Santa Maria Suites HotelvsThe Gardens Hotel
Both properties are highly recommended by professionals. Overall, The Gardens Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to Santa Maria Suites Hotel. The Gardens Hotel is ranked #2 in Key West with accolades from 11 reviewers including Frommer's, Star Service and Fodor's.
Santa Maria Suites Hotel
1401 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040
From $389/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Pool
Star Service
"With few facilities and a renovation not far behind it, Santa Maria is looking as pretty and inviting as ever." Full review
Rough Guide
"Thirty-five grandiose, pampered suites with state-of-the-art kitchens... in-room laundry, nightly turn-down service, and stylish rooms turned out in linen, rattan and marble."
Fodor's
"It's odd to call this a hidden gem when it sits on a prominent corner just one block off Duval, but you'd never know the luxury that awaits behind its concrete facade." Full review
Jetsetter
"Located in Key West, Santa Maria Suites is minutes from South Beach and Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory. This 4-star aparthotel is close to Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum and..." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Santa Maria looks like it took a wrong turn on South Beach, Miami, and ended up in Key West." Full review
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