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Marvin K

RUSTIC

3.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 13 Oct 2023
VERY VERY rustic. Example air conditioner required turning off it was so loud.
Clean room ..beds soft.. bathroom clean .. coffee supplied. Pool was excellent!!! ... but walkways are very old planks... outside areas sandy because building is physically placed sea level. Expensive to keep a boat there... $35 per night...also cost to launch... place could use updating.
Date of stay: October 2023
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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    Reviewed 28 July 2023 via mobile

    This was a mistaken reservation. Our intent was to make a reservation at a place 1/2 mile to the south that used to be called Conch Key cottages..
    Well, we we’re surprised when we pulled into this 1950’s “Fish Camp”! This was a last minute reservation for just 3 nights (3 brothers and 9 yr old son. Luckily no wives, because they would have walked right back out as soon as they saw the room). More on the room later.
    There were beer bottles lying all over “beach” and rocks surrounding the rocky parking lot that was full of mud holes! The dock or boarded walkways had paddle boards, chairs, trash, old broken fishing poles lying everywhere (see attached pics). The tiki hut out back is in shambles & not a single bar stool or plastic chair matched either in style or color!! (Two broken chaise lounge chairs were lying on their side- not even six feet away from a dumpster where they should be in!)
    All of the dock pilings are mismatched as well. Some of the walkways are concrete, old artificial grass or uneven boards. There was a string of landscaping lights strung between the palm trees- only one bulb worked and the other 11 sockets didn’t even have bulbs! Very few guardrails. The place has been painted like an Easter egg- I think it’s whatever needs painting they use whatever paint they get for free or discounted & hire a 10 yr old for the job! That’s no joke! Onto the room; two queen beds (questionable bed stands that were not attached to a headboard) mixed matched dresser & nightstands a small refrigerator with an even smaller microwave sitting on top. A 32” T.V. hanging on the wall & a very dated (1950’s) bathroom.
    The manager (Bill?) was handling everything by himself. Checking, provided and delivered exterior towels. He even went out back to help us fuel our boat- which was one positive of having fuel pumps at their dock as well as an on site boat ramp (very narrow between the motel and another building & fence- you will need to be an experienced boater to back down this ramp!)
    If you are looking for any type of luxury, look elsewhere. If you HAVE to stay here as a last resort, be prepared & envision a 1950’s fish camp with little to no amenities except; a questionable boat ramp, fuel dock & first come dockage, A.C. That will cool to only 72’ a T.V. Small saltwater pool & a small beach that you will have to clear yourself- but bring your own chair’s because most all theirs are broken!

    Room tip: Look elsewhere
    Date of stay: July 2023
    Trip type: Travelled with family
    Thank Shawn S
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    Reviewed 2 July 2023 via mobile

    If you are a “luxury hotels only type”, you are not gonna dig this place. If you are someone looking for a clean, quirky, old place to stay in the middle Keys area, I highly recommend giving it a go!
    The place is old but the beds were immaculate and comfortable, the pool area and our balcony were fantastic & the beach area is scrubby and yes, you either need to climb down a dock ladder or climb over some rocks to swim there - but there are also kayaks and jet skis you can rent!
    The staff are super friendly and helpful - and yes, they step away from the store/check in desk at times but they are available by phone 24/7 and will get you whatever it is you’re needing.
    We would absolutely stay here again. We thought it was great, Old Florida fun.

    Date of stay: July 2023
    Trip type: Travelled with family
    Thank Suton D
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    Reviewed 19 June 2023

    Well I booked my room and then was looking at the reviews. I was like man did I just make a mistake? But i decided to go with my gut and keep it. I’d like to say the staff there is amazing! We ran our boat down from pompano and got caught up in a storm they stayed in contact with us and made sure we were taken care of even after they were closed. Even asked if we needed food or anything from town. So back to the reviews. After reading them and staying there I can say this. It is a great keys spot ! The ORIGINAL Keys! Not the let’s ruin the keys by building big giant resorts and taking the simplistic lifestyle away keys. We had a blast the place is a time capsule the staff bends over backwards for you. Thanks guys we will be back 🤙🏻

    Date of stay: June 2023
    • Trip type: Travelled with family
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    1  Thank Chris T
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    Reviewed 30 May 2023 via mobile

    After coming from a 4 days Disney Cruise and 1 night in Miami at the Hilton Miami Dade Hotel we went to this “Hotel” … first: its not a hotel, its a motel that left me completely embarrased to bring my family to this place that I paid more than $300 a night thinking that would be a lovely place based on the pictures posted … completely different, uncomfortable and unpleasant !!! The two bedrooms are completely open with no privacy at all !

    No toiletries and the towels in bad conditions. We had to placed the luggage in the door due to lack of locks in the door … yellow spot in the sheets … well completely awful and dirty, If I have had the knowledge that it was a MOTEL, I wouldn’t bring my family to this place.

    Since the purpose of the travel was to reach Key West and they come back to Tampa as our final destination, we thought to make a stop in Marathon as a happy medium place to stay.

    Around 10pm we returned to the “hotel” and found out the conditions of the “hotel” with no options to return back to Tampa at that time.

    We decided to stay in only for one night and leave early around 6am … and guess what happened? around 2am, we heard a thumped noise in the ‘balcony’ that left us all scary and then someone was knocking at the door ! When I called out my niece’s husband by his name the person stop knocking and left … there was around 3 mens outside looking for the keys of the gate that was closed and they wanted to take their boat out of the water, but why they were looking only at our room ? why they have the nerve to throw things to the balcony and knock at the door at that time ?

    Well, after this horrible nightmare, we decided to leave the “hotel” as soon as possible, but guess what ? no one was available in the office until 9am !!!

    Please, those who has family and specially with children, don’t stay in this MOTEL, it is not suitable for family !

    Room tip: Not suitable for family
    Date of stay: May 2023
    Trip type: Travelled with family
    Thank snmpr
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    Reviewed 29 May 2023 via mobile

    The photos on this website are so misleading, it is dirty, there is no one site bar they call it a “self service” bar the pic on there site is a lie
    They also charge you half of your visit as deposit, when we got there, no way we were staying and they would not budge no refund
    I will post pics compare to the website it’s really sad places do this to people

    Room tip: Don’t go
    Date of stay: May 2023
    Trip type: Travelled as a couple
    Thank Debbie H
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