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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Visiting Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Lauderdale-by-the-Sea for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Lauderdale-by-the-Sea for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Plunge Beach Resort

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $115 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool
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Located at 4660 El Mar Drive, Plunge Beach Resort has great rooms from $115 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.4 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Windjammer Resort And Beach Club

3-star Resort with prices starting at $194 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Windjammer Resort And Beach Club which has nice rooms starting at $194. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4244 El Mar Drive. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.3 miles from the city center. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Sea Spray Inn

Inn with prices starting at $178 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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We found Sea Spray Inn to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $178. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, snorkeling, rooms with kitchens, golf, and city views, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 4301 El Mar Drive. You'll also find free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a heated pool which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.3 miles from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Sea Glass Beach Place, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $142 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $142, Sea Glass Beach Place, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, at 4245 North Ocean Drive provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, snorkeling, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. Its terrific guest rating is 9.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a heated pool. It's located just 0.3 miles from the city center, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Blue Strawberry by the Sea

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $112 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
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Blue Strawberry by the Sea has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $112 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 4208 North Ocean Drive. Furthermore, it also offers laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Blue Seas Courtyard

Inn with prices starting at $223 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool
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The great guest rating of Blue Seas Courtyard is 9.20 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, snorkeling, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and free parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $223, and it's located at 4525 El Mar Drive. We also love the laundry facilities, family rooms, a heated pool, a private pool, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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Breakaway Inn Guest House

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A cool place is Breakaway Inn Guest House because it has great rooms that start at $116. It has an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 4457 Poinciana Street. Only 0.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, golf, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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Horizon By The Sea Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
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Horizon By The Sea Inn offers an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, parking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $116 (before taxes). It's located at 4229 N Ocean Dr and has earned a guest rating of 8.70/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Castle by the Sea Motel

Motel with prices starting at $118 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Heated pool
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Located at 4520 N Ocean Dr, Castle by the Sea Motel has great rooms from $118 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a casino, scuba diving, snorkeling, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, golf, city views, free parking, and a pool table which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.1 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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High Noon Beach Resort

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $304 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is High Noon Beach Resort which has nice rooms starting at $304. Offering an outdoor pool, snorkeling, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and golf, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4424 El Mar Drive. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a heated pool. It's located just 0.1 miles from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and West Palm Beach.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea?

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$160

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida based on data from 16 hotels is an affordable $160. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 3-star hotels: $176
  • 2-star hotels: $148


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