average, and same goes for the beach. I would stay here again if I got a really good deal, but not for the rates they are typically charging.

I spent months trying to decide where I was going to stay in the Miami/Ft Lauderdale area. I used this site and read reviews very carefully. Marriott's Harbor Beach Resort deserves a 5 star award for every review. Any complaint you could have with this resort, is trivial in the grand scheme of things. I am a very demanding customer and know the inner workings of a hotel. I expect top notch service at every area, a smile and a can do attitude. This resort featured that in every area. I was there for 10 days, and was treated like a king. The resort and its pristine private beach really brought it together. The price was very inexpensive given the room received. Nightly turn down, attentive staff, private beach and a short walk from Beach Place towers (about a 15 min walk down a1a) made this stay incredible. The only drawback on the resort is the food. I made it a point to try and order the same meal from 3 different sources (room service, cascade pool side, and Riva) unfortunately the same meal was different tasting from each source, and with the resort food prices, I expect the best for what I ordered. Kudos to the staff and the location. I will be back soon :-)

In August, 2004 we had some airline tickets to use up, and not much time to get away. So we decided that Ft. Lauderdale in mid-August would be a good choice, as it was off-season and luckily in between hurricanes! My travel agent recommended the Marriott Harbour Beach Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, as they were having some great off-season rate specials. And I'm so glad she recommended it!

My husband, 16-year-old daughter and I spent 3 nights there, August 20-23. The only downside to our visit was check-in, but that was primarily because we arrived at the hotel early and our room was not yet ready. When we got in to our room (at the promised time) we were pleasantly surprised. The room was spacious, well-appointed, and the partial-ocean view was actually great. We could look out over the pool, or just as easily watch the evening lightening storms out over the ocean. I called down to the desk, and asked about a refrigerator, and a small dorm-size refrigerator was delivered to the room.

The pool area was beautiful, and the beach was very well-groomed. We only ate once at the resort, that was at the pool-side bar/grill area. The food there was ok, and obviously at resort prices. Other than that we ate our meals out, although the resort did appear to have several nice restaurants.

The staff were all friendly and helpful. Ours was just a short visit, but if we are looking to stay at the beach again in the Lauderdale area, we'd definitely consider the Harbour Beach again!

My family and I stayed at this hotel for four days and it was absolutely wonderful (we wish we could have stayed longer)!! They had great activities for children in the morning, we loved the Friday night movie night at the pool (that was awesome). The beach, pool, palm trees, scenery, and the hotel itself was fabulous! We had a very relaxing vacation (living in the DC area can get quite crazy and this vacation hit the spot on getting us to relax). Food was a little expensive. I recommend bringing some snacks in your suitcase. Starbuck's is in the hotel as well--wonderful!