The property was conveniently located halfway along the FL keys in Marathon, enabling us to more easily visit a variety of parks, beaches, restaurants, and tourist attractions in the area. Porkys restaurant next door has the best baby back Ribs ever along with a miniature golf course. Also located next door is Legendary jet skis which offers great jet ski tours of the FL keys. Located nearby is the 7 mile bridge which provides for a nice evening stroll as the sun sets over the horizon. We got the Osprey Apt which had a deck on the back where we could have breakfast and look out over the marina and water. One morning we saw dolphins swimming by as we sat on the veranda for breakfast. That was a special treat!

The only thing I didn’t like isn’t a complaint about the property itself, but rather about pallets that were stacked on the peninsula next to the marina which blocked some of the beauty of the sunset view. Other than that, it was awesome!

The location was perfect. We were able to use the free rental bikes to many places including out the 2 mile bridge to Pigeon Key. The room was newly remodeled with a fridge bigger than a dorm, coffee maker, toaster, microwave and even beach towels. It was very clean.

We were in the Sting Ray. My major complaints are that the mattress needs replaced and the blinds on the big window don’t cover the left side so that anyone could see us going back and forth to the bathroom if they tried looking. We hung a towel to cover most of that. The bikes were old and rusty but worked and we were told they would be replaced soon.

At first glance, it may not look inviting, but it was gaining in my eyes with each passing moment. We stayed in Little, a small apartment with no kitchen, only a microwave and a coffee maker and basic cutlery. Beds super comfortable. Peaceful and quiet. From the window a view of the quay. Barbecues, deck chairs, hammocks and chairs available. Next door Porky's pub with pretty good food and mini golf. Great base for key west, just an hour's drive. Sombrero beach is beautiful and only a 5 min drive. Small pool with warm water also available!

Nothing really, maybe next time we would take apt with kitchen.

Value

10 am checkout

The room with a kitchen, separate bedroom and large seating area was huge and well equipped. There was a dining table which we did not expect. Weather was uncharacteristically cold and windy but the accomodation was warm and dry (there were air cons and large fans in every room so probable can be cool if needed! The double bed was enormous by European standards! Lots of nice old fashioned furniture and definitely one up on mass produced hotels. Lots of water sports on offer nearby. The restaurant was good and on the doorstep.

We had booked for 3 people and the heavy sofa was in the way of the fold down bed which had not been made. So had to spend 15 minutes sorting the room out. The toilet and shower were clean but it felt a bit dated. Kitchen also felt a bit dated. This is not a criticism as it sort of fits the ambience of the area and of the accommodation but just to be aware of what you are getting.

I liked how close it was to a great beach (Sombrero), great food and hang out (Sunset Grill) and Porky’s), activities (Turtle Rescue, Seven Mile Bridge and miniature golf), coffee (Starbucks) as well as grocery/alcohol (Publix).

The picture of my room showed a couch as well as bed but there was no couch😕. That was disappointing as I was originally supposed to travel with my husband but changed at the last minute to my cousin. I thought we would have two places to sleep which turned out not to be the case. We made the best of it but was disappointing at first.

Stayed on their houseboat but for only 1 night and left early next morning for Key West so not enough time to truly enjoy the experience. Comfortable beds, sofa. Loved the bedding and especially the light, warm bed quilt. Great Cuban family run restaurant across the street. Will stay here again.

We stayed on night of Jan. 7, 2025 and the temperature was cold for this location in Florida. Unfortunately there seemed to be no way to heat the houseboat so we were cold. They said they would look into that as the houseboat was new. I think it would be very well air conditioned in the warmer weather as there were 2 air condition units onboard the boat.

Our 2 apartments were large and clean. The Marlin had an excellent location on the water, a well-stocked kitchen, and the staff provided our requested rollaway bed--there was plenty of room to set it up. We arrived with our groceries, cooked dinner, ate in and played games. I especially liked that we could use kayaks. It was a bit windy, but we were still able to kayak --and "bird island" near the resort is worth a kayak trip --so many species of birds, and iguanas. My kids saw sea turtles swimming also. The resort is very close to the 7-mile bridge and we had our own bikes, but the resort also has bikes you can ride. You can ride on the pedestrian/biker bridge but only for 2 miles.

We should've stayed 2 nights here b/c when we arrived at 3 pm for check-in, it was too late to kayak, and then we had to check out the next morning by 10 am. So we enjoyed a morning kayak, but we had to check out of the room prior to going and then we didn't have the room afterward to change. The kitchen in the Garden-view apartment was okay, but needs a few more kitchen utensils and appliances --like a cutting board. I would recommend that the resort change its checkout time to 11 am.

The location was perfect. The sort of hidden nature of the place was very nice. Room was clean although there was a bit of mold in the seams of the shower and a couple of wall panels that were loose. The amenities of the use of bikes, kayaks and paddle boards was very nice. The property was well maintained for the most part.

The wifi based TV was useless. We reset it several times before just giving up. The room was large but had some maintenance issues in the wall covers. There was an iron but no ironing board. Our towels were damp when we got there.

There are about 10 buildings each painted some outrageous fun color and there are two upper floor and two ground floor rooms in each building. Ours had a very large apt frig with freezer and capability to make ice, a microwave, large trash can and a table with two chairs. Really nice little set up. The shower was large, (no tub) and tiled and there were plenty of towels on hand (without asking for more). The two double beds were comfy with loads of pillows, and there were two big windows which opened for air and fun (no screens needed I guess). There was free mini golf, and kayak use and bike use but we didn't use any. Starbucks is in the same building as the shop/office. It is on the west end of the marathon town which was wonderful to travel to Key West which was our destination. There are a lot of dive shops, restaurants etc in Marathon which were good.!

On arrival it was REALLY COLD and had a perfumy smell which I didn't care for - not just cleaning material smell but it may have masked that. We immediately opened the big big windows and turned off the A/C and eventually had a more reasonable temp in the room. I suppose some like a freezing room but it wasn't me! There were two terrific blankets in the bureau. Pretty pricey at $162 a night. I think I made a mistake booking and it should have been $50 a night cheaper but that was my careless ness with the booking app.