We stayed at the Drop Anchor for one night on 12/15. We were attending a birthday party and the entire resort was booked for the event. Given that it was such a festive occasion and the entire resort was at our disposal, we had a wonderful time and absolutely loved the location and our room. From what I could tell, I think we had one of the best rooms (#7) and it was huge with a view of the ocean. Our unit also had a nice kitchen and large balcony. I would say this is the perfect option for a family reunion, laid-back wedding, or other group event. The amenities include hammocks, a pool, and seaside adirondack chairs for lounging. This is by no means a luxury or "new" property, but if you are looking for a "mid-Keys" laid back experience, I highly recommend the Drop Anchor resort. We would definitely stay again and request the same room.

I am not going to be too negative about our stay at Drop Anchor because the problem was not so much their fault but ours...We had just travelled from Treasure Island(brand new condo) and then Naples (fabulous luxury hotel) and we were tired, slightly dissappointed with Key Largo and Islamorada so booked the first room we could get with a kitchen (due to dietary needs). We prefer the newer, more modern style of condo hotel with all the mod cons and we are just not suited to the old motel style. The room was bright and modern with laminate floor, white walls and big chunky furniture and was quite nice but it was some of the fixings ie bathroom, doors, windows , air con unit that really showed the age of the place. Kitchen very compact but new units and sink. Full size cooker but only 2 plug points above the cooker so when you needed to use microwave, which was on a trolley unit, you had to move it in front of the cooker to plug it in. Despite this the room was immaculately clean with complimentary good quality toiletries but you had to pay for maid service. Owner was very nice and helpful.
I cannot dispute that the outside area is beautiful but please note that there is NO beach...only man made area of sand. Nevertheless they have really made the most of their grounds with nice clean pool, hammocks, tiki huts etc. But it is the shell of the buildings, the walkways etc which all seemed a bit jaded, dusty and rundown. From the pictures, our room was not as nice as some of the others. We stayed end of Sept and place was full so must be popular. We checked out early and set off for Pompana Beach, near Fort Lauderdale and compared to the other hotels with stayed at this appeared to be expensive for what you get.

Motel style a bit old, didnt feel very clean although was ok. This was one of the most expensive places we stayed on a 3 month holiday around america and it really wasnt worth the money, nice pool though and a couple of nice hammocks right on the water, there are places for boats to moor. TV didnt work or hairdryer but management came and fixed. Nice restaurants around but need a car and they were expensive. Probably wouldn't return as a bit uninspiring

First I want to say I am not one to bash a hotel- I have stayed in Islamorada for the last five years on the return trip from Key West- So I am aware that we are in the Keys and everything is very laid back (actually this is the reason we keep coming back). When I called
I asked alot of questions- I was never told that this was the start of bartenders week - upon arrival when I realized this I was assured that there were only a few staying there and that they never have problems with them. This was far from the truth- We did not get any sleep both nights- people coming back at 2 in the morning yelling and people all over the grounds drinking sleeping everywhere outside.
After leaving for the day for our boat rental we returned to the hotel- We were in the pool and my husband had to ask the guys to watch their language only to be ignored. He went to the desk and again nicely told the owners about it and they just assured us that they have never had any problems and that they are just kids. We would have left had we been able to get a reservation someplace else and we were leaving the next morning. On another subject there were mites in the bathrooms and you have to ask for towels everyday. I knew this wasn't the Ritz and we only spent $200.00 a day- but I really believe the way the we were treated as guests was horrible and I would never for back again. Do yourself a favor and stay someplace else. There are alot of other hotels in this price range which are friendlier and cleaner.