Key West suggestions?

Thanks for all of the suggestions! Keep them coming!

Some of the hotels will rent you jet skis. You have to stay in a certain area though. If you are going down for a week you could take the classes and come back a certified scuba diver.
 
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luckystar

Guest
Just make sure the scooter you rent has a guard on the muffler. I ended up going to the hospital while I was down there last time because of a horrible burn on my leg I got getting off the thing. Ouch.

It was mid-calf too, so the bandage kept slipping off. Was pointless to try and keep it in place, ended up being exposed for the rest of the trip. I was rubbing burn cream on that thing all day long.
 

nosey

New Member
Thanks for all of the suggestions. We just got back from a wonderful trip. Here's our rundown:
We were a bit hampered because hubby uses a walker and has a service dog. The scooter arrived 2 1/2 hours late(not a big deal) however, it was enormous and would not be practical at all for him to use. I should have specified that it was a mobility scooter. 4 Stars rental said we would still have to pay a 4 hour minimum and the drop off fee ($120). In the meantime, I arranged to rent one of the 4 seat electric cars at a dear price for 5 days of the 7. It was that or stay at the hotel for the entire time. The hotel concierge arranged for 4 Star to cut our cost in half and the hotel picked up the other half! The hotel, Hyatt was wonderful!

Places we ate:
Damn Good Food To Go- for take out breakfast
Shor Restaurant at the Hyatt- Great crab corn chowder
Rum Barrel- good Philly Cheese steak "wit'
Cafe Marquesa- wonderful dinner
Southernmost Beach Cafe-interesting twist on calamari, with pepperocini rings
Sarabeths for a wonderful breakfast
Margaritaville

Places we drank:
all of the above except the breakfast stops
Louie's Backyard
Hogsbreath
Island Dogs Cafe

We can't speak highly enough of the Hyatt, they were wonderful to all of us. Just a hint about the weather, in November, the wind tends to come from the north. The Hyatt was like a wind tunnel most days and made the temps much cooler. Once in town or on the South side of the island, the temps were pleasant.

Everyone, everywhere was pleasant and talkative. The dog was certainly a magnet. It seems that everyone was there to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, wedding or other special occasion. Interesting observation about people--everyone we talked to missed their dog more than anything or anyone!

Next time, and there will be a next time, I need to hunt down an electric car that is less expensive. This was a huge expense that we did not count on.
 

dan0623_2000

Active Member
I can't believe no one has mention the Garden Of Eden Bar over The Bull bar on Duval. Great entertainment. Good Place for people watching. A lot of natural people that visit the keys go there
 

nosey

New Member
I can't believe no one has mention the Garden Of Eden Bar over The Bull bar on Duval. Great entertainment. Good Place for people watching. A lot of natural people that visit the keys go there
Gotcha on the "natural"! Can't really imagine a "clothing optional" bar.
 
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