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The Gardens Hotel vs Island House
The Gardens Hotel and Island House are both rated highly by travel writers. Overall, The Gardens Hotel scores significantly better than Island House. The Gardens Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 93 with recommendations from 9 publications including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.
The Gardens Hotel
Concierge
Fodor's
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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526 Angela St, Key West, FL 33040
From $428 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The former estate of Peggy Mills, a local garden lover, is now a romantic retreat situated in a lush botanical setting intertwined with walkways and dotted with fountains."
Fodor's
"The romantic inn offers several types of accommodations, from standard rooms with garden and courtyard views to a two-bedroom carriage house suite."
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Frommer's
"Behind the greenery is a Bahamian-style hideaway with luxuriously appointed rooms in the main house, garden and courtyard rooms in the carriage house, and one ultrasecluded cottage."
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Travel + Leisure
"This boutique B&B housed in a circa-1870 plantation-style mansion is the most graceful place to stay on the island."
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DK Eyewitness
"An idyllic Key West hideaway, Gardens Hotel comprises carriage houses and an historic main house that is listed on the National Register."
Island House
Fodor's
Rough Guide
Oyster
Time Out
1129 Fleming St., Key West, FL 33040
From $334 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Geared specifically toward gay men, this hotel features a health club, a video lounge, a café and bar, and rooms in historic digs."
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Rough Guide
"Men-only, clothing optional resort that’s one of the few remaining cruisey accommodation options in town: there’s a sauna, video room and large pool-cum-sundeck."
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Located in historic Key West, Island House is a 34-room boutique designed exclusively for gay men."
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Time Out
"Here, amid lush foliage and gingerbread architecture, guests shed their clothes and inhibitions. Bronzed Muscle Marys glisten under the mist spray system on the sun deck or bare all by the pool."
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