Florida Keys Trip: Key West Part 1
Ever since I got back from this trip I have been in a major funk. I don’t know if it is post-vacation blues, residual hangovers, pms or what, but I just can’t seem to pull my thoughts together enough to write a coherent post. Please forgive me if this is all over the place.
For my own sanity, I am going to break this vacay-recap into several parts.
Key West Highlights– Part 1:
Let me just first start this out by saying that our Key West hotel was AMAZING!! I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend it. It was called The Marquesa. The rooms and grounds were absolutely gorgeous. From the moment we checked in, we were treated like royalty. They poured us a complimentary glass of wine, filled our ice bucket, gave us a tour of the property and genuinely made us feel like we were at home. After a long day of traveling, this was just what the doctor ordered.
Our room…the doors opened up right to the pool
Wine…mmmm…starting the trip on a great note:
Since the hotel was located just a short walk away from Duvall Street (where everyone goes to party), we decided to head out for the evening and check out the scene.
We had a fun dinner at Salsa Loca first…
We spent the majority of our first evening at Sloppy Joe’s… such a fun place!
Since our rooms were located right by the main pool area, at night when we slept we could hear the sound of the waterfall. I slept really well that first night (it may have also had something to do with all the drinks we had that night, but I’m still thinking it was the waterfall).
The next day we discovered that they put out complimentary iced tea for the guests to enjoy. You really got the idea that the staff cared if you were enjoying the stay and they wanted to go out of their way to make it nice. I can’t say enough good things about this place.
Here are a few photos of the pool area:
Beautiful flowers everywhere…it was like the Garden of Eden..
Enjoying some ice tea by the pool…
I couldn’t visit Key West without a tour of the Ernest Hemingway house. I don’t think I’ve read any of his books, but I was really curious to see those weird six-toed cats.
One of the freaky cats up close….
This one was named Charlie Chaplin…
Up next…Sunset Cruise in Key West!!
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Ooooh…it looks lovely! I’ve never been! I am looking forward to hearing more about it!
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Hey looks like you guys had fun. I could use a vacation but traveling with 4 kids is no vacation for this lady here. Your lucky!
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Yay!!! I’ve been waiting for this post! Can’t wait to see the rest. You look awesome by the way!! You are inspiring me to go workout….
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that hotel looks stunning!
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I’ve never been either. what a great trip!
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I have read “A Farewell to Arms” by Hemingway and it was really bittersweet. He was such a descriptive writer. It was almost as though he put thought into ever emotion, thought, and tangible item. I would love to tour the Hemingway house!! That was so cool.
The hotel looks really serene. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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