My family and I stayed here and had a very nice time. The staff was very accomodating and prompt if we needed something and even called to make sure we received it!
The hotel offers free wireless internet service and this was very helpful to go online for planning things to do although the hotel staff will arrange activities for you.
The beach was very nice with clear, calm water and directly across the street. The pool was nice, although it is a little small for a hotel of this size.
Parking is $14 a day so if you are not leaving the general vicinity, you might want to forego the rental car. There are plenty of restaurants and bars directly under the hotel and within walking distance. There is also a water taxi that can take you to Las Olas Boulevard which has a lot of restaurants and shops or to the Galleria Mall.
We recommend walking a couple of blocks to Bubba Gump's which was a favorite of our teenagers for their HUGE desserts. The Palm Grille had 3 for 1 drink specials and very good burgers.
Overall, we had a nice vacation and would definitely recommend this hotel.

We were there during the McDonalds Airshow and it was great. I don't suggest renting a car if you plan to stay right in the immediate area as it's hard to park in the gargage and there is a $14 per day fee. A cab ride from the airport is about $25. You can get around by taking the water taxi for $12 per person. It was a lot of fun and you get a chance to see so much of the intercostal waterways.

Many people have complained about the slow elevators, but we had no problem at all. Our room was on the intercostal side on the 15th floor, was very quiet and had a great view. It wasn't as nice as other Marriott's we've stayed in, but it wasn't bad. The pool is small for a hotel that size, but we are beach lovers so that wasn't a problem.

There are so many restaurants and entertainment within a few blocks we didn't have time to get to them all. It's a great party place and we'll definitely be going back.

We decided to take a 5-day vacation to Fort Lauderdale. After doing a lot of searching of hotels we decided on the BecahPlace Marriot for the best value and having everything we were looking for in a vacation hotel.

The room we stayed in was a guest Villa on the 6th floor facing the city. It would have been nice to have an ocean view, but the view of the city is by no means bad. The room was very clean, quiet and had more then we needed (Mini Fridge, couch, safe, patio chairs, etc etc). We loved the room! And contrary to some previous reviews, house cleaning is free if you are renting the room as a guest and not an owner.

This hotel has tons of activities for kids and adults all day long. Our trip was so packed full of stuff that we didn’t have a chance to do any of them, but if you have kids this would be a wonderful place for them. The pool is kind of small, but the ocean is way more fun to swim in so the pool was not that big of a deal at all. The hotel also rents chairs and beach umbrellas, but the city provides them for free down on the beach on a first come first serve basis and we didn’t have any trouble getting one.

Inside the lobby is a mini Starbucks that makes decent lattes and other drinks, not as good as a regular Starbucks, but not a bad way to get your day started.

Under the hotel is a small outdoor mall. There are some good restaurants in the mall, our favorite was the Palm Grill, which had some very inexpensive lunch specials and 3 for 1 drinks all day and night.

The hotel is almost right next to the water taxi. If you don’t want to rent a car or pay outrageous taxi fees this is a great option. The water taxi is $11 for an all day pass and stays open until around midnight. The great thing about the water taxi is its run just like a tour boat as they point out all kinds of landmarks and things to see.

The Marriot has four of its own private elevators that you do not have to share with the rest of the parking garage like another review said. If you rent a car parking is $14 per day instead of the $22 the garage normally charges. Renting a car made our trip so much better and I would highly recommend it to get the most out of the Fort Lauderdale area. If you do need to take a taxi to the hotel it should run you about $25. Print out a map or mapquest the airport to the hotel before you go! The taxi drivers have no problem ripping off people new to the area. We stayed at a Ramada almost just across the street from the airport and the taxi driver drove us in a big circle for a $25 taxi ride that should have only been $10. Also when you get to the hotel it says parking for the Marriot on Level 4 and 5, but you can get out on level 1, take the same elevator and save another $5 or so on your taxi ride.

We would highly recommend staying at the BeachPlace Marriot. It’s our new favorite vacation spot. You will not be disappointed.

We booked 3 nights at the Marriott to sightsee around Ft. Lauderdale prior to a Western Caribbean cruise sailing out of Port Everglades. We got a pretty good rate because we booked early, with no refunds or changes. That ended up being a problem when our flight got canceled unexpectedly, and we had to fly a day later. Unfortunately, we still got charged for 3 nights, even though we only stayed for 2. We were up on the 17th floor, in a King Villa, with a nice view of the intracoastal waterway. The suite was very nice, clean, and spacious. Our 2 kids loved having their own space and TV, and the kitchen and laundry facilities were convenient. There was nothing complimentary at this hotel - there is a small convenience store in the lobby that sells snacks and drinks for inflated prices. My daughter forgot her toothbrush, and even that was not complimentary. We also paid substantially for use of the Internet. But the most annoying problem of all was the elevator service! Every time we needed to use it, we had to wait a long time. During the middle of the day, we sometimes waited 20 minutes, along with crowds of others. One of the employees kept repeating 'this is how you make friends' - which soon got very irritating. Since we were up on the 17th floor, the stairs were not really an option. We soon learned to try and minimize use of the elevators. They need to build more elevators!! We also found all the different parking levels P1-P5 to be confusing. We did like the hotel's closeness to the beach, and we walked to Bubba Gump's a couple of times for dinner. We ended up renting a car and drove to Sawgrass Mills, Las Olas Boulevard, and the Riverwalk. There wasn't very much to do within walking distance of the hotel. After our cruise, we stayed at the Hampden Inn near the airport, which had a nice complimentary breakfast, Internet service, and morning newspaper. They also had a fitness center, pool, and no elevator problems! We won't be staying at the Marriott Beachplace Towers again, and wouldn't recommend it to any of our friends.