Pier House Resort & Caribbean Spa
It’s fair to say that no hostelry is more “front and center” hereabouts than this former pineapple factory, which helped put Key West on the map as a vacation destination upon opening in 1968, provided a hangout for the likes of Truman Capote, and helped launch careers like those of treasure hunter Mel Fisher, chef Norman van Aken, Bob Marley, and Parrothead-in-Chief Jimmy Buffett. Besides location, it offers 6 acres’ worth of bells and whistles including a sweet little beach. Alas, the hotel is overdue for a refurbishment as we go to press. We docked it a star for outdated decor, maintenance issues, and high pricing (to which you must add a resort fee). Still, some find a stay here to be a wonderfully evocative way to do Key West.
It’s fair to say that no hostelry is more “front and center” hereabouts than this former pineapple factory, which helped put Key West on the map as a vacation destination upon opening in 1968, provided a hangout for the likes of Truman Capote, and helped launch careers like those of treasure hunter Mel Fisher, chef Norman van Aken, Bob Marley, and Parrothead-in-Chief Jimmy Buffett. Besides location, it offers 6 acres’ worth of bells and whistles including a sweet little beach. Alas, the hotel is overdue for a refurbishment as we go to press. We docked it a star for outdated decor, maintenance issues, and high pricing (to which you must add a resort fee). Still, some find a stay here to be a wonderfully evocative way to do Key West.
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