Islamorada, an approximate hour-and-a-half drive from Miami, is at the northern end of the popular Florida Keys island collection and provides tourists with opportunities for scuba diving and coral reef exploration in Cotton Key Basin. The hotels at Islamorada offers quick access to these beach activities, as well as Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park. This recreational area offers hiking trails, picnic facilities and chances for bird watching.
Located on the Upper Matecumbe Key, Casa Morada is less than five minutes from Islamorada Fishing Guides and Charters, a company that provides guided fishing and boating excursions throughout the Florida Keys. Amenities at this hotel include a guest laundromat, free yoga classes, DVD library and an on-site restaurant, Waterside Terrace, that serves breakfast and lunch. Casa Morada also offers packages and facilities for weddings and honeymooners. Some of the wedding services include locations for photography shooting and wardrobe rooms. The hotel features 16 suite-style guest rooms that include a private patio, living room area with satellite television and refrigerator. Some of the rooms have a king-sized bed and whirlpool tub.
Casa Morada
136 Madeira Road
Islamorada, FL 33036
888-881-3030
casamorada.com
Cheeca Lodge and Spa is on the Upper Matecumbe Key and provides guests with a private beach located on the Atlantic Coast. Hotel amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, 525-foot fishing pier, tennis court, meeting rooms for conferences and an on-site restaurant, Atlantic's Edge, that serves steak and seafood dishes for dinner every night of the week. The hotel also features a spa that provides massage therapies, sauna and facial treatments. Each of the guest suites at Cheeca Lodge have a plasma television, living room area, marble-furnished bathroom and private patio or balcony. This hotel is near fishing and boating facilities in Islamorada, such as the Coral Bay Marina.
Cheeca Lodge & Spa
81801 Overseas Hwy.
Islamorada, FL 33036
800-327-2888
cheeca.com
Ocean View Inn is an affordable hotel that provides its guests with access to fishing and diving opportunities in Whale Harbor, and is within five minutes from the recreational facilities at Windley Key State Park. Families who stay at Ocean View are less than five minutes from the Theater of the Sea, which offers live dolphin shows and marine wildlife exhibits. Ocean View Inn has an outdoor swimming pool with sun deck, as well as an on-site pub that serves lunch and dinner. The pub also offers televisions for sporting events. All the seven guest rooms at this hotel feature a private balcony, cable television and kitchenette. As of 2010, room rates begin at $89 per night.
Ocean View Inn & Sports Pub
84500 Overseas Hwy.
Islamorada, FL 33036
305-664-8052
theocean-view.com
