Key West Travel Guide

Perhaps the most visited island of all in the Florida Keys, Key West hosts a diverse selection of travel and tourist accommodations to choose from. Key West is located only 90 miles from Cuba, and features year round tropical weather. There are world class Florida Keys resorts and spas, hotels from small to large inns, as well as guest houses, bed and breakfasts plus private homes and Key West guest cottages.

The Key West resorts and spas feature attention to detail that is second to none. Many Key West properties have been newly renovated and offer extensive creature comforts with resort spas that include massage therapy, steam rooms, gyms, and much, much more. Beautiful, swimming pools with swim up bars and beautiful Key West beaches create a tropical experience that rivals the Caribbean. These Key West hotels also boast wireless internet services, as well high definition cable TV with premium channels.

Every Key West resort hotel has multiple dining facilities to choose from, casual to elegant, continental to waterfront.

The luxury hotel Key West properties also welcome both national and internationl corporate events and meetings. The Key West hotels provide support with in-house audio, video equipment, fax machines, computers, and also have meeting planners to help coordinate off property excursions. These include, Airport Meet and Greet, Catering and Local Dining, Eco Tours and Kayaking, Floral and Decor, Fishing and Tournaments – Deep Sea, Light Tackle, Flats and Fly Fishing, Music and Entertainment, Golf and Instruction and Tournaments, Local Color! – Female Impersonators & Mallory Square Sunset Performers, Photography and Videography Services, Key West Tours, Spouse Programs, Watersports, Parasailing, Jet Ski’s and All Day Watersports Parties.

Key West also includes many discount hotels and national hotel motel facilities that cater to family travelers as well as budget minded tourists. These Key West properties feature the standard amenities that you would expect to find in a national chain hotel and many are located just steps from downtown Key West's famous Duval Street. Here you will find Florida Keys and Key West attractions like The Hemingway House, Sloppy Joe's Bar, Jimmy Buffet's Margaretville, The Key West Aquarium, The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum plus local theaters, exhibits and numerous other Key West attractions.

Key West guest houses are extremely popular and plentiful in Key West. Many are authentic antique style "Conch" houses that have been lovingly restored into charming Key West guest accommodations. Tropical suites with kitchens as well private rooms all can be found these Key West guest houses. Some even feature private guest cottages complete with clothing optional outdoor Jacuzzi spas and pools. Some Key West guests houses are skewed toward the gay and lesbian community and feature properties that host gay events and festivals.

Additionally, Key West welcomes it's travel visitors with inns and bed and breakfast accommodations. Here the Key West locals open their doors to share local cooking and traditional "Conch" style living.

Key West private homes, available to rent on a monthly basis, are nestled in amongst charming restaurants, bistros, bakeries and coffee shops. Many Key West restuarants feature local Cuban cuisine as well as other ethnic dishes. Key West caters to every taste in food, from fine, Florida Keys dining to casual off the sidewalk restaurants. Many are open air and celebrate pet lovers as well as the free range local chickens and roosters that walk the streets and lanes of Key West.

Key West's legendary nightlife begins at its' world famous Key West Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square. Several largeKey West hotels surround the waterfront sunset celebration area and you can enjoy all the sights and sounds right from your balcony or terrace. Here sailboat cruises take tourists on sunset sails with complimentary drinks and food. On land, Key West street performers of all types entertain the large nightly Key West crowds with feats of juggling, fire eating, tight rope walking, and unique magic and animal acts.

After the sun goes down over the Florida Straights,stroll along the many Key West streets and enjoy the exciting, legendary, Key West nightlife. Bars, live music, restaurants, gift shops, fine jewelry, shopping, drag shows and people watching are just some of the attractions to see and do.

And while you are staying in Key West, be sure to take in one of the annual Florida Keys events and festivals that will surely be going on. Fantasy Fest, Conch Republic Days, The Parrot Head Convention, The Songwriters Festival, The Cuban American Festival, The Poetry and Literary Festival, The Key West Sailing Regatta, The Offshore Powerboat Races, Sculpture Key West, The Hemingway Days, Womenfest, and many more.

Be sure to watch the travel video about the Key West Chamber of Commerce and the many other videos inside KeysTV for more tourist and vacation information! Also, print the many discounts found on coupons associated with each video. And to make getting there easy, there are even driving maps as well.