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Bonefish Resort

Address: 58070 U.S. 1, (MM 58 OS), Grassy Key, FL, 33050 | Map It
Phone: 305/743-7107; 800/274-9949
www.bonefishresort.com

Price range: ¢-$
Location: Grassy Key

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 1.4/5

Fodor's Review:

Set on a skinny lot bedecked with palm trees, banana trees, and hibiscus plantings, this motel-style hideaway is the best choice among the island's back-to-basics properties. It's not fancy, but it's cheap, clean, and a good base for paddling a kayak, wading for bonefish, and watching the waves roll in from a lounge chair. Rooms are decorated with tropical motifs like the colorful metal lizards on the doors. A narrow gravel courtyard lined with umbrella-shaded tables leads to a small beach and a waterfront pool. The kayaks and paddleboats encourage exploration of the waterfront. The communal deck is scattered with hammocks and chaises. Check-in is at next-door sister property Yellowtail Inn, which has cottages and efficiencies. Pros: decent price for the location; oceanside setting. Cons: decks are small; simple decor.

Hotel Details: 3 rooms, 11 efficiencies
In-room: kitchen (some), refrigerator, Wi-Fi.
In-hotel: laundry facilities, beachfront, bicycles, some pets allowed (fee).
Credit Cards: D, MC, V

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by Chevere1960 from Wilton Manors Florida on 12/24/08
I will echo the negative reviews - everything that has been said is true. The photos online are misleading. We stayed in #314 "the deluxe oceanfront" and let me just say that if you are accustomed to little roaches, ants, old looking (brownish) mattresses, light bulbs out, 6 foot low ceilings, trailer like rooms, broken/loose outdoor decking, accomodations that keep you up all night because you are concerned that you might catch some type of "lice" , a place that makes you feel "itchy" the moment you step foot inside---well than this is the place for you! As for us (5'2 and 5'3" short people who felt like we were being punished inside a matchbox) we left not even 24 hours later and were told we would not get the 2 remaining nights that we forfeited refunded. So my bad for not reading the reviews before we booked and so BE FOREWARNED!. If you're like me and have high standards - book at another place (I wouldn't even stay at their other two places "the yellow tail and casa del sol (more expensive - just 2 stars). Even the dogs couldn’t wait to go home!

Member Rating: 1.2
Ratings details: Room: 1.0 Atmosphere: 1.0 Service: 2.0 Value: 1.0

Reviewed by MNtravelers3 from Stillwater, MN on 3/24/08
We were lured here by the description of "a hidden gem by the ocean". Our accommodation, #314, was an ancient trailer converted to look like a building. There are many of these trailers arranged in 2 rows and divided into various "suites", all of them small and dilapidated. Our trailers floor was sagging so badly in the center that the sink/cupboard doors wouldn't close. The toilet was only a few inches from the tub and the lid wouldn't stay up because of the floor slope. The electric outlets in the wall were loose and 1 actually pulled out of the wall when I unplugged a charger !!We were very surprised to discover we didn't park our car in the "resort", but rather on the shoulder of the road, barely out of traffic. There is a very small freshwater pool and of course the ocean. When the tide is out you can walk several hundred feet out on the ocean floor. The pictures we saw of the facilities includes a long pier that is gone and has been gone for many years. All the kayaks and paddleboats are down the road at the YellowTail Inn. I would not ever consider going there again and don't recommend it. The price and description leads one to believe it is a decent place, but even for half the cost I would sleep in my car first.