There Tiki bar is comfortable not to pricey the rooms are expensive for what they are. Due to hurricane Erma every thing in the ropoms are new. The rooms back door opens to sea canal with a boat dock for motel guests only.The staff is friendly. The room price was 164$ but we'll worth the price if you spend any time at the bar. The bar also has good food at reasonable prices. I had there 16 of rib eye it included onion ,mushrooms and broccoli on the side and French fried potatoes it was very good. All together it was an enjoyable experience.
Stayed here during a motorcycle trip to the keys. They made it easy for us to sneak a few dives in as well. Very good people. Made us feel special, as if we were the only guests they had at the time. Would recommend this dive center to all my friends. I have. Will be going back this winter.
The room was a typical no frills beach room. We went to dive and it we had a great time. The dive shop is right there on site. They were well organized, very patient and the equipment was in excellent condition. The viability was very good and we saw an excellent variety of tropical reef fish. When done they gave us drink tickets for the on-site Tiki bar. The bar has good drinks, live music and friendly staff. The the total package I give them a 5.
I dive a bit in the keys and usually go to Key Largo as it's closer to home (Miami) but if you drive the extra hour and a half to Looe key the reefs are in better shape and there is a great assortment of fish. It's also fairly close to Key West and the diving in Key West isn't that great so I would recommend if you are staying in Key West, dive in Looe Key. They run snorkel and scuba, with nitrox and a full dive shop, rental and classes. They take a pontoon boat that holds about 30 people and it's a 15 minute ride from the shop out to the dive site. This is one of the best operators in the lower keys. Water temp is about high 70 to low 80's year round
I've repeatedly visited Looe Key to go out on the reefs. I enjoy being taken on several different reefs vs. the same ones when I've taken trips with them. Also the price is great for the two reefs you get to spend time on each for an hour. There are alcoholic beverages on the way back, water, Gatorade, soda, and hot dogs, hamburgers available for purchase on the boat. Some of the best reefs I've been on.
This review is about the hotel and accommodations for boaters.
We tow our boat to the keys around once a year for snorkeling and diving, and have tried various places to stay, so we understand what you get in the keys.
The hotel rooms are neat, convenient and priced reasonably. You don't spend much time in the room, so you don't need much. I'd definitely stay here again.
There's a nice canal directly behind the rooms. We paid $15 to keep the boat here, intending to put it in the water the evening we arrived so we'd be ready to go boating in the morning. Front desk advised us not to use the ramp that night. No real explanation why, but we follow advice, generally.
It was good advice, except that he should have stopped before telling us not to use the ramp "tonight." Should have said "don't use the ramp." Maybe he could have added "unless you're just putting in a canoe or kayak," because that's all that this crumbling slope should be used for.
Don't use the ramp.
Loved this place! Price was right, great service, great food, nice pool. We had a great time and will be back. Thank you
Food service at the bar was slow. Bartender was more interested in speaking to customers than serving me. Fish sandwich was dry and $15
I stayed in room 29. Everything was heavenly, as I settled into my room that was cool except the slight smell I got rid of with incense and opening the window..I calculated my rest hours needed to drive safely to my next destination then 3 hours before my scheduled time to wake I was tortured by the aound of a excavation truck then a concrete truck directly outside my door to do work on one of the rooms. When I asked for extra hour to sleep I was told no, they need to sell the room to another person..sorry. They did give me a 10% discount. But now im on my way to possibly dosing on my trip as all rooms are sold out in the area because of spring break.
The Snorkeling Trip was amazing and deserves 5 stars. They take you out to a wildlife sanctuary at Looe Key (a submerged key and coral reef) which takes about a half hour. They stop for an hour at one location, then motor to a second location. Both stops the visibility was great with lots of underwater wildlife. We saw:
Reef sharka
Barracuda
Huge Groupers
Rays
And tons of colorful fish
They give you a free drink ticket to hit the bar/restaurant after. We happened to go on Wed with $0.50 wings.
What a great experience for $39 including rental
Me and my husband stayed here for an extended weekend in Oct. It was awesome. Nothing fancy but then it was 100$ a night so I wasn't expecting much. The room we stayed in was basically a concrete block with a separate bathroom. It was clean with no carpeting and was perfect for us as we went to go diving. We went down again with our 3 kids later on but didn't stay there, just went snorkeling with them and it was fantastic. I'd say if you're just going to the keys to enjoy the water it's a wonderful spot. if your looking for a luxury place to stay obviously look elsewhere