We recently took a 7-night trip to Key West, Florida. We arrived the Friday before Christmas and flew back the Friday after.
Highlights included: drinking, eating, bar crawling, more drinking, skydiving, boating (twice, on boats we drove ourselves), going to church on Christmas Eve, visiting Fred the Tree on the old Seven-Mile Bridge, miniature golfing, and more drinking. We stayed in a bed-and-breakfast just off Duval Street, literally overlooking the Hemingway House. The day before we left, we made a trip to the Hemingway House and paid the admission, solely so we could walk around the grounds and molest as many of the sixty-odd cats living there as we could manage.
This was our room. It was small, no question. We’re pretty used to high-end hotels, and this was different — the (king-size) bed took up most of the room. But it was comfortable, with A/C we could control ourselves, and a small balcony that looked right over the pool of the Hemingway House. We could look at those cats (or the tourists who visited their abode) day or night. One night, I looked over and saw a bride-and-groom couple fleeing into the bathrooms for a quick break from their guests, presumably waiting for them at their reception on the opposite lawn.
The B&B had a separate entrance for every room, all named after European cities. We were in the Pamplona room. The central courtyard had a small pool, or essentially a long hot-tub, and they served breakfast on the pool deck. There was also an advertised “free happy hour” which turned out to be pretty minimal, beer and wine but no spirits.
But anyway, we enjoyed the visit and we’d stay there again, all other things being equal. Being a minute off Duval Street was very convenient, and surprisingly, there really wasn’t much noise to keep us up at night. We just have to get used to staying in a smaller accommodation, and maybe bringing less stuff. We do not know how to travel light. 🙂
And for kindness’ sake, we should promote our hosts: https://www.andrewsinn.com/
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