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Where’s a Good Place to Stay in Key West?

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Knight & Gardner Realty

                                                                                                                                                                               I was just asked thist question again this morning.  “I’m coming down to Key West. Where should I stay?”  As usual I draw a blank.  It depends on what you want to do while you are here and how much money you want to spend. Well how much do rooms in Key West cost anyway?  I really didn’t have any idea.  I hear about great rates during slow season on the internet so I went online to take a look.www.conchhouse.com

       Now I didn’t check every hotel, just a sampling.  You guessed it; the most expensive was the Waldorf Astoria, aka Casa Marina. You do get a beach; two pools, a gym, bath robes, a newspaper and espresso in your room, but you also get a “resort charge”.  This is a mandatory $25.00 fee that is not included in the price of your room. For 6 nights in the first week of September the least expensive room (Island Vista), which means not on the water, is $319/night including tax and the resort fee.

      The Pier House with one pool and one beach, no water view is $303/night.  There is no resort fee here. For visitors who want to sunbathe and “do Duval” this is the best of both worlds.

     The newly built Silver Palms where the El Rancho used to stand has a large room with two queen beds, a kitchen, free breakfast, 310 thread count sheets and in this case not over looking the pool (city view) is $242/night.

     In a nicely landscaped place near the corner of Truman and Duval is the Almond Tree. A room with a King is $194, but the best price I found was The Conch House Heritage Inn at 625 Truman.  A room at the Conch House is $108.  Both of these places are close to everything have pools are clean and offer continental breakfast.www.almondtree.com

        If you need to be on the water and can’t swing the prices of the Pier House and Casa Marina there is Sheraton Suites on Smathers Beach.  You get a suite where you could actually sleep 4 for $218/night.  The site says “reserve and relax” then continues “no changes, no refunds, no cancelations, no credits, must be paid in full in advance.”  That doesn’t make me feel so “relaxed”. Driving further down the road is The Best Western Ambassador at 3755 S Roosevelt for $157.49/night.  Pets are welcome, but I think their claim of being close to Margaretville and the Hemmingway House are a stretch at that far end of the island.

      So there you have it.  Where do you think is a good place to stay in Key West?  Let me know your thoughts.

 

Comments (2)

Kim Sellers
Lake Arrowhead, CA Coldwell Banker - Lake Arrowhead, CA
Lake Arrowhead Realtor - BRE#01412099 - Lake Arrow

I spent some time in Key West ohhhh, 15 years ago, LOVED IT!  Great place to forget things for a while.

Aug 12, 2011 09:18 AM
Joanne Tarantino
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Knight & Gardner Realty - Key West, FL
CRS, Realtor

We agree! Have a great day!

Aug 12, 2011 09:26 AM