Looking for budget hotels near Florida keys and Everglades

I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.

wrote:

I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.



There are motels in Homestead/Florida City, right on US 1.

The Comfort Inn where we stayed is quite nice, and the others near it
also looked good.

wrote:

I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.

Did you already check this:
http://www.usa-lodging.com/motels/florida/KeyWest.htm

"Yrjö V. Pensas" wrote in message
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wrote:

I know there are many 2-3 star hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.

Did you already check this:
http://www.usa-lodging.com/motels/florida/KeyWest.htm

I didn't see the start of this thread, but there is a LOT of miles from
KW to Everglades.
http://www.floridakeys.com/floridake...mmodations.htm
lists them by area
Rather than 2-3 stars ... What's your price range ?? What do want to do
there ?
Go to Everglades park ? Drive thru alligator alley ?

In Key Biscayne ( just at the entrance to Key Biscayne) is a Hampton Inn
( on Rickenbacker Causeway) that we stay at every yr.
(on a map , Rt 95 begins right in front of it for reference.)
From there to Everglades park = Total Distance: 38 miles

In Key West, nothing will be cheap. Before booking a room there, figure
where on the island you want to be.
If you have a cheap room , 2-3 stars means nothing - think about where
on the island you want to be, and get a room there. It will be a hassle
getting to/from things that you want to do as parking is a big hassle.
We've stayed at the Pier House and Ocean Key a few times at the end of
Duval St ( at Duval + Greene St) Then drop off the car 'cause you can
walk to all the tourist areas/bars from there - or ask up front how much
for parking per day. Take the old town trolley for a tourist ride
around the island. If you're staying there and WANT to party, Sloppy
Joe's will keep you busy through the night. Having a car is really a
hassle in KW. IF you can find a place to park it, it'll cost you. If not
and you have to park on the street, then you're gonna be running
back/forth to feed a meter. If you're gonna stay a few days - turn in
the rental and use a cab.

If you aren't a drinker and don't mind driving there/back, halfway down
the Keys ( at about mm 78 - 78 miles from the end of Rt 1 in KW) in
Islamorada is a Hampton Inn we've stayed at. Great restaurant next door
( Lazy Days). There are a lot of motels along the way , but a lot of the
old/cheap motels like "the Pelican" are awful: little ants on the
toothbrush in the morning !! Note - if you stay in the mid-keys and
drive back from KW in the early AM, be careful driving back 'cuz some of
these little towns have cops just waiting for you to speed thru. The
cops have nothing else to do AND it raises revenue for them. Posted
speed limit is ~35 mph and, trust me, with no one else on the road, the
tendency is to drive 50-60 mph.

A bit closer, friends of mine stay here every January ( to "get cozy"
for a few days) and like it.
http://www.conchkeycottages.com/florida_resort.htm for rates
directions/map at http://www.conchkeycottages.com/getting.htm.
Conch Key Cottages is at mile marker 62.

fyi: Mile Markers begin south of Florida City on Rt 1with number 127
and run down to 0 in Key West. Once you're in the Keys, U.S. 1 becomes
the Overseas Highway. The best way to get around is to know the mile
marker of your destination. Look for the little green mile-marker signs
on the side of the highway. Everything on the Keys refers to mm numbers.

Bobb

wrote:

I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.

We've stayed at two hotels in Homestead, which put us pretty close to
the north end of the Everglades (early enough to get there for first
light photography at the Anhinga Trail, for example). You can also get
to Shark Valley from here but it's about an hour drive and staying in
Miami is about 30 minutes closer. If trying to get to Shark Valley
early in the AM you might consider staying at the casino-hotel nearby,
I think it's Micosukee or something similar (spelling probably off).

For the south end of the Glades you'll probably want to stay at the
lodge at Flamingo.

Key West is a different matter, several hours down the road. Can't
help you with lodging there.

Bill

If you're looking for hotels and hotel rating, this website can help
you out quite a bit...it has info on cities and booking hotels...

http://www.travelmix.com

good luck!

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On Dec 15, 2:38 pm, wrote:
I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.

John Ramsay wrote:
wrote:

I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.



There are motels in Homestead/Florida City, right on US 1.

The Comfort Inn where we stayed is quite nice, and the others near it
also looked good.

The request for 2-3 stars suggests someone shopping on price. IIRC,
the Florida City Comfort Inn is around $50 per night. In Key Largo,
expect to pay around $100. Marathon (mm50) may also be in the same
general price range; I've not priced the Hampton Inn in the Islamorada
area. There's also some places in the Big Pine Key area (mm25ish) that
will be a fairly short distance from Key West and probably slightly
cheaper before parking costs in KW are factored in.

On mile markers, they're not really as well marked as one would have
expected them to be. In addition to the green markers along the road,
also keep an eye on the large concrete powerline poles, as there's
sometimes markers on these too.

-hh

hh ,

are you the hh that used to be in the "msdos newsgroup" ?


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John Ramsay wrote:
wrote:

I know there are many 2-3 start hotels in Miami area, but these are
all adding an unncessary 40-50 miles to where I want to be, i.e
key west and everglades. Are there any 2-3 star hotels nearer?
I usually book through hotwire, but dont mind trying individual
chain websites if I knew they had a location I am interested in.



There are motels in Homestead/Florida City, right on US 1.

The Comfort Inn where we stayed is quite nice, and the others near it
also looked good.

The request for 2-3 stars suggests someone shopping on price. IIRC,
the Florida City Comfort Inn is around $50 per night. In Key Largo,
expect to pay around $100. Marathon (mm50) may also be in the same
general price range; I've not priced the Hampton Inn in the Islamorada
area. There's also some places in the Big Pine Key area (mm25ish)
that
will be a fairly short distance from Key West and probably slightly
cheaper before parking costs in KW are factored in.

On mile markers, they're not really as well marked as one would have
expected them to be. In addition to the green markers along the road,
also keep an eye on the large concrete powerline poles, as there's
sometimes markers on these too.

-hh

- Bobb - wrote:
hh ,

are you the hh that used to be in the "msdos newsgroup" ?

Sorry, no.


-hh