Ive been to key west lots of times. The longest ive spent there was 2 weeks. If you grab yourself an airbandb, i suggest you go food shopping and cook some meals. Also rented a bike while i was there. Saved alot of money
Great video! If someone asks to take your picture for you at the southernmost point, they may try to charge you or pull some sort of scam. Also, if you like camping you can stay close by for relatively cheap at Boyd's campground on Stock Island or Big Pine Lodge camp ground on Big Pine Key about 30 minutes north and have breakfast with the little Key deer (they were just walking around the campground last time I was there!). Biking is THE way to get around the island especially for cutting through the back streets with beautifully landscaped houses all around. Be sure to check before going to any roof top bars on Duval street...some of them may be clothing optional as well as the small beach behind the little fort is also clothing optional!
Hotel stay is the biggest exoense. Avoid holidays to keep your cost lower. By pass the bouy & go for Mile Marker 0 instead. Food is relative to what you buy. It's super easy to avoid Duval by using a parallel side street. Walking gets you to most places but yes bring good walking shies.
Going for a week next month, reserved a table every night of the week at the nicer restaurants. My thing is, if I’m gonna spend thousands already, I’m gonna do the things I want to do and try my best not to worry about it
Have friends that live in Key West. Have been going there since 1980. This woman is way off base. Mallory Square at sunset is still one of my favorite palaces. Rent a bike? No rent a car. Restaurants, frequent the ones the locals go to. They're affordable. I could go on and on. Take what she sys with a grain of salt. Do your own research.
My one time visiting KW and this is what I learned traveling mostly solo after splitting a townhouse for 3 nights at a resort on the western side of the island just before the bridge to Stock Island. The resort is actually decent and quite affordable if sharing the rent. There is even a great little local bar there on property and after being out in the crowds all day it’s nice to relax in the ease of your resort. It’s The Coconut Mallory Resort And Marina. From there I stayed at NYAH (Not Your Average Hotel) and was in an all female shared room of 4 comfortable bunk beds with a shared bathroom in the room. You get a key to the room plus a decent size locker as well. You spend all your time outdoors anyways exploring and it is within walking distance to Duvall street, Sunset Mallory Square, The main harbor marina and I even walked to Fort Zackery in 15 minutes. You get a full continental breakfast every morning to fill your belly and fill up your water bottle at their water station. Also free coffee any time in the lobby. 3 decent pools & a jacuzzi plus you meet the coolest people also staying there from all over the globe. I paid on average $120 a night including the extra tax at time of checking in. Seriously you can visit KW on a budget. I bought my alcohol and cigarettes at Walgreens as needed and just enjoyed walking Duvall Street and treating myself as I saw fit with my budget. My favorite spot to be honest was Simonton Beach where all the locals go to enjoy the gulf side. Met so many locals from those who have retired there, to those who work in the hospitality industry to even the beach bums:) They are all uniquely beautiful souls living their lives in paradise! I even was blessed to have flown direct round trip from Indy to KW for $100 on Allegiant Airlines! Haha AND missed my flight home and figured out how to survive another 7 days without any reservations! Highly recommend NYAH, Coconut Mallory Resort & Marina and also rented an Airbnb sailboat by the Fresh Fish Market that came with bikes to ride around Stock Island on and even went back onto KW:) Where there is a will to visit, there is a way💪👁️🙌
I've been to Key West several times, planning is the key for hotels or B&Bs all accommodations...It's not really expensive to eat, the food is amazing and the chefs at top notch...you get what you pay for! It's a tourists area, plus the people who live there are sometimes working 2-3 jobs to afford rent. Without those workers, there is no Key West vacation. I will return in 2025!
Try giving a price range for stuff, whats expensive for you maybe normal for others on vacation, we spend anywhere from 40 to 200 dollars for lunch or dinner when on vacation.
Big tourist trap. Streets are too narrow for the amount of traffic they have to handle. Lots of homelessness and poverty outside of the tourist areas. KW cops can be enthusiastic about enforcing the law where tourists are involved. There’s a saying in southern Florida: “Arrive on vacation, leave on probation.”
No surprise restaurants are expensive in a popular tourist destination. Thanks for the tips and overall rundown, one of my bucket list places.
Ive been to key west lots of times. The longest ive spent there was 2 weeks. If you grab yourself an airbandb, i suggest you go food shopping and cook some meals. Also rented a bike while i was there. Saved alot of money
Great video! If someone asks to take your picture for you at the southernmost point, they may try to charge you or pull some sort of scam. Also, if you like camping you can stay close by for relatively cheap at Boyd's campground on Stock Island or Big Pine Lodge camp ground on Big Pine Key about 30 minutes north and have breakfast with the little Key deer (they were just walking around the campground last time I was there!). Biking is THE way to get around the island especially for cutting through the back streets with beautifully landscaped houses all around. Be sure to check before going to any roof top bars on Duval street...some of them may be clothing optional as well as the small beach behind the little fort is also clothing optional!
First trip to KW should be a few days to get your bearings and some local 411.
Then plan a longer future trip.
Just saved you 7:36
Helpful for an upcoming trip, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Hotel stay is the biggest exoense. Avoid holidays to keep your cost lower. By pass the bouy & go for Mile Marker 0 instead. Food is relative to what you buy. It's super easy to avoid Duval by using a parallel side street. Walking gets you to most places but yes bring good walking shies.
Going for a week next month, reserved a table every night of the week at the nicer restaurants. My thing is, if I’m gonna spend thousands already, I’m gonna do the things I want to do and try my best not to worry about it
915 Duval. Twice winner the James Beard award.
Three weeks. Lucky you. Thank you for sharing.
I just downloaded the menu for Sloppy Joes. Totally reasonable prices
Have friends that live in Key West. Have been going there since 1980. This woman is way off base. Mallory Square at sunset is still one of my favorite palaces. Rent a bike? No rent a car. Restaurants, frequent the ones the locals go to. They're affordable. I could go on and on. Take what she sys with a grain of salt. Do your own research.
Cruise stop. I'm glad i booked a bike tour !
My one time visiting KW and this is what I learned traveling mostly solo after splitting a townhouse for 3 nights at a resort on the western side of the island just before the bridge to Stock Island. The resort is actually decent and quite affordable if sharing the rent. There is even a great little local bar there on property and after being out in the crowds all day it’s nice to relax in the ease of your resort. It’s The Coconut Mallory Resort And Marina. From there I stayed at NYAH (Not Your Average Hotel) and was in an all female shared room of 4 comfortable bunk beds with a shared bathroom in the room. You get a key to the room plus a decent size locker as well. You spend all your time outdoors anyways exploring and it is within walking distance to Duvall street, Sunset Mallory Square, The main harbor marina and I even walked to Fort Zackery in 15 minutes. You get a full continental breakfast every morning to fill your belly and fill up your water bottle at their water station. Also free coffee any time in the lobby. 3 decent pools & a jacuzzi plus you meet the coolest people also staying there from all over the globe. I paid on average $120 a night including the extra tax at time of checking in. Seriously you can visit KW on a budget. I bought my alcohol and cigarettes at Walgreens as needed and just enjoyed walking Duvall Street and treating myself as I saw fit with my budget. My favorite spot to be honest was Simonton Beach where all the locals go to enjoy the gulf side. Met so many locals from those who have retired there, to those who work in the hospitality industry to even the beach bums:) They are all uniquely beautiful souls living their lives in paradise! I even was blessed to have flown direct round trip from Indy to KW for $100 on Allegiant Airlines! Haha AND missed my flight home and figured out how to survive another 7 days without any reservations! Highly recommend NYAH, Coconut Mallory Resort & Marina and also rented an Airbnb sailboat by the Fresh Fish Market that came with bikes to ride around Stock Island on and even went back onto KW:) Where there is a will to visit, there is a way💪👁️🙌
If you are staying in Key West go to the buoy first thing in the morning when ho one is around. ~~/)~~
I've been to Key West several times, planning is the key for hotels or B&Bs all accommodations...It's not really expensive to eat, the food is amazing and the chefs at top notch...you get what you pay for! It's a tourists area, plus the people who live there are sometimes working 2-3 jobs to afford rent. Without those workers, there is no Key West vacation. I will return in 2025!
Nothing more attractive than a smart outdoorsy girl.
Try giving a price range for stuff, whats expensive for you maybe normal for others on vacation, we spend anywhere from 40 to 200 dollars for lunch or dinner when on vacation.
Food and drinks not much more than any other tourist trap what's expensive is airfare and hotel
They don't have electric scooter rentals? I'd imagine bicycles are no longer the meta there.
Big tourist trap. Streets are too narrow for the amount of traffic they have to handle. Lots of homelessness and poverty outside of the tourist areas. KW cops can be enthusiastic about enforcing the law where tourists are involved. There’s a saying in southern Florida: “Arrive on vacation, leave on probation.”
Really not that much poverty since it's so expensive to live there plus homeless crowd isn't that overt.
If your poor don't go
Vacations aren’t supposed to be on a budget. It’s a vacation..
I'm a single mom with 2 kids, vacationing on a budget was my only option.
I agree, if you can’t afford it comfortably, then don’t go
Affordable is relative to the person.
Blahblahblah! I’ll never get my time back after watching this extremely repetitive video. 🤦♂️🤦♂️