Super rude staff DO NOT VISIT THIS PLACE WHATSOEVER. Just got stopped for a rule that wasn't even on their rule list. As if the rules they had weren't enough they stopped me for one THAT WASNT EVEN ON THE LIST. Embarrassing for them. Doesn't even feel like vacation, this is a prison. Go somewhere else we're you can have fun without getting in trouble. The only staff who were nice are the ones who clean. read more

We booked Sunshine Key because we are newbies and like to try new places however we do so against our better judgement. Many people told us not to waste our money and implied the place would not be up to par. We like to form our own opinions, so we went anyways. Upon arrival we went to the office and paid our balance. We initially called and asked if we could have visitors and were told by Encore that we could. We asked the office and were told that we were not allow visitors because we had 6 people in our RV. That really bothered me because I would have never invited friends to come over if I knew they would gonna know their word. We then went to our site which was one of the best, if not the best. It was oceanfront and a beautiful view of the old bridge. We toured the campground on our golf cart with intention to locate the nearest bathrooms and we were not impressed. The entrance to the showers have NO DOOR which is a safety concern. The 3 individual showers have loose drains, missing curtains and are just filthy. The light bulbs flicker and it's not well kept at all. Aside from being a safety concern it's also a sanitary concern. Overall, we enjoyed our stay because we showered in our RV and the site had a beautiful view. However, we would not readily return considering the above. Let's just say Sunshine Key isn't on the top of our favorites. The following day we went back to the office and asked again if my sister could come visit and they approved she could for the day. I wasn't able to host everyone but at least she got to come. read more

Rented a waterfront trailer here, it was exactly what I expected. Staff was quick at check-in, trailer was clean and comfortable, we had a nice secluded spot on the NW corner of the property (I believe it was U-4) with a private porch and great view. As far as my evaluation of this park, most of it is row after row of rigs parked as close together as you'd expect. The pool area is on par with what you get at nice hotels but all the other amenities are pretty spartan. (We didn't use the bath house so no report on that) There is a sewage treatment facility at the northernmost edge of the park (corner of Sunrise & Shark) and after walking through this area I would definitely recommend NOT getting a spot within a few hundred feet or you will be subjected to the non-stop noise and smells. The park was nearly full but quiet during our visit in mid-February, most of the other guests were seniors and everyone we came across was friendly or they kept to themselves. read more

We are driving back up from Sunshine Key now. We stayed for the long weekend. Loved the campground... I didn't know what to expect at first but was totally satisfied. We rented a trailer from the campground and I personally had never done that. But I loved it. My family had three trailers (aside from ours, the other two were owned). Loved the trailer... It slept 7 if you wanted to sleep snugly but we were just four in our trailer. It's a great place to go with your family... Have a BBQ, bond and disconnect from the real world. One thing I wouldn't do is go if you don't have some type of water sport to entertain yourself. The beach is not nice. We had four jet skis and a small boat. We weren't out in any sandbar for too long as there were family members that stayed but it was enough to entertain yourself for 2 or 3 hours. After that we always came back starving and would eat, shower and relax. I didn't get around to the pool but I did pass it and there was loud music and lots of people. There were definitely different crowds of people and levels of "partying" but it was all around a good time. I took my puppy without a problem and he loved it! There are so many dogs that it was comforting. The ground has a little path designated for dogs to poop and pee and they provide little baggies. Again, the beach isn't that enjoyable but if you have a jet ski or a boat and can go out to a sandbar (Bahia Honda) I definitely recommend this place. Definitely returning! read more

This place is beautiful and clean we had a great time all the staff is Amazing, I accidentally left a bag with shoes, and they took the time to ship it for me. Thank you all for your great customer service, we will Definitely come back. read more

I did a review of this RV Park on another travel site. Overall we had a wonderful vacation in February 2017. You are not allowed to edit a review but I would like to know if my suggestions were shared with management? I would also like to add a couple more thoughts since we have made a reservation for 2019. 1. We enjoyed the pool exercise program very much.There was one issue that made participation difficult for many people, however. The pool gets deep very quickly making it difficult to fully participate if you aren't over about 5'4" tall. The shallow end wall would get very over crowded with us short people trying to do the wall exercises. I would suggest decreasing the depth of the pool by a few inches to facilitate participation. 2. As you are going to be starting fresh since you, unfortunately are having to rebuild following the destruction of Hurricane Irma, I am really hoping the rules will be more strictly enforced so long term guests are not again building huge tiki huts, having large storage units or trailers, etc. which decrease the space available for the rest of us. We are staying for two months in 2019 and would love to not be limited by longer term people, on the amount of space we have at our campsite. We met several people this year at Fiesta Key RV Resort who were regulars of Sunshine Key. One man was upset that he was told you would be enforcing rules and not allow him to keep his large storage trailer on his site. I say Hip! hip! Hooray! if you are indeed doing this. I have stayed at other RV parks (including Red Coconut) who make people find off site storage for extraneous belongings. read more

Why would anyone stay here? I stopped to buy a drink and ask a question and the lady, who seemed more interested in lighting up that cigarette in her hand than waiting on me, said, "well you could have stopped anywhere up the road, you didn't have to stop here." Amazing lack of customer service -- they need a new cashier!!! Quick!!!! read more

What a great place! Clean and well kept and the largest sites I have seen! We had a waterfront site and it may be the most beautiful spot we have had and we have been rv'ing for 20 years. The staff was welcoming when we arrived and even welcomed our greyhound. We have a large fifth wheel and getting into the site was a breeze! We will definitely be back. read more

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Excellent place to get away to. Just across the 7 mile bridge from Marathon and miles away from everyday. Sit out have a refreshment and watch the sun go down. Only thing better is a fresh catch on the grill and that can be accomplished quickly. Store on-site has everything you "need" or forgot. read more

Love love love this park, the office staff has been by far, the nicest Encore Park staff we've ever dealt with! They make you feel SO welcomed and treat you like family, not a paycheck. Grounds are immaculate and sites, well I don't think there is a bad site here! The boat docks are top notch, the pier is super nice, especially at sunset and hook ups are ones like I've never seen, so nice and easy. You may have a long run to them in some spots, so be prepared. But remember, they just rebuilt this park after it was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Now the reason for only 4 stars. Beaches could be improved, a little smelly due to sea grass build up. And more beach front would be nice. The only path to the beach gets blocked by golf carts, close a site down and make that a parking area. Then, being here as local schools got out brought people from the mainland down for summer. I was almost hit by a under age driver of a golf cart that was playing with his phone while driving, and have had dogs wonder into my site that suppose to be on leashes. And then there's the parties, we understand that the locals leave everything here during the week, then come back down on weekends. Heck I would! But some party till 3 AM! Now these are not the staffs fault, people need to obey the rules. Maybe more signs of reminders and hire more security staff for the night. And add dog rule signs, especially on the beach. Other then that, I would highly recommend this park over any park down in the Keys, and we drove and inspected them all before booking this park, and even stayed at another last year. Kudos to ALL the staff here!!! read more

We have been coming to Sunshine Key for a lot of years . I love it they always keep the park ,marina ,ocean ,and lots super clean . Hey hey have activities every week like lets say that on Friday they have candy bar bingo and on one Saturday they had a dance party and on Sunday they have Sundae Sunday were you can get some ice cream. Another thing about the park is that it has a lot of trees and is super shady . If you have kids and not sure to bring them you definitely should there is always kids out riding there bikes , in the pool , or at the park / playground . The Park has a basketball court , volleyball net that is also sometimes used for football . The Playground has slides and other things. They have a Beautiful pier to swim and fish . I definitely recommend for Adults and kids . Hope this has made you change your mind to go to the park. read more

The sites are pretty spacious considering your in the Keys. There are a lot of permanent campers so getting around to the site's are a little tight. No beach to speak of but does have a nice marina. You have to pay for WiFi which is not cheap. We stayed in site 22. read more

Getting in is terrible sharp turns they let cars park everywhere very tight spaces if you have a big rv stay away asked for help after hitting a car parked on corner the help they sent was even worse the point is we are in the keys will look for rv friendly park next time read more

Probably the most beautiful site we have ever stayed at and the most expensive. We had a waterfront site and it was spectacular. This park has everything you would ever want. Cons: there is a septic processing system on the west side that is not noted on their plan. Do not stay within a half dozen sites from this as it really stinks. The interior sites cost less but not much to look at or to see the water. Need to plant more trees in this area. Otherwise this place is phenomenal! read more

Read the reviews and skeptical based on the negative ones but chose to book anyways since we were meeting family there. I just returned home after staying 4 nights and have to say pleasantly surprised with this resort. We booked a cabana with a perfect view of the gulf. It was clean and cozy and had everything you need for a getaway. Great fishing on site and an hour drive to Key West. I am happy we booked and would return. read more

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A nice place to stay. A long way from Key West but that's relative. About a 60 miles round trip. Right on the water. Great place for kayaking. Can take a long walk in abandoned bridge. We were with a group and the resort could not have been Mir accommodating. read more

Dear potential Florida Keys vacationer, I am writing this rather extensive review of sunshine RV resort and the Florida keys in general in response to the negatives about this fantastic place to vacation. Take it or leave it, This is my personal opinion and I mean no offense to anyone so please don't take offense! I have been traveling the keys for 25 years and sunshine key RV resort is at the top of my list. I am originally from the Binghamton NY area and traveled many miles and many times to vacation in the keys. I recently moved to central Florida and am going even more. There are many misconceptions about the Florida Keys, MANY!!! First of all, it is not a place to get away from anything or anyone. It is a loud, obnoxious, immigrant filled, partially non-English speaking, very small, tight, dirty place. Expect the worst traffic you've ever seen. But the positives far out-way the negatives for me. You have six kinds of people who occupy this postage stamp group of Islands. 1, First and foremost you have people that actually live here! Yes, they actually live in RV's in campgrounds because they can either afford it or are working here in the islands or are just retired. No, they probably don't care to get out of your way! 2, The very poor, homeless and downtrodden. These people come here because it's warm year-round and they can live on the street and panhandle. Yes, they can be very aggressive but will usually move on when you tell them too. 3, The working class. They do all the work period! They average 11.00 an hour and are charged 12.00 an hour rent. This is why they all have three jobs. They are always the brunt of everyone's frustration. They should not be! 4, The obscenely rich who own everything. I mean everything! 5, tourists [like us] who are looking for the perfect Caribbean getaway at an extremely cheap price and want an Island paradise all to themselves. It doesn't exist in the keys, at least I haven't found it! 6, Immigrants. Some do not speak English, some do. Some work their asses off, some don't. They are mostly Hispanic because of the location of the keys far to the south where the Hispanics migrate from Central America as apposed to lets say...... Watertown NY where people migrate from British Columbia. HMMMM That does kinda make sense! People come down from Miami for the weekends and party hardy. This is common throughout the keys. These people are mostly from Puerto Rico and Cuba but not all of course. They are unbelievably friendly and will help you out with anything. AND..... They all speak English as well as being American citizens. With that said. Sunshine key is about the best place you'll find south of the bridge. I've been to them all down there and you cannot beat this place provided you take all that I said above with you. It is an enormous RV park and sometimes getting people out of there sites to make room for you can take some time. Have a cold one and chill! The grounds are well kept and the employees knowledgeable and very friendly. Security is always around the park. There is a gas station out side the front gate as well as fuel at the marina. The Marina store has just about everything you'd need plus some ice-cold ice cream. The waters around Sunshine key are the best I've ever seen, crystal clear and fantastic snorkeling and fishing. I am a fisherman and tow my 30-year-old Bayliner down to fish the highway pylons. Unbelievable amount of wildlife. This is a great open expanse of water that is generally free of vacationers due to the chop. The water is usually around 85-90 degrees in the summer [almost too warm] and average about 10 feet deep [for me]. Keep an eye on the tide or else. My boat is only 15 feet long and I stay close to the shore or a straight line to the pylons. The park is beautiful and manicured. Wildlife everywhere!!!!! The Keys are not for everyone! There are two kinds of people in the world, those that love the Florida keys and those that hate them. Thank you, Joe read more

We had a great time. Great rates, RV was clean and well kept up. Very impressive. Has pool, tennis courts, very quietest night. Will definitely return. read more

We booked to stay here for 5 nights. The sites were fair but not great. It stunk so bad like rotten eggs we were gagging. We ended up staying in hotels at other keys to avoid the stink. Low tide and Dead Sea grass cause this awful smell. Stay away if you have a sensitive nose. read more

I want to start off by saying that we love this place! we have teenagers and they love to come here and see all of their friends and have been doing it for over 10 years. The only big complain I have is with the manager GLEN this guy is very rude and racist!!!! I have being coming to this campground for years before you were even on site and have never being treated so nasty,rude and disrespected as a women! he has no management skills what so ever he disrespects kids women and who ever he needs to disrespect apparently was not shown any manners this doesn't make you a better employee. This place will loss a lot of business due to his behavior. Now with the hurricane this august everyone had to evacuate and take the rv;s out of the campground this man does not know how talk to people he screams his lungs out if he gets stressed out then he should take some counseling to control his attitude but he was screaming at the people and giving them attitudes. Alot of people had an issues with him with regards to the Trump flags on the boats and RV We live in a free country and have the rights of freedom of speech we had a Trump flag on our boat this man came at us with an attitude and made us take it off or he was going to write us up or we had to leave the park are you serious. Does Encore know what this man is doing? he walks around all day writing people up and getting people kicked out of his farm like he calls it this is ridiculous if this is a problem to have a flag on the boat or the RV then at check in they should say something about it. I definitely think they should take this man out of his position because if they don't soon they will come across a harassment issue because of his behavior and cursing . read more

So it really depends what u are looking for. But I would like to start by telling u, for under 1000.00 u can go to Jamaica all inclusive for almost week... All inclusive and 10x the quality of water and u will spend less....15 years ago this place was a great camp ground with reasonable prices. Then they really believed that somehow this place was a resort. The prices skyrocketed, they no longer allowed tents and would call the cops to have people fishing license checked. No restaurant, bad attitude because the people that work there get paid very little and don't like the job.. Problem with some of these places in key West is they realize u basically don't have many options. So doing reviews is important.. My last trip to this area a local camp ground wanted almost 500 for a tiny, tiny room.... And this place would not allow my tent....I decided to sleep in my car for two nights and had the best time in the world just steps away from the water...u do have to know where to do that because it's not allowed, I definitely had some luck... As this place has gotten more and more restricted I have just chosen different and better destinations, including Jamaica. read more

I can't even give this place a rating it was so awful. There was garbage everywhere, we arrived just after Memorial Day week end and as the office staff said we had a very wild week end, so glad we were not there then, she said it has not been cleaned up yet and since it was raining we should probably go out of the park and sight see somewhere. We did just that and looked for another park to stay in. It truly looked like a tent city with all of the covers on their sites, there was dog poop everywhere, cans, bottles, plastic, etc. and again we were there for 2 days which was way too long with no one cleaning the areas at all. I would not recommend this place to anyone................. read more

I read reviews about how awful this place was and I was so surprised to find out they were WRONG!!!!! Sunshine Key RV Resort was wonderful.. Well managed. Bathrooms clean. Sites were large!! The people there are all so nice and friendly. I would love to live at this place!! You can watch the sun rise on one side of the key and watch it set on the other. How cool is that. We had a tent and were placed right by the beach access! So awesome. We are campers, so if you are not a "camper" you won't find a 4 star hotel here. Just the simple life. Also there are manatee that live at the marina! :) read more

If I could give this place less than one star I would. When we arrived at 3 PM someone was in our site and he was supposed to check out at 11 AM no one bothered to do a run around the campground and make sure that those checking out had actually checked out as every other RV park in this country does. We wound up having to wait two hours to get into our site. We decided to go to the café and eat while we were waiting big mistake. The lady upfront was very friendly she took our order to the cook and we waited 25 minutes while people who showed up later received their food. I asked why was taking so long she went back and checked on it said I'm not sure why he hasn't started on your order yet she was very apologetic and felt bad at that point I was not about to spend my money I told her it's fine just cancel the order. We went back to the office the people in our site still hadn't moved. We agreed to be moved to another site that was open so we went ahead and set up. I went back up to the office they said there was free Wi-Fi if you stayed in the office I tried to connect it kept saying no Internet connection. I went up to the desk and inquired they argued with me and told me yes their Internet in their office was working yet me and the other lady couldnt get it to work. By now I'm getting really sick of this place. And very upset that I spent almost $700 for five nights. Then the icing on the cake was after it got dark the people next to us we're having a great big party right outside our camper. Never ever ever ever will I stay at an encore resort again after this. I'm absolutely sickened I didn't believe the bad reviews I had read about this place. If only I'd believed them. I can't stress this enough please make sure you read the reviews about this place it's awful. read more

Worst place I have ever stayed!!! No sleep! This is a party place on the weekends or all the permanent residents. They stay up partying until 3AM!! People drive around all day in golf carts with loud music! The place is nice during the week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night. Stay away on the weekends when the permanent residents come back, it's a nightmare!! Staff is not helpful. They do have a curfew but only means the people turn down the music but the voices are so loud the music would probably be better to listen to! If your looking for a nice relaxing time in The Keys, THIS IS NOT IT!!!!!! Stay away!!!! read more

Let me start off by saying...what give the right for a rv park to call itself a resort? I will not stay at any Encore campground again until they have some sort of inspection procedure. Yes it is "the Keys" and yes they may think that no matter what, they will always have the business, but they will not get returning customers. The only thing that this place had going for it was the view, if you were ocean front and the pool, otherwise, check-in was horrible, the bathrooms were disgusting, the beach front was covered with the sea grass and garbage, there is no game room, there is no restaurant, the bathroom by the pool had spit balls on the walls (been there for at least 2 weeks) since that was the length of my stay, no WIFI, and I needed it for my work. So here is my experience..arrived after hours, 13.5 hour ride, and they don't have the paperwork at the gate. I booked this a month ago. They were going to put me in any site and then in the morning clear this up. I did not stand for that, cause I was not going to break down my 40ft motor home only to move to another site. They did get hold of office personnel, which I thought was going to solve the problem. They told me the site and off I went only to find the site was still occupied. Then they told me to pick any other site. It is rather difficult to find other sites that I could turn in as previous posts had stated, yes people were all over the place with the storage tents, all the way to the street, so you could not turn into a site easily. I picked one for the night and went back to the office. I picked the elite site and they charged me for it too, not considering the problems they had caused me already. The view was great so I cant complain about that. So now for the campground, again as previous posts state, yes there were storage tents all over the place, the person next to me even had a big pool, extra boats, golf carts, sheds, campers were made to live in year round and it looked like it. It looked more like a storage place. Garbage that had not been cleaned up all over the shoreline and on sites. Lets get to the amenities they offer..wifi, NOPE, down for the entire two weeks. There excuse is that its free, my argument with them is "no I paid for it in my site, since it is advertised". The restaurant is non existent. The building is there, but closed. The arcade, two machines and none of them work. The bathroom at the pool, the sink was so rusted that it was falling apart and there were spit balls on the wall for the entire two weeks. The pool had a great design along with the furniture, but that was it. They did not clean the pool very well, the same wrapper was on the ground for two weeks. I normally would have picked it up myself, but I wanted to see how long it was going to take. They didn't skim the pool so the bugs were floating along with the iguana poop on the tile. Lastly, found out on the last day that there was a bus that took you to Key West, it would have been nice for the office provide more information to its guests on what is available to them. read more

We stayed her in July during mini lobster season. We booked our camping site on there website. There is two campsites to choose from premiere and elite and there wasn't a clear description or On site map, so I called to find out what the difference were. Premiere is NOT waterfront and elite was waterfront. I wanted waterfront, but also wanted electric, sewer and water and she said that was elite.I booked my elite site and on the road we went. When we arrived I checked in and she showed me a map of the RV park And circled my spot. I told her she must have gotten it wrong I wanted the elite spot with sewer. She said there is 2 elite sites one with sewer and one without. And she couldn't move me because of the lister season. So everyday I had someone come and pump out my tanks. It was nice that they didn't charge me for it. after all it was there mistake. usually it's 15 dollars a day. We arrived to our spot and the view was so pretty. we unpacked and decided let's go for a swim. Were our site was we couldn't swim it was so mucky and you sunk. That was a disappointment. Just by the bridge you can swim that was nice. It was a hike to get to the pool but if you have your golf cart your good to go. When we entered the pool I swore I just walked into another country they had a DJ playing music. It was pretty loud,but I like that. Laundry room was clean the washer took forever,but there is a sign that tells you low water presser washer might take longer, so keep that in mind if you stay here. There is a gas/ store on site which sells awesome key lime pie. There is some residents that stay there all year long they are not that friendly neither is the front desk. Manager of the park was the nicest and most helpful. We understand they were shorthanded so we let some of it go. Over all it wasn't a bad stay why complain when you are in the keys. But next time I am staying at bluewater RV park and resort. We did a drive through of that place and that felt like you were in the keys and not a trailer park. Like my husband likes to say if its not excellent it sucks!!! read more

I think I'm being generous and giving it two stars, only because of the beautiful water. The campground is by far the worst we have stayed at. We booked a site on the water almost a year out, arrived today and had to wait two hours for a person to get off the site before we could move in. As I write this it is 9:15PM and the campers beside me have had loud Spanish music blaring all day with their dogs barking. I called mid afternoon and complained about the dogs but the management didn't do anything. Quiet time starts at 10PM so I guess we will wait and see what happens then. As far as the facilities, the bath house showers are tiny but clean. The sites are large, level, and easy to get and out. One note, the power pole on my site is at the road so I would need an extension cord to move my trailer all the back on the site. As other reviewers have said, there are so many long term campers here that it has the feel of staying in someone's yard. A lot of sites have semi-permanent structures on them and some have full size refrigerators and ice machines beside the trailer. Sweet! To call this place a resort is crazy. It's a lot of money to spend for what you get. Stay at Bahia Honda state park on the next island down for 1/3 of the price and none of the hot mess they have going on here. At least we only 5 nights to go... read more

If you're looking for a nice, family oriented, peaceful place to stay while enjoying the Florida keys....stay as far away from this place as possible! The summertime is full of loud annoying Cubans playing their reggeaton music full blast on their oversized speakers at all times (night included). They have zero respect for any authority, curse constantly, and steal whatever they can get their hands on.....including my crock sandals! They keep about 12 people per trailer and to accommodate the sleeping, they pitch tents on the site. If their trailers, tents, 31' speed boats don't fit on their trailer sites.....no worries....they block the streets and park on your site! Low class! Snorting cocaine in the bathrooms and taking a dump in the showers is a normal occurrence! Other than this, you may enjoy your stay. I've been staying here for years and have seen the place deteriorate at an alarming rate while prices keep skyrocketing! Hope this helps! read more

We really enjoyed this place! Called on December 26th and were able to get an RV space for that day and 2 additional nights. Individual who answered the phone was very helpful and accommodating. My kids loved the marina--we could see small schools of fish swimming right off of the dock, several jellyfish, and also got lots of manatee interaction right there! We were able to pet manatees early in the morning right from the dock. Views were extraordinary, and we had no issues with noise even though the park was nearly full. Our campsite was closer to the highway, so of course there was some highway noise. However, our A/C ran most of the night so it was drowned out. If you stay here, go to Sunset Grille right across the 7 mile bridge. Our proximity to that place is what made us love Sunshine Key resort even more! read more

Terrible resort. Staff was completely unpleasant. Security guard was absolutely obnoxious. Harassed my family and I from 9 am to 9:45 pm by contentiously circling our RV. One night security came by at 9:45 pm to tell us that we only had 15 more mins to be outside. We were being pushed into our RV at 10 pm when, in fact their website indicates that quiet time is at 11 pm. Besides that, bathrooms are horrible. Tiny, dark showers. Not a family friendly resort and they definitely do not like Hispanics, as per their security guard's actions towards us. read more

We use to come to sunshine Key but in the summer it was a nightmare so we stopped but we heard management had changed the park for the better after the hurricane and a lot of new rules were in place to help keep things in order so we decided to give it another try. What a mistake!!!!!! The old manager is gone!!! The park is jam packed with stuff everywhere. So tight you can't even get through with your rig. Boats, jetskis, trucks, cars, flatbed trucks, Cargo trailers, canopies, golf carts, dog pens. The Sites are so jam packed you can barely drive by with a car let alone an rv. People just throw their trash anywhere they want, Then you have cops driving through the park every night, loud music and drunken parties all hours of the night, Kids driving golf carts all day and night. The pools is 100 degrees, feels like a hot tub and the kids run around out of control and make a mess in the pool and work out room. Fights in the marina. Dogs off their leashes. The Staff is all very nice but you can tell they are just as frustrated as we were. The View is the ONLY positive of this park and the close proximity to Key West. Not sure we will return. Very frustrating. This is supposed to be an Rv Resort not a trailer park. If I had know it was party central I would have saved my money. read more

food was great eveything else was just ok.....................................................................................

Not a good place to go, broke down fish camp docks in disrepair a lot of dirt, laundry in disrepair no internet floods every time it rains management has no clue on how to treat people. Once you pay you are trash. Understaffed so if you have a complaint it never gets fixed . Expensive for what you get. read more

Third and last year at this park! -- Having camped here each spring the last 2 years, I came to expect things like semi-functional bathrooms and showers, loud music, and some dogs, but this year has topped it all -- When I made the reservation, I explained we usually stay near site 410 which has a view of the ocean -- the sites in this area are under construction so they said we will move you a couple down from there. Great I thought till we arrived. Having been a previous visitor, times 2, I was awarded site 428 -- No view and the loud sewer treatment plant! I went back to the office and requested a move. Susan explained to me I could also have 429 cause no one was booked there. Great, double site next to the loud sewer plant (you'll see this in other reviews as well). I couldn't figure out what the inside joke was between Susan and the other desk person until I started to set up in #424. That was when the only english speaking boy next door came over and asked if we minded dogs? They had 9 (that's right, 9) of them and he went on to explain the people left our site that morning because the dogs barked at them and they didn't like it. I instantly figured out the joke at the office. Enough about me -- Bathhouse A is closed, B which is ours has no functioning hot water in the sinks, a light that works some times near the smalles showers you will ever use. After 2 days, I threw away the towel on the floor that had been left behind the the resident and the cleaning staff. My wife says the ladies room is not much better. Never swam at the pool, marinia looks good, no real beach, but you can wade in on the NE side. Bring your own Wifi -- theirs is expensive and slow unless you only do email. So, if your camper is self contained and this is just a place to sleep while you go elsewhere, it will work, but if you need the amenities, I would look elsewhere. Final note: Neighbors just left, only forgot to take the dog poop. read more

Incredibly mis-managed RV park. Cannot be called a "Resort". We have wintered at this place for 8 winters and it has been less than poorly managed the whole time. The local manager is only a puppet for the Encore incompetent management. They have slick Ad's and photo's for this place but what you see is not what you get. I will list just a few current issues. For the 3 1/2 months we have been here this season there has been basically no internet access. We are expected to pay $35 per month for a useless internet access. The WiFi is either broken completely or it is overwhelmed with users and is basically useless. The clubhouse has had zero A/C and no fix is in sight at mid season. Yes you do need winter time A/C in a crowded club house in the Keys. The laundry room floods if more than 4 washers are run at same time. This creates a dangerous electrical shock and slipping hazard. Many sites completely flood with and significant rain. The sewers are always clogging and the repair at various sites is nasty and not pleasant to see or be around especially if it's your site or nearby. The marina docks have always been a disaster waiting to happen. This year they did some repair but it is half done and still we have many unstable dangerous docks. They do seem To have money (directed and ear marked by Encore management) Cosmetic improvements so the place appears more appealing from the hiway. NOW on top of all of this they are raisng rates by an OBSCENE amount. They are expecting long time loyal guests to pay 25%---50% more to stay at a park that has no regard for their guest by refusing to make their advertised amenities usable and pleasant. No way Jose!!! Read all of the reviews on the other review sites before you decide to spend your money here. read more

We have been coming to Sunshine Key RV Resort and Marina in the Florida Keys for over 8 years. We are retired and this has been our winter destination from upstate New York. There have been many annoyances with this park over the years, but many people overlook them because of the friends that are made over the years and the beautiful surroundings. This year the problems at this park have become almost intolerable. In January they quietly put out a new rate sheet with some rates being raised over 50%. New machines were put in the laundry room over the summer and when they empty the water floods the floor and runs out the building out to the sidewalk. Every time I went there I was walking in standing water. The sewer lines have overflowed in several places in the park. Two docks in the marina broke away, damaging boats. We had to emergency evacuate our boat. Last week when they were digging to work on the plumbing in the laundry room they hit a water pipe. Not only do we not have any drinkable water, it took them 4 hours to notify residents of the possible contamination in the water. And some residents never received a notice. It is now 4 days since the water line break and we have no formal communication on contaminants or when an official water test will be done. When you ask the office the answer you get is "we don't know". The rent includes water but they have done nothing to provide fresh water to their residents. And no answer on when the water will be tested or safe to drink again. Think twice before you come here - is this really how you want to spend your money? Many residents here have already made plans to leave this year or planning not to come back next year. Sunshine Key is an Encore park owned by Equity Lifestyle Properties. read more