Going To Kew West

newone

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Does anyone live in Key West and can help me find a cheap motel to stay. Going there in April for a few days.
I have three days for free at one of the hotels out there.But will like to stay longer. Got airfare and car rental. Just need someplace for me and wife to sleep without costing us so much money.
 

beth

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My home town. There are no cheap hotels. You will be going at the height of spring break, if you go before easter, so plan to spend a few hundred a nite on a standard hotel room. If you go after Easter, use expedia to see what you can find, likely one of the chain hotels will have the best deal. You'llbe lucky to get something under $100.
 

skipperdz

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cant really use key west + cheap in the same sentence. gotta plan wayu far ahead to get any kind of deal down there!
 

phixer

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Spent many years down there, but always stayed at Truman annex or Boca Chica. Hate to say it but lodging in KW is very $.
 

jlem

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On a subject other than a hotel. Do not go on a snorkling tour with a big group. They take you to a beat up reef that has sea fans, fish and nothing else. Find a local boat captain that will take you fishing and snorkling to a real nice reef. You will pay about $20.00 more but it is well worth it.
 

saltn00b

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the diving around key west is a little weak, if you want some of the best diving in the US and the world, however, take a 45 minute drive to big pine key or Marathon (either side of the 7 mile bridge) and get a 2-3 tank dive out to Looe Key, a protected marine sanctuary. Nothing short of spectacular.
 

tacoma38

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There are no cheap hotels in keys.i was there last april and everything was 175 and up per night.But the weather was great and u will love it.The reef was disappointing,they basicly take u to the dead one.Well i hope there is a better one,i didnt see it!!But you must check out the butterfly exsibit.And be sure to take everything u will need,because nothing cheap.Water camera where 20 dollars each.lighters 4 bucks,tan lotion.be sure to take a good camera and alot of water cameras if u plan on going to the reef.u must put some thought in to this or u will spend alot.Between me and my girlfriend we dropped 4 grand there in one week,but we dived everday,parsailed,jet skis,party supply and junk we bought.But it was really worth it we both had a ball.take as many tours as u can afford.they were the best money we spent.wish i was going with you..Thay have every kind of boat u can think of to take tours on,like old sail boat,pt 109 like jfk was on,catmaran.its awesome.But take more money then u where planning,if not u will be sorry..there is that much stuff u will want to do..
 

firerescue

Member
Also dive mollasses reef and the wreck duane and they sunk a amphibious land ship there too. This is off of key largo.
 

earlybird

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Originally Posted by saltn00b
the diving around key west is a little weak, if you want some of the best diving in the US and the world, however, take a 45 minute drive to big pine key or Marathon (either side of the 7 mile bridge) and get a 2-3 tank dive out to Looe Key, a protected marine sanctuary. Nothing short of spectacular.
MY favorite drive in the world. I take 41 from Fort Myers b/c I love that drive. It's even better trailering a boat. Better yet trailering a boat home with lobster and fish in the cooler.
Stay at the KOA. Not that expensive at all.
 
your going down in april?? born and rised.. pure breed "conch". hope you have fun, if your going to go fishing, go on the "king conch". he's my uncle, he has really good prices, has for hotels , good luck with that. in april kinda around spring break, its going to be expensive. anyways hope you have fun, after 3 days you will run out of stuff to do, then it gets boring...
josh
 

sig45

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there are no cheap hotels in april, Spring break season is about to start, here in florida.
 

saltn00b

Active Member
oh spring break has already started, i have seen them supple youngins running around downtown FTL :D
 

earlybird

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Spring breakers from Indiana and Ohio are represented in Ft. Myers this month. April is late for college spring break.
 
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