We have stayed here a few times. The people have always been good to us and very friendly. I don't need to spend, $200 a night for a room that I am only going to be in for 10 hours a day. Our first time there, we were checking out on a Sunday, and knowing that parking down there, can be a pain, we asked, would y'all mind if we left the car here and walked to church? They said, no problem. It's one block away from Duval Street, yet, quite. Park the car and Bring the bicycles. Location is great, and so is the price.

This is an older hotel that is extremely clean and comfortable. The first year we went to Key West we stayed at the CASA but soon realized for the price you are just not in your room enough to justify such an expense. The next year we found Southwinds. It's a older hotel but EXTREMELY clean and comfortable. We like to stay in one of the rooms that has a little kitchenette with a full size refrigerator, microwave etc... We have stayed here for the last 9 years and book as soon as we leave for the next year. We save tons of money and have a comfortable clean place to sleep and so close to Duval. We can financially stay anywhere we want but also realize the value of our dollar and would recommend Southwinds every time......as for Linda she's awesome!!!

The Southwind Motel is an older property but well maintained and extremely clean. Located on Simonton one block off Duval, on the ocean end of Duval in Old Town. Room had two double beds, a mini fridge and recently remodeled bathroom.

We spent 3 nights at the Southwind. It started off very sour as there was a sign on the door with a "be right back". After a while of waiting we called the after-hours line posted on the front wall. The lady was NOT happy that we did that b/c it costs them. Well we asked the all-important question-why don't you have a phone number on the "be right back" sign. She said the owner doesn't allow it? After we got that squared away she lightened up a bit. We basically used the place to keep our stuff for our stay there...the beds were hard but that was expected. Maid service was very good, it's just small, but we were happy to get $99/night. Rent bicycles as it's about a mile I believe to all the action on Duval. Just don't expect much from this motel. Oh, we were told on the phone that they had an ice maker, they do not have an ice maker we had to go buy our own ice.