Best Family Hotels in Fort Lauderdale

The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale offers a wide variety of activities for children through the Ritz Kids program. Kids program activities focus on four pillars – water, land, environmental responsibility and culture. A heated infinity pool is also available for kids to use.

A kids club is not offered at this hotel, but children's activities and babysitting services can be arranged through the property's concierge. On-site facilities kids will likely enjoy include the hotel's beach and the fifth-floor outdoor swimming pool.

Poolside activities like arts and crafts projects and playing with various toys are covered by the property's daily resort fee. However, a kids club is not offered at this resort. Older children can also rent bikes for a fee.

Much of the W Fort Lauderdale's property features a party vibe that may seem uninviting to families traveling with children. However, the hotel has a kid-friendly pool and beach access, and cribs are provided for free in all accommodations.

The Surf Club for kids is a supervised activity program for children ages 5 to 12. Offered activities include beach games, water play with a surf simulator, video games and movies. The resort also features an outdoor play area.

Guests with kids can take advantage of the resort's outdoor pool or rent water sports equipment like snorkeling gear, jet skis and boats through the property's concierge. Babysitting services can also be arranged for a fee.

The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina does not have a kids club, but babysitting services can be arranged for a fee. Kids menus are also available in the hotel's restaurants.

The property features Park 66, a playground area adjacent to the pool that features a life-sized chess set, swing set and large open area for soccer or other athletic activities. The hotel also offers rentals of family games and toys, including croquet sets, beanbag toss and pool toys at the Sun Fun Hut.

Families staying at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel have access to a heated outdoor pool with water fountains. Complimentary cribs are also provided in guest rooms with young children.

Although no designated kids activities are offered at this resort, families will find an outdoor pool on-site. The property also sits next to a beach, where Jet Ski and surfboard rentals and a sand volleyball court are available.

Kids will likely enjoy the hotel's heated outdoor pool, which is surrounded by lounge chairs and overlooks a lake. Cribs are also available in guest rooms.

Kids staying at the Pelican Grand Beach Resort can play in the hotel's lazy river and zero-entry pool, and direct access to the beach is sure to keep them smiling as well. For supervised activities like snorkeling lessons in the pool, skim boarding at the beach, pizza party picnics and ocean-themed crafts projects, kids ages 4 to 17 can visit the Funky Fish Ocean Camp during the summer season.

Travel journals and local activity guides are provided to all kids staying on-site. A 1,000-square-foot outdoor pool is also available at this Westin outpost.

There are no specific amenities for children, but families can take advantage of the resort's four pools. Junior tennis clinics and lessons can be arranged for a fee at the adjacent Westin Tennis Center.

Although Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club does not have a kids club, the resort offers a children's playground, a life-sized chessboard, a shuffleboard court and a lagoon-style pool. And at the beach, older kids can play beach volleyball.