Who doesn’t love a tropical getaway that doesn’t require a passport?
If you haven’t been to Key West, then you definitely’re lacking out on one of many best locations within the nation. I lately went on a gaggle journey to Southernmost Beach Resort in Key West and I’m not kidding after I say it was one in all my favourite journeys to date.
Not to brag, however I’ve carried out fairly a couple of journeys to many various locations, so I’m not evaluating it to your run-of-the-mill household East Coast seaside trip.
Let me stroll you thru my journey and let you know why I beloved Southernmost Beach Resort a lot. Buckle up, as a result of there are A LOT of the reason why I fell in love with this place.
Seamless Travel to Paradise
First of all, I’ve discovered to actually admire after I can fly someplace nonstop.
I’m not afraid of needing a number of connections to get someplace wonderful, nevertheless it’s good when you may get there in only one flight. Thankfully, Key West has tons of direct flights making a nonstop flight that a lot simpler. It’s a tiny, however well-connected airport that’s tremendous straightforward to navigate. And it’s been freshly renovated! They have model new gates and also you now not need to get off on the tarmac.
Breeze Airways is including direct flights and so they even have seasonal direct flights to search for!
More importantly (for me not less than) is the quantity of journey time to get from the vacation spot airport to the precise vacation spot.
There have been means too many occasions the place I’ve been so excited to lastly get to this wonderful tropical vacation spot and gotten into my transportation to then sit in a automobile (that always has a driver that has gone means too overboard with the scented automobile fresheners) after which have one other TWO HOURS within the automobile earlier than we lastly get to the lodge.
@traveloffpath Room Tour at Southermost Beach Resort in Key West, Florida
That is completely NOT the case with Southernmost Beach Resort. From choose up on the airport to drop off on the resort verify in was perhaps 10 minutes tops.
I do know Key West isn’t very huge, however I used to be nonetheless overly excited in regards to the lightning-fast transport that instantly has beautiful views of the ocean. Which is one other one in all my favourite issues about Key West, it’s not laborious to search out unimaginable views, particularly at Southernmost Beach Resort, because it’s proper on the water.
A Food Lover’s Dream
If you’ve learn any of my articles earlier than, then you definitely’ll know that I’m an novice foodie after I journey. Key West is an novice foodie’s dream come true for a number of causes. First, the KEY LIME PIE.
I can not emphasize that sufficient. If you’re not a Key Lime pie particular person, then you definitely’re doing it unsuitable (simply kidding, to every their very own).
Southernmost Beach Resort is within the prime location to seek out all the perfect Key Lime Pies. At the very prime of that record was Café Sole who put an impressed twist on the standard pie by including marshmallow to the highest (insert chef’s kiss right here).
Don’t you are worried, Key West has extra than simply key lime pie. I clearly want to speak in regards to the contemporary seafood.
For instance, the Key West pink shrimp are SO GOOD. You can discover the well-known pink shrimp everywhere in the island, however I beloved them most at Boat House Bar and Grill. While you’re there, you ABSOLUTELY must strive the sticky toffee pudding. TRUST ME!! I really like a very good Key Lime pie, however this dessert rivaled my prime favourite Key Lime pies (and that’s saying one thing coming from me).
Another excellent spot for seafood was DJ’s Clam Shack. GET THE LOBSTER ROLL! You will thank me later. I want I might return proper now for the lobster roll.
You don’t even want to depart the resort to get unimaginable seafood. The lobster at Southernmost Beach Café was scrumptious, and also you undoubtedly must strive the Key West Paella. I counsel sharing the paella with a couple of folks, nevertheless it’s so value it!
The Southernmost Beach Café additionally has nice breakfast and lunch choices to take a look at. They have yummy breakfast smoothies, however you must strive the Florentine Benedict with added lobster. What an effective way to start out your day! If you need one thing gentle, refreshing, however insanely scrumptious it is advisable to strive the Southernmost Beach Café’s mango berry salad with shrimp added.
Do you wish to have a non-public gourmand dinner along with your ft within the sand looking over the ocean? Yes, sure you do.
Southernmost Beach Resort arrange this unimaginable expertise for us the place we had a non-public dinner on the seaside with Chef Cheyenne Armstrong cooking all the things proper in entrance of us. 10/10 advocate!
Unforgettable Key West Experiences
If you wish to discover ways to make some native favourite meals, then you definitely undoubtedly must check out the Key West Cooking School. This was an incredible expertise with a fantastically designed classroom the place they train you easy methods to make the meals you’re consuming (with out you having to do any of the laborious work).
The instructors have been hilarious, however additionally they highlighted some fascinating historical past of Key West all through the category.
Key West can also be recognized for a very good time with good drinks, and it did NOT disappoint.
One of my new must-do’s in Key West is the Key West Legal Rum Tour and Mojito Making Class. Paul and Crystal Menta go all out to make this an unforgettable expertise.
This was one in all my TOP favourite issues we did. During the mojito making class, Crystal walked us by means of how they grew to become the first rum runners to Havana the place they discovered easy methods to make a PERFECT mojito.
They’ve, in fact, put their very own little Key West twist on it, and it’s actually the perfect mojito I’ve ever had.
Speaking of wonderful experiences, one in all my favourite issues to do in Key West is dolphin watching and snorkeling.
So it should come as no shock that I LOVED the Dolphin Watch and Snorkel Excursion with Fury.
@traveloffpath Magical moments with Fury Key West!
We bought actually fortunate and had a number of teams of dolphins come to go to us and a few of them even had infants with them!
The captain and crew members have been fairly educated and gave us tons of enjoyable dolphin tidbits whereas we watched the dolphins mess around us.
My primary favourite out of all the things we did (together with seeing child dolphins) was the Island Tales Golf Cart Tour with Amy Andrade.
This was HANDS DOWN the perfect tour I’ve ever been on. She is aware of nearly all the things and may cater the tour to what you’re most interested by. Amy’s ardour for historical past and storytelling is contagious. We spent all the time on the sting of our seats and hanging on to her each phrase she stated.
You higher imagine that I’m reserving a tour along with her each single time I’m going again to Key West any further. Amy books up quick although so it is advisable to ebook means prematurely!
The Heart of Key West: The People
Amy can also be the Experience Director at Southernmost Beach Resort. She hosts a trivia night time on Wednesdays at Southernmost Beach Resort and we had a blast!
Our staff even took first place together with a prize and bragging rights. We had a lot enjoyable with Amy once more that we begged her to squeeze in a conch blowing class along with her earlier than our flights out the following morning.
Amy additionally helps embody one in all my different favourite issues about Key West, the folks and the Key West tradition. As a vacationer, it’s by no means enjoyable to really feel like a nuisance or undesirable by the locals.
Key West is small, so everybody is aware of everybody there, however they nonetheless love vacationers and you may undoubtedly really feel it. One of the most important sayings/slogans on the island is “One Human Family.”
Even being there for a couple of quick days, you begin to really feel how a lot the folks of Key West actually imagine that we’re all only one human household, irrespective of the place we come from, what we appear like, or what we imagine in.
It’s a gorgeous method to stay.
**Travel Off Path was a visitor of Southernmost Beach Resort, who helped with the creation of this itinerary by internet hosting a few of our lodging and sights. Our opinions, suggestions, and solutions stay our personal.**
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