2-Star Hotels in Monroe County

The perfect cross between a motel and a beach resort. The grounds are essentially a botanical garden with small huts scattered throughout. There are lots of seating options, a great pool, and a private bay with boats to explore the waters. Fantastic sunset spot. I really enjoyed our stay here as way station to Miami.

The place is beautiful and very clean. There were a couple of hiccups but the hotel was quick to fix it. The only part that is upsetting is using on the amenities: fish rod, it kept tangling up. But overall, we will be returning. The breakfast was like no other.

Bella struttura ristrutturata sapientemente, stanza ampia ed accogliente, zona esterna bella e suggestiva soprattutto al tramonto.

It's beautiful to watch the sunset here! We arrived just after 5pm and thanked the staff for the thoughtfully prepared key envelope. The handwritten welcome message above made me very touched. The room was clean and comfortable. There were bowls of dads and cutlery and coffee cups in the kitchen cabinet. I met a family who was traveling in a RV and had been here for a week. It is a friendly little world. We need to hurry early in the morning and have time to experience the small pool In short, it is a good place to live!

On Balance Gilberts was ok but I would not want to stay more than a couple of days. We where probably not its target customers. The rooms where really nice with a great view but my sister was at the end of the block right by the sewage digester for the resort which made a humming noice which was audible in the room at night, it also smelt really bad in the mornings. Admiralty this could only be smelt outside the room. Suggestion screen the digester and put some filtration for the odour. Plus point they treat the sewage. Thursday night was Ok in the bar although the rock band thought they where playing a stadium, just way too loud, when they stopped and some normality returned the bar shut at 2100, Friday and Saturday, better music but the place was rammed with a lot of kids running around. We would have gone out but the resort is isolated and its almost impossible to get a cab, if you do its very expensive and no guarantee you can get one back. If you have a nominated driver than getting out is an option. Saturday the beach, the bar where just full to bursting, first stop on the Keys out of Miami. A lot of very drunk people having a good time which is fine but if you are not one of them its no fun at all. A visible police presence kept any potential trouble from happening. We where going to go to the pool but there was no room left in the water never mind the side. It is supposed to be for residents and they are supposed to ware a wrist band but that is not enforced, very few in anyone had a wrist band on. In short its not a bad place but don't go if you want a relaxed Keys vibe, stay away from the rooms at the end of the block and only go midweek but only do that if you want to be in bed at 2100. Good points, comfortable rooms, nice views, and very nice staff.

This establishment is not a resort But it's a basic motel that doesn't deserve this price per night. Small room, very ordinary bathroom. No breakfast, and the welcome was not very warm.

Basic, but comfortable and clean. Air con works a treat but is noisy. Didn’t bother us but just in case it would be a deal breaker for other people. Staff helpful and friendly. Sea warm and about 30s walk from our room. Would definitely stay again if I was ever in the Keys again.

I had read the reviews for this hotel on several websites before booking and decided to go with them because they were all good. This was my 60th birthday trip and when we got there this place looked just like their website. Beautiful Old style like you’ll never get to experience ever again. We got a room upgrade to room on the Water. Room #1. There’s nothing fancy about them, but I think that’s what adds to the charm of the hotel but everything in the room is nice, comfortable, clean and works. Patio leads right outside to the water where you can sit on your deck or walk along the pier and look at the boats, we had a boat docked in front of our room. I loved watching the people getting ready to go out. I joked and told them I was happy letting them borrow my boat for the day. We enjoyed our daily Pelican visitors who sat on the post every evening and we enjoyed the Rooster every morning when we sat outside enjoying our ice tea. The pool is very nice, I dipped my foot in and it was a little chilly. The beach area wasn’t much of a beach in my opinion. But it still adds to the charm. Lisa and Tammy were very nice and friendly and we had no problems checking in or any issues whatsoever with our stay. There is a food truck on site we ate at 1st night, because we drove all day and it was real foggy by the time we were going to leave to go eat in Marathon. I had the Crab pizza and Brian had the Ham pizza. $15.00 each and big for one person if your hungry. I didn’t eat all of mine. lol. But very good. The hotel just changed ownership and are doing upgrades and some renovations, so at times while we were there it was a little noisy but nothing we couldn’t deal with. We will definitely stay here again when we go back to the Keys. Because you’re not going to get this Old Style feel staying right on the water for much longer any where else especially for these prices. Pictures our from the deck of our room and one is of our baby sleeping on the comfy bed. Conch Key 🌴.

It was comfortable enough for the price, couple of things 1) we found beer caps in the drawer and under the bed....we dont drink beer. 2) the door could have locked more securely, it was a bedroom door as the outside door with a easily picked lock on it and a slide lock on the inside. With a large gap between the bottom of the door and the floor, I dont know if you are aware of the 🦎 large lizards it was concerning. Everytime I heard a sound I jumped to look at the door. Lastly a rec area would have been nice, small table with a grill would have been great! Especially considering all the rooms dont have microwaves or kitchen areas. Over all we had a nice stay.