"The beach proximity was much better than most other hotels in the Keys. They have small walk-in sand beaches. Much better than coral or concrete barriers or rocks at other hotels along the Keys. This area has sea grass in the shallows. Not expecting to walk on grass, but it was fine. This location on the gulf side of the Keys had no Sargassum while the Atlantic side had significant decaying Sargassum in the summer. This is not your typical sandy gulf beach, but it was nice with no waves and calm warm water to lounge in. Watching the sunset while lounging in the water was a wonderful new experience. The pool area was very nice and convenient to the beach. Covered self parking was awesome considering the sunny climate. Nice bonus feature is the convenience of the onsite watersports business. We enjoyed a jet ski tour of the mangroves and Highway 1. Very convenient to restaurants and diving/snorkeling businesses."