Hotel Help in Miami, Keys
 

We are going to Miami on 4/16. Plan to stay a couple of days, then on to either Key Largo or Key West. Then to Naples and Ft. Myers. Any help with lodging would be appreciated. Would like reasonable but on the ocean. Is this possible? Any tips on attractions would be great.
Thanks.

I got a good rate last summer for the Wyndam Reach Resort Key West, it wasn't in the heart of Key west, a bit of a walk from duval but the beach was pretty nice!
Fontainbleu Hilton in Miami was also very nice.

We stayed at the Fountainbleau Hilton for a business convention and absolutly loved it. Be sure to ask for a waterfront room.

Check out the Hampton Inn in Islamorada for your Keys adventure (about 2 hours from Miami). Be warned that the trip from KW to Naples will be a doozy - it's about 5 hours from KW to Miami (assuming no stops) and another 2 from Miami to Naples. (Key Largo is about 1 1/2 hours from Miami.) Unless you have several days to stay in each locale, I'd pick just one. In Miami, check out Silver Sands on Key Biscayne.

Thank you everyone for your info. Very helpful.

In March 2003 we stayed at the Lime Tree Bay Resort on Long Key, about halfway down the Keys. It is right on the water, with a boat/activities hut and a little pier. The place was awesome! It was very tropical feeling, very laid back, with lots of banana trees and hammocks...the pool/spa are raised up so it overlooks the water...bbq/picnic areas...very friendly staff too. Our standard room was about $120/nt and the room was very clean, cute, and had nice cool tile on the floor. The restaurant next door, Little Italy, was pretty good, we had a breakfast and a dinner there. It's the only restaurant in the vicinity, and a general store across the street. We would definitely stay again, it sounds like exactly what you're looking for.

Would also recommend going to Bahia Honda Park, which is about 3/4 of the way down the Keys. Beautiful place to spend a day with a picnic lunch (voted best beach several years ago by Dr. Beach), soft white sand, crystal clear swimming pool blue water that's shallow to way out, kayak rentals, and a snorkel trip to Looe Key, which we loved. I have a trip report here: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34410787

Let me know if you have any questions!

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roxy

Wow this next 2 days??? Good Lodging will be difficult, that said. can truly say Island Bay Resort,
www.island bayresort.com in Tavernier is SUBLIME!!!!!!!!!!,quite near Key Largo and the snorkeling at Tavernier Reef was voted 'Best in the Mainland US' by Scuba magazine. So we did both Looe trip, as had been advised here, and, well,
Tavernier Reef is SSOOOOOOO BETTTTRRR!!!!!
than Looe, don't waste your money at Loohe IMHO-mediorce snorkle VS GREAT
reef snorkle at Tavernier Reef-
I know a terrific/safe operator if you are interested.
Have Fun
R5