Key West Lodging

You'll find a few Key West hotels and resorts with one
hundred rooms or more. These large (by Key West standards)
properties have beach front properties, fine swimming pools
and spas, and restaurants onsite. The biggest is the Casa
Marina Resort, with about 300 suites and rooms. National
names such as Westin, Sheraton, Hyatt and Doubletree are
available.

You will find a few hotels with under one hundred rooms.
They provide several but not all of the things you would see
at the larger properties. With two such properties, Hyatt is
number one in that department.

Treasures abound in the smaller Key West hotels under fifty
rooms in size. Some fine ones are the Sunset Keys Guest
Cottages, the Gardens Hotel, the Marquesa Hotel and the
Santa Maria Suites. For something different, you should give
one a try.

Almost all of the national brands are represented among the
Key West hotels. You'll see lower prices at the Courtyard,
Fairfield Inn & Suites, Days Inn, Travelodge, Best Western
and the rest.

You'll find some discount rates at smaller non-franchise
hotels and motels that don't carry a national name you know.
Not being franchisees, they can set their own standards of
service and cleanliness. Probably some of them are suitable.
I have not stayed in any don't choose to name any. You could
be a winner.

Key West bed and breakfasts seem to be everywhere. If you
stay at one you get a full or continental breakfast along
with your room. These places are much smaller than most
hotels. The owner or a manager usually is present to provide
personal service. You may find yourself sharing a bathroom.

The Key West Youth Hostel is alone in its category. You'll
find the cheapest rates in town. You will receive a bed in a
large room and access to a common bathroom and kitchen. If
it matters, be advised that no alcoholic beverages are
allowed.