We stayed here for a few nights while we were waiting for our condo to become available. What a pleasant surprise! We are told that everything was renovated after the hurricane and what a great job they did. The rooms were very comfortable with a nice kitchen, a private screened porch and chaise lounges on the patio. Great value! The landscaping is beautiful, the pools are spacious and even the pool bar/restaurant was quite good. The front desk staff was very friendly and the tram took me wherever I needed to go! I do recommend you check this out for your next trip to Islamorada. read more

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Great location, but the most uncomfortable mattress I've ever slept on. Also the rooms are not sound proofed at all, so you can hear when the guests in the room next to you sneeze. read more

My husband and I was there for an week on October 26th. We have stayed there over the last 12 years. Great stayed. The only complaint I have is their food menu. It use to be great of many choices. But now the menu has go downto nothing. This is what happens when corporate gets involved. We need more choices! The staff knows more of what people want nit someone in an office. read more

The worst experience in my life. Room not ready and when we went in the room, it was un clean and never got clean. Room was so dirty the bedroom never was made. The gardener blow the out side of the door and dusty every where. I paid for a 4:50 stars, I got the -1 star. I'm a world traveler. No costumer service at all. Hope any one who want to book this place. No! read more

Customer service is very rude at front desk. Rooms not ready but checking others in. Rate is all over the place. Look up and book on line. Not with resort. Cheaper on line. Here for a wedding. You would think they knew what rooms to have ready with families coming in from long distances. They need to get better organized!! read more

Booked a 65th Birthday getaway months ago and never did we expect that we would have a 250 person outdoor wedding with the DJ playing all night. The management stated that they would ask the banquet manager to lower the volume......yeah, like that is going to happen. NO apologies.....BTW....our ocean view room is infested with ants. read more

Worst possible experience EVER! Do nothing stay here. Do not expect any assistance. Do not expect a courteous experience. Yet be prepared to pay excessive amounts of money! I'm always willing to pay for quality and what is promised however this was not that situation. In addition to uncourteous front desk staff and other broken promises, we were promised a roll away however upon check out we are accused of not getting that information. read more

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We were recommended by a local to come here for lunch & drinks. This place is immaculate. The property is spotless. The plants alone are a wow factor. We sat at the bar. I will say that the Bartenders were very vanilla and did not want to be at work. But I'm still giving a 5 star. The food at the beach cafe was outstanding. We decided to book at room for the night because we were so relaxed !!! read more

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I know it is 3 star. I spent 6/9 thru the 11th. On 6/9 arrival at the pool, there weren't any clean towels, went to the bar for a beverage and the service from D was based on ignoring, then K took my order at the til without any visual acknowledgement or any sense that she was going to fake how she felt about her job. Customer service was close to a zero. On another day I ordered my drink with a lime, it came with a lemon from D. She said she'd get a lime but came back to collect the signed payment without a lime. I don't know how much work they were all doing.... I did see D carrying used towels too. When you pay over $500 a night you expect better. Room was fine, pool was fine, grounds were fine but 3 star. Thank goodness we had Rachel who provided service at the pool on Sunday. She was excellent. It wasn't overcrowded so we didn't have any issues with that. Had a couple drinks thanks to Rachel's service. Front desk was quite pleasant. Big frig was a surprise. Breakfast sandwich at elements was good. Didn't eat on property so can't speak to that. read more

Went for brunch at the new Elements Restaurant to celebrate our 19th anniversary. Staff was warm and inviting and the egg chef made amazing custom omelets. Great selection of fresh food, fruits, muffins, croissants, lox and bagels and much more. Price was reasonable and locals are welcome anytime. No reservation needed so that was convenient. The staff golf cart picked us up from our car and brought us right to the restaurant, even though we could have walked. read more

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Decent accommodations, but significantly overpriced. We had an employee walk in without knocking during an awkward moment. When we talked to the front desk shortly after they insisted it was impossible, that no one had a master key. Apparently, the housekeepers teleport in to clean rooms. They said a manager would call and they never did. If this is what they consider hospitality, I would just avoid it. There's much, much better options nearby. read more

spent 5 nights here Feb 2021. Exceeded our expectations. Food at Tides (poolside restaurant) reallly good. I don't know the history but the whole place feels pretty much brand new in my opinion. Probably wiped out by the hurricane. Beach is not soft sand like most places in the keys. Lots of comments about rooms being cleaned. At check in they told us they would only clean rooms upon request, asked us to let them know if we needed anything. We didn't request but someone stopped by and offered to make up room. In summary, we would for sure come back. Great spot. read more

the rooms are in very poor condition. When I arrived, the room assigned to me had a broken refrigerator. After several hours of waiting for a solution, they changed it at 10 at night. The next morning the bathroom sink was clogged. So once again I had to go to the hotel reception, this time the solution was quick but I annoyed I asked to speak to the person in charge of the hotel and his treatment was terrible towards me, first of all he did not offer me an apology for the inconveniences and his answer was things happen. very bad experience I do not recommend it read more

I cannot speak highly enough about this resort. From the second you drive up, the overall aesthetics are beautiful. Walking in the front door, the front desk girl was so welcoming and nice, even offered me a complementary glass of champagne, and got us efficiently checked in. The concierge Zana, was full of life and willing to help us plan out the whole weekend of activities and even followed up throughout the weekend to see how we were doing. Walking to the room was like walking through a tropical garden. The landscaping is stunning. The room itself is something out of a plantation magazine, it was simple yet homey. The decor is simplistic but inviting. The views from our room had the pier and beach and it was only a few steps away. The resort itself has heated (yes heated!!) pools, volleyball, basketball, and even a kiddie splash pad. Overall, I think this resort deserves more than 5 stars, it was truly an incredible weekend. read more

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Absolute DUMP!! We had booked the room for 5 nights but left after 3 due to complete lack of service. I wish we had left sooner. They refused to "refresh" our rooms which is what they say they do instead of cleaning them. They couldn't even pick up the trash or bring towels after calling and texting about 6 times. The rooms were dirty and had dark curly hair all over. The women at the front desk named Bernadette and Jen are the rudest hotel employees I have ever encountered. This is an overpriced roadside motel. The beach area is unusable due to rotten seaweed. Other places pay to have it removed so it doesn't smell up the establishment but not this overpriced Holiday Inn. Anyway, the positive reviews on Trip Advisor and Expedia are fake. I could go on and on but I don't want to relive the nightmare. I wish I had looked at the reviews here before spending a penny of my hard earned money at this "resort". Do yourself a huge favor and stay somewhere else...anywhere else. read more

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Ducked in for a night on a whim and it was a fine time, here's why: * Guy Harvey refresh of the brand rocks! * Screened in patios with ceiling fans ROCK! * Directly across from Lorelei--be CAREFUL walking across US1!! * Sprawling property, easy to get lost on, which is awesome. * Corners, nooks and crannies abound. I like that. * Huge pool, * Right next to another pool, and a * Hot tub * The fishing / thinking / canoodling pier is open 24/7 * Soft, white, powdery, and freshly raked sand is everywhere * Park in front of your room. I like that. * Charcoal grills all around the property, encouraging you to cook out and save money. David Carl always likes to say "the Devil is in the details." One of the details I found MOST pleasing about the whole experience is that they went the extra mile to put my favorite, flavored coffee creamers in the room, along with the make-your-own-coffee kit. HOME RUN (See photo). Nice. Many, many thanks to management for letting me keep my car on property as I ran off to Key West for another couple nights of crazy Spring Break adventures with my squad. I've been patronizing this property for many, many moons and I am happy to see it evolving properly, not just being another over-priced high rise. Much appreciated. Cabeza OUT read more

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The Islander Resort is newly remodeled and doing their best to provide a great atmosphere right on the water some of the most wonderful tropical climate in all of South Florida. They do a very good job with breakfast in the morning the rooms are clean have refrigerators small stove sink and dishwasher the amenities in the rooms are all very nice and they are all one bedroom rooms great for a large group of people looking for a place to stay with individual attention. Granted this is not a five-star restaurant or hotel but they are a good three-and-a-half to four stars and they do try very hard read more

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Staff is very friendly, especially Thomas at the front desk who welcome us with a super quiet room and two free drink coupons for my wife's Birthday. Huge resort with many activities available, very close walking distance to the best restaurants and stores in Islamorada. Rooms are all brand new , huge patio for each room and a beautiful night atmosphere. They also have two onsite restaurants with full bar and the food was very good. Can't complain about nothing beside the rain, for sure we will come back in a better weather. Thank You Islander Resort !!! read more

We stayed here last year for two days and had such a relaxing time we didn't want to leave! They were in the middle of remodels then. We came back again this year and found not much had changed (a good thing) except a slight price increase and new Guy Harvey decorated rooms (not to our taste but hey, no big deal). From the outside the units look a bit dive-ish but they got some new paint and are appearing much better. Don't fret the outside, as inside the units you'll find a nicely decorated little tropical cabin, complete with a mini kitchenette. The units are all together in block sections with screened back patios that all lead to a court yard that has some cool amenities like grills, picnic tables, even shuffleboard. From there it's a short stroll to the back end of the resort where you can find the fishing pier, the pools and the bar. The food is a little pricey and it's mostly sandwiches and appetizers but they do have poolside service so you can enjoy your piña colada as you bask in the sun. They have two pools, a salt water one and a regular pool. Neither go deeper than 5 ft but they are great for a soak. The pier is fun for a stroll and to watch all the amazing sea life. If you're lucky you'll sometimes see big stingrays zipping along or even dolphin! The way the resort is laid out makes it feel like a tropical camp where you can chill out, chat with your neighbors and have a good time. The staff is helpful and friendly (they were awesome in booking us in the same room we had last year) and the rooms are clean. I can't say enough good things about the islander. It'll continue to be our hotel of choice whenever we're in the keys. read more

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This review is for the meeting facilities. I attended a meeting with about 50 attendees. It was in the building referred to as The Ballroom. The signage says Museum and Nature Center. But that's an Islamorada thing. The resort itself is called The Guy Harvey resort. However, the gargantuan retro sign visible from Hwy 1 says Islander. O and a conference event was announced for the Zane Grey Lounge at Bass Pro but the building says Sportsmen. That goes along with the very serious Hurricane Monument where a survivor observed, "Those palms are blowing out to sea on that carving, and believe me, that ain't right." The experience was good. The house had the A/C set to polar, but was very helpful for adjusting the temp. We were bodies, yes, not cadavers (yet). Catering was efficient and quiet for lunch setup. Thanks! We started the morning by arriving in a summer squall. There is a nice covered patio outside the entry doors to regroup after a sprint in the rain. read more

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The Florida keys are beautiful but the beaches are not that great. Very limited actual beaches you can use. Most of them do not have a real access to water. Elevated rock shores and lots of stinky seaweed. If your into fishing, snorkeling, boating and water sports it's definitely a place to go. I was expecting beach access based on the resort photos but they are deceiving. The rooms here are nice cabana style. Want to use the bbq? $75 dollars ouch. Morning coffee is free as long as you don't sit down to eat $4, to go only is free,Really? $35 resort fee per day like most hotels for a few basic perks. Almost all the restaurants in the area close at 9-10pm, late night food is very limited. read more

The resort is a great value. They rebuilt after the hurricane 2 years ago, so it's very fresh. Amenities are great: beautiful pools and hot tub. Lots of activities: we took a sunset cruise with Liz and Hanna, and also the sandbar cruise again with Liz and Ara. These ladies were wonderful!! The food at the pool bar was excellent and reasonably priced. Comfy king size bed and a nice table occupy the room. There is also a screened porch with a table snd chairs. Outside of the screened porch are lounge chairs and hammocks. Very relaxing!! The 2 issues (not deal breakers) were that rooms are cleaned and towels are replenished every 3rd day. That's a little lean. Also, there is little room on the bathroom sink counter. However, we used the window ledge in the bathroom for our toiletries. We will be returning next year. It's a great place fir a winter vacation read more

Very pleased with our spontaneous destination to The Islander Resort. The staff is extremely friendly - we arrived around midnight and everything went smoothly! Parking is available near each cottage. Clean spacious rooms. The kitchenette is very nice to have. read more

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Have to say, the place is really nice since the renovation and upgrade with the Guy Harvey touches. We were there for several days, the front desk couldn't do enough for us, super friendly. The pools were kept spotless, the location is the best, right across from Loreleis and walking distance to a lot of different places. Have to shout out for Captain Bobs diner a few hundred yards walk on the other side of US1...man what a breakfast! Seemed like they had nice specials at the pool bar / restaurant for dinners, there are just so many great places to eat in the keys! Overall good experience staying here and will definitely be back. read more

Went to the famous tides bar at the Islander and what a trip it wasn't. The service was classic FL Keys. It didn't blow. It sucked. Actually it was non existent. No service, no menus, and nobody there. We asked for drinks and were told to wait. We asked for menus and were told to wait. For menus. I guess at $500.00 bucks a night who needs service and the rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception hasn't even happened yet. God help them all read more

Service is terrible. Brian the manager is terrible. The room next door alarm went off every morning we were there at 6am and last 20 minutes every time. The alarm sound like it was in our room. Complained everyday and got No help. Was told it was because it was an adjointing room. But NO one should hear an alarm that loud in your room. We did not even know the people in the other room. I complained every morning. Had to listen to the alarm every morning for 20 minutes. Please save yourself and find another place to stay. read more

I found the Islander after a Google search, looking for a hotel in Islamorada that rents boats and also has shore fishing. The room- We checked in on a Tuesday in October- we were surprised and happy when our room was ready at noon and they checked us right in. We immediately loved the layout of this hotel- you can park right outside your room so it's very easy to load and unload your stuff. Every room has a little kitchenette and a huge screened porch. I had read some poor reviews about cleanliness but I didn't notice anything like that. The room was very clean! The hotel is a little older in that it has older style doors and locks and no place for USB chargers. There is free wifi but it's a pretty weak connection. An important thing to note- the door to the screened porch LOCKS behind you so if you head out to the porch w/o a room key, you are locked out of your room! (Yes, it happened to us at about 10pm, but luckily I had my cell phone and someone came over to let us back in right away) The property- we were really impressed with how well the grounds are kept, a huge "beach" with lots of chairs for laying out, swimming pools, shuffle board courts, grilling areas... The fishing pier- this is one of the things that sold us in our decision to stay here. We are fishing nuts so wanted to be able to fish whenever we want, just a short walk from the room. The pier is gorgeous, well lit, and open 24 hours. Some of the fish we caught or saw being caught were hammerheads, nurse sharks, barracuda (small), saw fish (a gentleman from England pulled in a 200 lb sawfish and released it), mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper, pigfish, puffers, mutton snapper, and I'm sure some more that I'm forgetting right now. I think you can rent fishing equipment there but most people brought their own. Islander watersports- located right on the premises and you can rent boats from them, schedule charters, rent fishing equipment and probably more. We rented a Boston Whaler for 8 hours and on the way in the engine died. Luckily we were in sight of the resort so it was fairly easy to have someone come out and get us. They were super apologetic about the whole thing. Guy's Beachside Bar and Grill- not a huge selection but everything we tried was good- mahi mahi w/crab cake (OMG- was so good), chicken Cuban sandwich, and conch fritters. Very good frozen rum runners too! I found out that Guy's won't cook any fish that you catch but there's a restaurant/ bar directly across the street called Lorelei that will :-) So to sum it up- great value for the money and we will definitely stay here again (I guess it's an off time of year as well because it was not packed at all!) read more

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Best experience , best bartender ever is Dany! She is amazing ! And the resort is absolutely beautiful read more

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Used to stay here often as a kid and enjoyed it. Stayed here for my honeymoon and really enjoyed it. Right on the water. You can snorkel or fish on their pier. Their resteraunt menu isn't great but just walk over to the Lorelei for that. Really cool pool and Margaritaville Sirius Station playing on the speakers all around the water. Huge rooms with screened patios and full kitchens. Pricey but definitely worth it! read more

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The service was terrible. Most of the service or customer service people we came across seemed annoyed by anything we requested and actually made it uncomfortable to ask for anything. Our servers for pool side service were especially slow and rude. It was almost laughable. It was by the poolside though, we were informed of the complementary golf cart service which drives you 2 miles Radius of the hotel. This should be information, volunteered to you by the front desk, upon arrival. The night we arrived, we had a leak in the bathroom vent, during a heavy rainstorm and when we called the front desk, to address the issue, we were told "what do you expect, you are in the keys, put a bucket there!" As if we carry a bucket while traveling, it's our problem, this is the norm...how dumb of us not to know that. The next day, however, when the problem was addressed, the maintenance team was great and very nice. Some employees who should do the training and be promoted bc of their model behavior, that if it wasn't for them, this place would have no hope and be sh**, and please excuse that I don't know everyone's name and am describing them for the management. Exceptional service was delivered by the the following people at Elements; Harry, the southern lady during breakfast and the nice Spanish young man, during dinner. The young female bartender at poolside, with dark hair. All of the golf cart drivers were great and maintenance was great! The property was beautiful and well kept. The food was very good. The guests were nice. I'm disappointed bc I prob. wont be coming back bc of the customer service. People SAVE a long time to go on a beautiful vacation. Paying the price we did, especially, the ENTIRE STAFF should have slapped a smile on their face and at least pretended they were happy to take a simple order from us and God forbid make it specific to our likes! My party was always respectful and nice to the staff and we were make to feel we were such high maintenance tourists. read more

The resort experience was great. Everything is new and the attention to detail is evident. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Even the security and housekeeping staff went out of their way to make sure we had a pleasant stay. My wife and I had dinner at Tides and the experience was fantastic. The food was superb. The Ventura pizza was incredible. The duck prosciutto and truffle oil is incredibly creative and delicious. My wife had the Jumbo Lump Crab Rarebit. It was amazing. The service was exceptional, the food fantastic. We'll be back. read more

Spectacular experience! The renovations are 5star! Food is outstanding and service is over the top! I highly recommen read more

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We stayed here for a wedding and loved it!! Spacious rooms with a mini kitchen, patio, and a ceiling fan above the bed!! Great little beach area. No umbrellas, but lots of palm trees, so we were able to get shade when we wanted it by moving our chairs around. 2 pools with a bar area to order food and drinks. My husband was thrilled they had TVs in the bar to checkout some of the games going on. Breakfast area on-site with the choice of continental or buffet with an omelet station. Very reasonably priced breakfast. Property was clean. Loved that we could park outside our rooms. We wish we could have stayed longer! We will definitely be back!! read more

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My boyfriend and I just stayed here for a week and it was great. We loved the room and it was perfect for our last minute vacation. There's tons of restaurants in close proximity to the resort and the staff gave us great recommendations for where to go! The pool was so relaxing and we spent a few hours there every day! We really enjoyed the availability of equipment like bikes at the hotel and the free shuttle service within a mile and a half of the hotel. The food at the pool restaurant was good and the drinks were too. The staff was so nice and accommodating, especially Thomas at the front desk who helped us enjoy our vacation to the fullest, he's great and was the biggest help!!! The two shuttle drives Charlie and Zach were so nice and helped give us great recommendations. The best part of our stay there was doing the Islamorada sandbar tour on the islander girl. Overall great resort!!! read more

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We loved The Islander! I am very particular about where I stay and this place exceeded all of my expectations. It was beautiful and super clean. The landscaping is amazing. The pools area is wonderful with a nice restaurant that has great food. Staff takes pride in keeping the grounds nice and neat. I highly recommend this resort! read more

Resort was great! The staff is very friendly. Both restaurants were delicious. Jaime the bartender at Tides was amazing.

We thoroughly enjoyed the laid back atmosphere at the Islander! I got the room for a decent price through Trip Advisor (only downside was there were no rooms with single king beds still available that I could find!) and we liked that the room was like a mini apartment with kitchen and patio which would have been really helpful if we had been staying more than one night. We brought our own alcohol, made some drinks, and swam in the ocean for the afternoon. It was such a short walk from our back patio to the private beach! There were also great restaurants very close by off property. And I'm the evening we enjoyed sitting by the water with some more drinks with our group. It's definitely very low key and calm. Great way to start our vacation before moving on to Key West! read more

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I also would give 0 stars if I could. We spent close to $500 a night ! Staff rude with the exception of like three of them. The one sit down restaurant they have is breakfast only with dirty silverware dirty coffee mugs, SLOW service forgetful service rude as all hell! The tables were never reset after the last left. So you have to get up and look for clean silverware and mugs. The rooms are never cleaned during your stay We were told on our 5 day stay it would be cleaned on Wednesday but nothing. I went yo the front desk to tell them said it would be cleaned the next day but sadly it was not . The morning we leaving at 12:05 pm the cleaning lady was knocking on the door. No beach !!!! Don't be fooled like we were by the pictures this place is a dump. A motel at best. Because they are in the middle of nowhere you get crap service because you are stuck there!!!! Cocktails watered down. All the surrounding restaurants are terrible too. They all have the same food. In short these folks have no love for the place the job and the overall hospitality industry. Go elsewhere. Don't wast your money. This was my first vacation in 3 years and I got screwed big time. read more

We always stay at the Cheeca Resort but decided to give this a try after reading the reviews and so glad we did! We got an ocean view room and a screened in porch, perfect for sipping coffee in the morning. Their are lounge chairs everywhere and servers will come out to take drink orders because heaven forbid you take your eyes from the amazing view. Saltwater and freshwater pools. The pools should be monitored- saw some topless women and I didn't see a sign saying that was ok but to each his own...? The bar was ok- my gin and tonic did not taste quite right. read more

If I could post zero stars I would. Pulling up to the "resort" the guard was asleep, there was garbage in front of the rooms. Resort is a far stretch for what I would call this place. Motel would be a better word. Did not even see inside the rooms (known to have live and dead bugs) but the beach was just a parking lot with a thin layer of sand. DO NOT be deceived of the pictures online, it is a scam!!! Booked a room for Playa Largo while in the parking lot waiting for a nonexistent manager to speak with, there was not one on property. read more