to begin with, were were under the impression that every room has a jacuzzi, WRONG. We got to the hotel, and they upgraded us to a beautiful room overlooking the gulf on the 4th floor. Walked into the room, there was a beautiful living room, bedroom, porch, and a dinky little bathroom, with no jacuzzi. Insert Extremely angry face here.when we booked the room, we were told that we would have a jacuzzi, but low and behold, we didnt. But whatever, who needs one when your in key west anyway. So just be careful when bookign this place, it seems to cater to the rich snobs and push us normal folk around.

WITH THAT SAID, this place was perfect location, extremly clean, with everything you can imagine. Good towels, soap, ect ect. Excellent pool area, with lots of 30 year old guys trying to hit on everything that walked by, which was a funny sight. they wouldnt let us check in early, because they said our room wasnt ready, but i know it was. They DID however call our cell phone at around 2:30 to let us check in. The view was spectacular from the porch. Bad TV channel selection tho. Oh yea, and there was a mysterious mini bar charge for 2.56 for something i didnt take. Hmm.. THEY DID only charge us for 1 night of parking tho, so i guess it evens out. If you dont like to tip, dont stay at this place. finally the elevators here were not air conditioned or even air blown, it was about 125 degrees in them, and made for a miserable 25 seconds of freefall. All in all, this was an excellent place, but i dont know if it was worth 270 dollars per night....

We stayed here as part of our Florida fly drive in June 2005.

The location of the hotel cannot be bettered for me, you are right in the heart of Key West, the Conch trolley tour depot is just across the street, and Sloppy Joe's bar is also only a stone's throw away.

Our room was the most attractive room I've stayed in, in North America, with some nice little touches, a Teddy Bear on the bed, wonderful toiletries & a stunning wash/vanity/bathroom area, which could be opened out or covered with shutters if someone needed privacy.

The rooms all have jacuzzis, which we took advantage of, as well as double sinks & as many fluffy towels as anyone could need. The bed was a very comfortable Sleigh-style, not too soft with ample provision of pillows & layers of quilts (who needs a quilt in Key West!?!).

The hotel has it's own pier, with a very lively bar situated at the hotel end, which is open the public & hotel guests, and there was live music nightly. Serving staff were lovely, not intrusive but very good at keeping the drinks flowing. You also have a great view of the enormous cruise ships which dock at Key West each day from here.

The hotel has it's own watersports dock, yards from the pier & close to the the hotel entrance. They offer speed boating, boat hire, parasailing, jet ski, almost every thing you could want to do. We enjoyed the Jet Ski tour, $110 for 90mins with 2 of us on one machine. You are taken all around the bay & out into the atlantic and it was very very enjoyable, if a little scary at times! This is pretty good value for Jet Skiing in these parts.

Small negative points for us, well, our room was only on the 2nd floor, so the view was 99% blocked by palm trees, so we could hear the sunset celebrations, but not actually see much of it, although we didn't spend a lot of time in the room as we were out enjoying ourselves.

Parking is valet only, currently $18 per day, so include that in your budget.

When we arrived, we were told our room wasn't ready. It was 1.30pm & we were told to check back later, but it would definitley be ready by 4pm!! We had driven down from Key Largo, so could have done with going straight to the room, this was the only annoying part of our whole trip, but they could advertise the late check in times more. I don't think 1.30pm is that early to try & check in to most hotels. I must stress none of these things would prevent us from staying here again.

We didn't eat at the hotel, because we enjoy eating out & sampling the local cuisine, both Carolines cafe & the Hard Rock cafe are highly recommended in Key West, as is Fogartys Bar & Restaurant, all within a 5-10 minute stroll of this stunning hotel.

All in all, This is THE place to stay here, everything right on your door, high standards of cleanliness & friendly staff, especially the valet parking guys.

This is THE place to stay, a bit pricey but worth the convenience and amenities.

We just returned from a glorious week in Key West. It was our third trip to Key West and our second trip to the Ocean Key Resort. It is a wonderful place. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. We are already planning our June 2006 trip!

First of all, you can't beat the location. We walked EVERYWHERE. They do charge $18/night for parking, but you don't need a car. If you rent a car, bring it back to the rental place and take a cab back to the hotel. That's what we did!

Secondly, the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Upon our arrival, (we traveled for 15 hours due to some horrible delays) we were pleasantly surprised to find out we were upgraded from a city-view standard room to a one bedroom ocean front suite. The view was breathtaking and the room was immaculate. The bed was so comfortable, I'm still getting used to sleeping in my own bed again!

Third, the waitress at the pool, Rosie, was so friendly and attentive to us our whole trip. She gave us all sorts of tips on what to do and where to eat. I miss her already! Alison at the front desk was also very friendly and answered any of our questions.

Like I said, this is our home away from home, and I cry whenever I have to leave. We enjoy the Ocean Key and we will definitely be back next year.