My family and I are thinking about going to Marathon Key, Florida in April. Does anyone have any recommendations for a nice place to stay that's on the beach? Do any of the hotels/resorts down there include meals? THANKS SO MUCH!

Try www.fla-keys.com they have a list of places to stay.

My family and I ended up staying at nice cabins at John Pennekamp State Park because we couldn't find anything reasonable near snorkeling. You have to book far in advance though.

we've always stayed at banana bay...decent room (marina side) and i think about $80 off season. pool;tiki bar; small man-made bch;wave runner/boat rentals. not really on the beach...but remember...the only beaches in the keys are man-made (at least by my definition of beaches)

whoah! there is no real beach on Marathon. I like the central location and if you want to fish, this is a good place. We have stayed at Faro Blanco on the houseboats (permanently moored). Now these are not luxurious resorts by any means. The only place I can think of that would be a full service resort is Little Palm Island resort which is very expensive and exclusive but out of this world. I have not stayed there but have had dinner there as a guest. Very secluded. Not sure if Fodors describes it but it is easy to find on a web search.