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Hotels near Amerant Bank Arena

Formerly FLA Live Arena. 7 places to stay, with the neighborhood and game-night journey explained.

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Sunrise and Sawgrass Mills

AC Hotel by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Sawgrass Mills

One of three hotels the arena lists on its What’s Around page, on Sawgrass Mills Circle by the mall’s restaurants.

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Marriott’s page didn’t load for review, so parking, breakfast and fees aren’t listed here; check them with the hotel. It’s a short ride to the arena, not a published walk.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Drive to the A Lot (Gates 2 or 3) or the D Lot (Gates 1 or 7), or set your rideshare to the Gate 3 entrance; drivers drop off at the North Pedestrian Walkway.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot, or meet your rideshare at the northern end of the North Pedestrian Walkway; drivers enter at Gate 3 and leave by Gate 2.
Address
1870 Sawgrass Mills Circle, Sunrise, FL 33323
Hotel website

Sunrise and Sawgrass Mills

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sunrise – Sawgrass Mills

Another of the three hotels on the arena’s What’s Around page, on Sunrise Boulevard near Sawgrass Mills.

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Hilton’s page didn’t load for review, so parking, breakfast and shuttle details aren’t listed here; check them with the hotel. Plan a short ride to the arena.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Drive to the A Lot (Gates 2 or 3) or the D Lot (Gates 1 or 7), or set your rideshare to the Gate 3 entrance; drivers drop off at the North Pedestrian Walkway.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot, or meet your rideshare at the northern end of the North Pedestrian Walkway; drivers enter at Gate 3 and leave by Gate 2.
Address
13400 West Sunrise Boulevard, Sunrise, FL 33323
Hotel website

Sunrise and Sawgrass Mills

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Sunrise

The third hotel on the arena’s What’s Around page, with free parking and free breakfast near Sawgrass Mills.

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It’s 15 miles from FLL, and the arena is a short drive or rideshare away, not a walk. There’s no large-vehicle parking.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Drive to the A Lot (Gates 2 or 3) or the D Lot (Gates 1 or 7), or set your rideshare to the Gate 3 entrance; drivers drop off at the North Pedestrian Walkway.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot, or meet your rideshare at the northern end of the North Pedestrian Walkway; drivers enter at Gate 3 and leave by Gate 2.
Address
13600 NW 2nd Street, Sunrise, FL 33325
Hotel website

Plantation, off I-595

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Plantation at SW 6th St

A Plantation hotel with free parking and free breakfast, 11 miles from FLL and close to I-595.

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No arena or airport shuttle is listed, so arrange your own ride to the game.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take I-595 west to Exit 1 (136th Ave.) and head north. 136th Ave. becomes Panther Parkway, and the arena is one mile north of Sunrise Boulevard on the left.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot and reverse the route to I-595 east.
Address
7901 SW 6th Street, Plantation, FL 33324
Hotel website

Plantation, off I-595

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ft. Lauderdale Plantation

A second Plantation option on Peters Road, with free breakfast, 11 miles from FLL.

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No arena or airport shuttle is listed, and the parking terms weren’t published on the page reviewed. Arrange your own ride to the game.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take I-595 west to Exit 1 (136th Ave.) and head north. 136th Ave. becomes Panther Parkway, and the arena is one mile north of Sunrise Boulevard on the left.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot and reverse the route to I-595 east.
Address
8101 Peters Road, Plantation, FL 33324
Hotel website

Las Olas and downtown Fort Lauderdale

Riverside Hotel

A hotel on Las Olas Boulevard with Wild Sea, the Golden Lyon Vintage Pub, Preston’s, New River Cafe & Bakery and the Boathouse on site, so the night before is covered without leaving the hotel.

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Along with the airport hotel, it’s one of the two farthest bases from the arena. Parking, fees and breakfast weren’t published on the pages reviewed, so check them with the hotel.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take a rideshare to Gate 3, where drivers drop off at the North Pedestrian Walkway, or drive west on I-595 to Exit 1 (136th Ave.) and follow Panther Parkway.
Getting back
Meet your rideshare at the northern end of the North Pedestrian Walkway, or walk back to your lot and drive east on I-595.
Address
620 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Hotel website

FLL airport and Hollywood

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ft. Lauderdale Airport

An airport hotel with a free FLL shuttle and complimentary breakfast, for an early flight after the game.

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The shuttle serves the airport, not the arena, and with the Las Olas area it’s one of the two longest trips to the game in this guide. Parking terms weren’t published on the page reviewed.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take I-95 to I-595 and continue west to Exit 1 (136th Ave.). Head north; 136th Ave. becomes Panther Parkway and the arena is on the left.
Getting back
Walk back to your lot and reverse the route, or meet your rideshare at the North Pedestrian Walkway.
Address
2620 North 26th Avenue, Hollywood, FL 33020
Hotel website

Get to know the areas

Sunrise and Sawgrass MillsThe shortest trip to the arena on a game night

Stay in the arena’s own suburb, by the mall the arena calls “across the street”, for the shortest trip to the game.

Sawgrass Mills’ shops and chain restaurants, hotels and sports bars along the main roads

To the arena
Drive to the A Lot (Gates 2 or 3) or the D Lot (Gates 1 or 7), or set your rideshare to the Gate 3 entrance; drivers drop off at the North Pedestrian Walkway.
After the game
Walk back to your lot, or meet your rideshare at the northern end of the North Pedestrian Walkway; drivers enter at Gate 3 and leave by Gate 2.
The tradeoff
It’s a suburban strip of hotels, parking lots and shopping plazas rather than a walkable downtown. The arena publishes no walking route from the hotels, so plan a short drive or a rideshare.

Hotels in this area

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Plantation, off I-595A base off I-595 with free breakfast

Stay in the next suburb east, with free breakfast at the hotels and I-595 straight to the arena exit.

Hotels off I-595 on Peters Road and SW 6th Street, minutes from shopping at Westfield Broward and The Fountains

To the arena
Take I-595 west to Exit 1 (136th Ave.) and head north. 136th Ave. becomes Panther Parkway, and the arena is one mile north of Sunrise Boulevard on the left.
After the game
Walk back to your lot and reverse the route to I-595 east.
The tradeoff
It’s a car-based suburb with no confirmed transit link to the arena, so you drive or take a rideshare each way.

Hotels in this area

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Las Olas and downtown Fort LauderdaleA livelier base with restaurants and late bars

Stay on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale for a game night or a weekend, and ride west to the game.

Las Olas Boulevard’s restaurants and bars, the Riverside Hotel and the New River

To the arena
Take a rideshare to Gate 3, where drivers drop off at the North Pedestrian Walkway, or drive west on I-595 to Exit 1 (136th Ave.) and follow Panther Parkway.
After the game
Meet your rideshare at the northern end of the North Pedestrian Walkway, or walk back to your lot and drive east on I-595.
The tradeoff
Along with the airport area, it’s one of the two farthest bases from the arena, with no confirmed transit option, so budget time and money for a rideshare both ways after a weeknight game.

Hotels in this area

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FLL airport and HollywoodAn early flight home

Stay by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with a free airport shuttle, and drive north to the game.

An airport hotel corridor off I-95 in Hollywood, with the Rustic Inn crab house near FLL

To the arena
Take I-95 to I-595 and continue west to Exit 1 (136th Ave.). Head north; 136th Ave. becomes Panther Parkway and the arena is on the left.
After the game
Walk back to your lot and reverse the route, or meet your rideshare at the North Pedestrian Walkway.
The tradeoff
The hotel shuttle serves the airport only. This is a long trip to the arena, by car or rideshare, on a game night.

Hotels in this area

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