The Gardens HotelvsIsland City House Hotel
Both The Gardens Hotel and Island City House Hotel are praised by experts. On balance, The Gardens Hotel scores significantly better than Island City House Hotel. The Gardens Hotel ranks #2 in Key West with accolades from 11 publications including DK Eyewitness, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
The Gardens Hotel Show All Reviews
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." Full review
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." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This boutique B&B housed in a circa-1870 plantation-style mansion is the most graceful place to stay on the island." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"An idyllic Key West hideaway, Gardens Hotel comprises carriage houses and an historic main house that is listed on the National Register."
Star Service
"Situated one block northeast of Duval Street, this hotel is an easy stroll from Mallory Square." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"One of the swishest hotels in town, this graceful inn has only 17 rooms, decked out in an airy Bahamian plantation style with flat-screen TVs, fresh flowers and enormous beds."
Gayot
"An exquisitely appointed B&B set among historic botanical gardens."
Lonely Planet
"Would we be stating the obvious if we mentioned this place has really nice gardens?" Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Once Key West's largest private estate, the four-pearl Gardens Hotel is an intimate, 23-room boutique that caters to vacationers seeking romantic getaways." Full review
Island City House Hotel
411 William St, Key West, FL 33040
From $334/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Pool
- Kitchenette
Fodor's
"A private garden with brick walkways, tropical plants, and a canopy of palms sets this convivial guesthouse apart from the pack." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This all-suite, 24 room property has three quaint "houses" with one- and two-bedroom suites, each with a porch or balcony where rocking chairs or hammocks can be found." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Three separate and unique buildings share a patio and pool in this historic three-story house. The Cigar House section offers larger bedrooms."
Rough Guide
"The luxurious studios and oneor two-bedroom apartments overlook the pool and tropical gardens, and are accessed by a shady tunnel from the main street."
Time Out
"The oldest guesthouse on the island consists of three lovely balconied houses ranged around a semi-tropical courtyard, with 24 luxurious suites with colonial-style furnishings and hardwood floors" Full review
Frommer's
"Another charmer of a variation on the Key West theme of historic architecture and a fetching heated pool set amid palmy verdant gardens" Full review