Here are some recommendations for lodging in Key West. Some are expensive & some are not! Most are located close to Duval St. or Old Town & most have a beautiful pools, gardens, superb staff, lovely decorations & pampering! If you like some of these places or have already stayed in one of them, let us know so others can get your views. Enjoy!

Hotels:

Hyatt Resort - Very expensive, but worth every dollar - Highly recommended - our favorite - http://www.hyatt.com/

Ocean Key House - Very expensive - http://www.oceankeyhouse.com/

The Galleon - Timeshare - very expensive - http://www.thegalleon.com/

Hyatt Vacation Club Sunset Harbor Resort - Timeshare - very expensive - superb - Condo accommodations - our favorite - http://keys3web.expr.net/spottswood/hyatt.htm

Truman Annex - Choice places - very expensive - you can find some nice places to stay if you contact the owners, in other words, do some searching - http://www.trumanannex.com/ - http://www.vrbo.com/

Hyatt Vacation Club Beach House Resort - Timeshare - located by the golf course - not close to Old Town - http://keys3web.expr.net/spottswood/hyattbeach.htm

Pineapple Cottage - Very romantic & expensive - our pick - http://www.floridakeys.net/pineapple/

B & B's:

La Pensione - A little walk to Duval St. - http://www.lapensione.com/

William Anthony House - http://www.keywest.net/williamanthony

Heron House - http://www.heronhouse.com/

The Colony - http://www.thecolonykeywest.com/

The Marquesa - another favorite - http://www.marquesa.com/

Ambrosia & Ambrosia Too - our pick - http://www.flemingstreetinn.com/

The Mermaid & The Alligator - http://kwmermaid.com/

Key West Merlinn Inn - http://www.merlinnkeywest.com/

Key Lime Inn - http://keylimeinn.com

Harbor Inn -
http://www.keywestharborinn.com/

The Gardens Hotel - http://www.gardenshotel.com/
http://www.key-west.com/accom/gardhot.htm

The Conch House - http://www.conchhouse.com/

Thanks for the great posts Ron! Are you located in the Keys? I tried to click through to your homepage and got a 404. Temporary trouble I hope. Thanks for the great info! :D

Thankk you for your kind words. I'm not their right now because I have some very presistant heart problems. Plan to be back early next year if all is well again. Here is my homepage again, hope its working!

http://hometown.aol.com/rbjbmb/myhomepage/favorite.html

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Thanks WWWill & all the rest of the TripSmarter family! I'm very delighted & very happy to post & reply to this message board. I'm always glad to help anyone going to Key West, so they can plan their vacation knowing where to go & what to see & most of all lodging! As all knows, its very expensive to vacation in Key west, but, during the off-season you can sometimes get great deals. Thanks Dean for the t-shirt & I can tell ya, I will be wearing it in Key West! To all the rest of the posters, great site, use it & keep them message boards flowing with information to help the travelers enjoy their vacations in tropical paradise! :D

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