Key West · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Southernmost Point
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
These are my five favourites in Key West, out of the 80 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.7.
All five are inside 900 m of Southernmost Point, so you can walk it.
Highest rated of the five
Andrews Inn & Garden Cottages
★★★★★5 from 176 reviews
Andrews Inn & Garden Cottages comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 176 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $330 a night on the dates we checked.
80 hotels in Key West qualified for this list and five made it. The Gardens Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
All five, ranked
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1
Andrews Inn & Garden Cottages
★★★★★5 from 176 reviews
600 m from Southernmost Point, about a 8 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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2The Gardens Hotel
★★★★★4.9 from 768 reviews
900 m from Southernmost Point, about a 11 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Bar
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
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3Duval Street Suites
★★★★★4.9 from 246 reviews
700 m from Southernmost Point, about a 9 minute walk
- Pool
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4Santa Maria Suites Resort
★★★★★4.7 from 642 reviews
300 m from Southernmost Point, about a 4 minute walk
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
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5The Guesthouses at Southernmost Beach Resort - Avalon Bed and Breakfast - RECENTLY RESTORED
★★★★★4.8 from 496 reviews
200 m from Southernmost Point, about a 2 minute walk
- Pool
- Bar
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
How this list was put together
80 Key West hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Southernmost Point second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.
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