Key West New Years 2024
Our New Years Trip started with landing at the Miami Airport. We have been utilizing a special flight deal from Nashville to Miami via Spirit Airlines. The flight allows us to fly inexpensively from Nashville to Miami round-trip.
We typically fly into Miami around 10:30 PM local time. We take a short ride over to the four points Sheraton airport hotel. We typically spend the night at this hotel because it is just a few miles away from the airport. The airport is relatively new and clean, as well as providing easy access to Miami, Key Largo and Key West.
I planned a trip to fish the next day, but the weather washed us out. Our trip was scheduled to go out of Islamorada. We decided to drive to the key to see if the weather would break. We were not successful, so we drove on to Key West.
We checked into our hotel at the Alexander Palms Hotel in Key West. This hotel was listed on Booking.com as fairly inexpensive. Fairly inexpensive in Key West is very different than inexpensive for a typical hotel. Be warned.
The hotel is the older 50s style, modern hotel with all outdoor rooms surrounding a smaller swimming pool. The pool was heated. We were able to take a short swim in the pool before dinner.
Are utilize this time in the pool to reschedule a fishing trip for the next day out of Key West. It was a larger excursion type fishing trip that we had not done in the past.
We did dinner at the The Four Marlins Oceanfront dining at The Reach Hotel. After dinner we visited with Robert the Doll. This was our first visit with Robert. I will do a separate blog on the visit at had a lasting impression on my family.
The trip we settled on was with Fish Monster out of Key West. The trip on the boat was very well attended and was an easy ride out to the different reef locations. Overall, I thought the fishing trip was a success.
We caught several fish that morning on our journey. After the trip we had the captain and the crew clean the fish and we had them cooked at a local restaurant just off the pier. Restaurants around the pier in Key West will cook your fresh fish for a cost.
After lunch, we strolled around Key West and visited a few shops. After an hour or so of shopping, we decided to drive back towards Key Largo to see if we could find another fishing trip in Key Largo before we left on Saturday.
On our journey towards Key Largo, we stopped off at Ann’s beach. This is a beautiful area of respite on the Atlantic side of the Keys. The tide was low when we visited in the water was very calm. The beaches and walkways make for a great area with very little traffic. Parking is very easy as they have a dedicated parking lot just off the highway.
We spent the night at the Bayside Inn in Key Largo. This was a great hotel in Key Largo. It is located on the Everglades side of the Keys so the water is very calm.
A short walk through the parking lot allows you to visit Snooks Restaurant, right on the water. We had dinner at Snooks that evening. The restaurant had a waterfront band which was special.
After our tour, we decided to head back towards Miami and the airport.
This trip visit included stops at:
Alexander Palms Court Hotel
715 South St,
Key West, FL 33040
Www.alexanderpalmscourt.com
Bayside Inn Key Largo
99490 Overseas Hwy,
Key Largo, FL 33037
baysidekeylargo.com
Four Points by Sheraton
Miami Airport
3570 NW 74th Ave,
Miami, FL 33122
FishMonster & IslandJane Charters
A&B Marina, 700 Front St,
Key West, FL 33040
Www.fishmonster.com
Ghost Key West / Robert the Doll Ghost Tour
3501 S Roosevelt Blvd,
Key West, FL 33040
ghostkeywest.com
Snook's Bayside Restaurant
99470 Overseas Hwy,
Key Largo, FL 33037
snooks.com
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