Lonely PlanetAug 10
Key West on a budget
Insider tips and tactics for enjoying Key West on a limited budget.
rooms from $250, direct-booking promotions
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- Mallory SquareSighticonic spot for sunset views
- NYAH Key WestHosteldorm beds from $75 on weeknights
- The Gates Hotel Key WestHoteldouble rooms from $150
- Duval StNeighborhoodwalkable Old Town area
- Keys Coffee Co.Restaurantdrip coffee from $3
- Moondog CafeRestaurantMoondog Burger for $19
- Square GrouperRestaurantlocal fish sandwich for $20
- Sloppy Joe'sRestaurantSloppy Rita for $11.25
- Bearded LadyRestaurantcraft beer from $8
- Green ParrotRestaurantdomestic draft from $5.50
- Kermit’s Key West Key Lime ShoppeRestaurantkey lime pie slice for $6
- Boyd’s Key West CampgroundPlacetent sites from $65 on Stock Island
- The Seashell Motel and Key West HostelHotelprivate rooms near $120 in Old Town
- Blue Marlin HotelHotelnostalgic neon-blue sign, central heated pool
- Southwinds MotelHotelnear beaches, restaurants, Southernmost Point
- Blue Flamingo Resort Key WestHotelrooms from $250, direct-booking promotions
- La Concha Key WestHotelweekday rooms from $255 on Duval St
- Southernmost Beach ResortHotelweekday rooms from $210 on less-crowded dates
- Ernest Hemingway Home and MuseumMuseumadmission is cash only
- Southernmost PointParklandmark accessible around the clock
- Sebago WatersportsPlaceafternoon reef snorkel from $39.95
- Mallory Square Sunset CelebrationFestivalstreet performers and artists nightly
- Sebago’s Champagne Sunset SailPlace1.5-hour sail for $49.95
- Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State ParkParkswim and tour the fort
- Key West Wildlife CenterPlacenonprofit wildlife hospital in Indigenous Park