Romantic Lodging in Florida Keys
 

I'm looking to find a romantic hotel or bed & breakfast on the beach in the Florida Keys. I'll be taking my fiance there for her birthday. Thanks so much!

Little Palm Island

Little Palm Island is one of the best

Little Palm Island is wonderful but expensive ($1000 a day). Requesting "the beach" is difficult in the keys. Consider the Moorings in Islamorada, or if you want to go down to Key West, try the Marquesa Hotel or the Heron House.

Moorings is the most romantic spot in the keys. Affordable, but books up quickly. Morada Bay dining is similarly romantic.

La Mer in Key West

<BR><BR>Little Palm is by the far the most romantic place with a beach. (Great restaurant, too.) They have their own island, in fact. Which leads me to add: It's a bit of a hassle to get back and forth (they have a boat that ferries you), but if you're staying for more than a couple of nights I find it a little TOO secluded.<BR>Have fun. The Keys are a magical place.

My wife an I are staying at the Marquesa next weekend. If you wish, I will post when we get back<BR>

All these fellas recommending Little Palm...as if they could afford the place themselves!<BR><BR>That resort is for the Kennedy's and the like...don't blow all your money there. Plenty of intimate, upscale choices in Keys, and you won't be sweating it when the credit card bills arrive...<BR><BR>

...and I'll be at the Heron House next weekend with my wife. I'll give you a report when we return as well.

Heron House is great!!!!!! Little Palm is also great but VERY, VERY expensive.

Try Kona Kai in Key Largo. My husband and I have went there 3 times. It has been on the home and garden channel a couple of times. It is owned by Ronnie and Joe Harris. They are wonderful hosts. I would try to get the breadfruit suit as it has a view, all their suites are great. It has tropical gardens, great man made beach,with plenty of hammocks and a wonderful pool and hot tub, the last time we were there manitees were out at the pier and we were petting them and one guest swan with them. They have a web site KONAKai.com I believe

I make frequent trips to the Keys and find Little Palm Island is getting far too pretentious following its rediscovered fame. We had reservations for Valentine's Day this year, but cancelled when informed of a 50% rate increase for the day. We moved to the Ocean Key and got a suite with views of both sunrise and sunset!!<BR><BR>I find Heron House and the Marquesa to be adequate for the "middle tier" vacationer, but neither can provide amenities which I seek in a luxury resort. Incidentally, neither is close to the water. The staff at the Heron tends to be snooty, and act put upon when special requests are made.(Additional towels after getting drenched in a downpour.)<BR><BR>People rave about the Galleon, but I found it to be similar in look and feel to public housing.<BR><BR>Private houses through a concierge service (we use keywestkey.com)is the way we're going now. We avoid the bargain hunters and AAA, AARP, and Gov rate tourists that way.<BR><BR>Enjoy!

Jerry should go elsewhere with that attitude. To call The Heron House or the Marquesa adequate for the "middle tier" vacationer is beyond belief.

I guess Jerry's post makes me darn proud to be 'middle tier'.

Ignore Jerry. He sounds like one of those nasty people that appear on the Keys questions from time to time.

My guess is that Jerry has never been any of the places he mentions.

The Marquesa Hotel and The Heron House are both beautiful, top notch places to stay. They are not on a beach but only a short walk or bike ride from one. The are not middle tier places in the least.

Well there Jerry, you seem to be quite the snooty traveler yourself. I suppose you just fly in to KW on your own private jet and have your sherpa carry you to your room in the Ivory Tower???<BR><BR>Maybe the oxygen is too thin for you up there?

Although I really like both the Marquesa and The Heron House, you people are nuts condemning Jerry. Isn't he allowed to have his own opinion? It's his opinion you idiots.

I think Jerry has something here. It seems to me he's right on target! Middle tier is right. Just because he made a statement is no cause to ramp & rave on him. Remember, posters have the right to post there expierence on this board. Just because it differs from yours dosn't give you the right to jump in his case.

Opinions are welcomed but Jerry is so far off the mark it makes me wonder if we are all talking about the same places.

I think Jerry has mistaken The Marquesa for something else. I don't know about the Heron House but I have always seen great reviews for it. Here is the website for The Marquesa in Key West just to make sure we are all on the same page.<BR>http://www.marquesa.com/cafe

When was Little Palm Island "rediscovered" because I have always known it as one of the best places to stay in The Florida Keys. It seems like whenever an article is written about the Keys Little Palm Island is always mentioned.

Looks like everyone is reading too much into Jerry's post. If you consider LPI upper tier, then Marquesa and Heron would be middle tier.<BR><BR>I had a bad experience at Heron, too. Staff, particularly the manager, had to have been trained in bad manners to be this rude to a guest (not me, but the guy in front of me at the desk). He later scolded my wife for "purposely bending a key". That happened the first night, and he was cold to her all week

He never said Little Palm Island was upper tier. He complained about it. I don't think this guy "Jerry" knows what good taste is.

"Jerry" frequents this board and uses all sorts of aliases. He's the one responsible for lots of the nasty posts on keys threads getting deleted. He says pretty much the same thing every time and has a huge chip on his shoulder when it comes to hotels or resorts he can't personally afford.

I guess some people are never happy.<BR>Marquesa is wonderful! We were treated like first class. It lacks nothing. Wait till you see the size of the bathrooms. I understand Heron House is the same way.

Sounds like several of you previous posters have been to the Keys.<BR>Question: Have any of you purchased or know the reputation of KINO-- a store for sandals?<BR> Are they worth it?<BR> Do they immediately fall apart?<BR>I know they have a website but I plan on visting the store next month in Key West. Thank you for any info!!

Again, how do you know who Jerry is? Do you have a little globe you look inside to see who the poster is? The post looks legit to me. The guy is just giving an opinion. Lighten up.<BR><BR>Kino sandles last forever and at $7 a pair, they are a bargain. My cousin lives in Key West and gets them for family all the time. Go to the store, they have a ton of different styles. The ones you can order off line are different and come out of Tampa or something.

Thanks for the info, HUH?

I love my Kenos and they do last forever. They are worth it!