We just finished designing our Key West Party Map for Fantasy Fest 2007! It's a high-quality printable PDF with most of the major parties, bars and Fantasy Fest info on it. It's the first version, so if any of you KW locals have suggestions for making it better, pls let us know!

Download it here:
TripSmarter.Com's Key West Party Map for Fantasy Fest 2007

Hope everyone finds it helpful... and drop a line after FF and let us know how it was... post some pics, etc/

Enjoy!

The poster was a good idea, but the only thing that was noteworthy was Mr Z's? Ehh.

What else should be on there? Give us some suggestions! (Mr.Z's was suggested by an honorary KW local...)

And welcome to the forums!

Anything that is open late. 12am and later. People always want to know where they can get a late night bite.

Great suggestion... I'll ask around and see what we can come up with...

How was FF this year?

Great as usual! I would also put something on there about the cab companies.

Cabs during Fantasy Fest? Good luck. Calling in any case is pointless.

As for late nights, Jack Flats on Duval serves actual food until 2 AM. Mr Z's is also popular for sustenance, although I categorize it strictly as "drunk food."

What I would suggest is some of the more popular, worthwhile, interesting and unusual attractions.

Ripley's Believe It or Not? No.
Mel Fisher's Maritime Treasure Museum? Yes.


Hard Rock Cafe? No.
Schooner's Wharf? Yes.

Fat Tuesdays? No.
Flying Monkey or Lazy Gecko? Yes.


Denny's? No.
Blue Heaven Restaurant? YES!

What I am suggesting is putting all the most genuine experiences available rather than the typical (also available). People are going to have fun one way or the other. Tripsmarter frequenters just seem to have a deeper investment in quality of experience.

That's my take.

Mike I understand what you are saying but that really on applys to Fri eve and Sat after the parade. The rest of the week they are very easy to get and its nice to keep those numbers posted as much as possible to keep people from drinking and driving.

Post them out of convenience, but, grglnswsh, the DnD thing is relatively rare here — particularly during that time — as the entire island is only 2 miles by 4 miles, and most accommodations are with a 5-to-15 minute walk from anywhere.

The vast majority of people stumble to their hotel, use bikes, and don't use a car. The only DnD thing to be of concern is scooters. People think of them as NOT cars and LIKE bikes. (Now that's a problem.)

But in any case posting taxi numbers is a good idea.

Mike I bartended in KW for years. Its not a rare thing at all. Look at the arrest pages and you will see just how prevalent it is. Its just a good way to continue to remind people not to drink and drive.
Another idea is to show the parade route. Maybe also have some retailers noted who sell costumes ( Fast Bucks and Fairavilla).

More great suggestions guys. Thanks for the input... keep it coming if you've got more.

We'll update the FF Party Map w/ your ideas, plus make a version of the map that's not tied to Fantasy Fest and leave it up all year.

Maybe also outline where Bahama Village is and where Old Town and New Town are. So often locals refer to those areas and it would be nice to have a map that the tourist can look at and understand the areas we are talking about.

Will do! Thanks again...