Secluded Resort & Conference Center comprising renovated Spanish Renaissance-style Hotel set on 1100 foot private beach.
This used to be our favorite hotel not just in Key West, but anywhere in Florida. Built by Henry Flagler as the grand punctuation mark to his jaw-dropping engineering feat--bringing the Florida East Coast Railroad across miles of open ocean to Key West--the original building was a Gilded Age masterpiece: thick walls, exposed heart pine beams, wooden floors and a century’s worth of character. The hotel has been used as officers’ quarters in more than one war, but fell into decline after the Cuban Missile Crisis through the late-1970s, when it was restored and refurbished. It really gave a view of how the wealthy lived and played. It was acquired a few years back and “expanded,” by which the new owners meant stripping much of the character from the interior and adding on some noisy rooms in a new wing with outdoor concrete concourses. It’s now part of the Waldorf Collection and, while the service is undoubtedly superb, nothing can bring back the turn-of-the-century character of the original. It’s oceanfront, with a beautiful beach out back and a pool overlooking the ocean. If you can get past the remodel, it’s in a great location on the Atlantic end of town.
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- Total Rooms: 311
- Year Built: 1920
- Year Renovated: 2008
- Check-In Time: 4 PM
- Check-Out Time: 11 AM
- Hotel Type: Business, Resort, Airport
- Location: Beach
- Location Near: Airport,Suburb
- Number of Bars: 3
- Number of Restaurants: 1
- Airport Name: Key West Intl
- Airport Distance: 2 miles
- Airport Drive Time: 5 min
- Airport Shuttle: Y
- ATM/Bank
- Babysitting or Child Care
- Barber/Hair Stylist
- Childrens Programs
- Coffee - Complimentary
- Concierge Services
- Currency Exchange
- Gift Shop
- Internet - Common Area (Free)
- Laundry Room
- Laundry/ Dry Cleaning Service
- Multi-lingual Staff
- Pool (Outdoor)
- Room Service
- WheelChair Accessible
- Pets Allowed: Y
- Pet Amenities: N
- Pet Fee: Y
- Pet Services: N
- Airport Shuttle (free)
- Complementary Transportation
- Parking on-site (free)
- Parking on-site (paid)
- Valet Parking
- Smoke Alarm in Rooms
- Sprinkler in Rooms
- Beach
- Bicycling
- Boating/Sailing
- Health Spa/Massage
- Hot Tub
- Snorkeling
- Tennis (Outdoor)
- A-V Equipment Rental
- Business Center
- Fax (For Guests)
- Meeting Facilities
- Photocopy Service
- Air Conditioning
- Balcony/Terrace*
- Coffee Maker
- Daily Maid Service
- Internet Free
- Iron
- Mini-Bar
- Newspaper (Free)*
- Non-Smoking Rooms
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Safe (In Room)
- Television
- Television (Cable/Satellite)
- *Note: Amenity only available in some rooms
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