Okay, here you are -- I think these are all the closest ones. There are lots more a mile farther down the road. Don't rely on the rates that I have on some of them, because they are from last April.
Islamorada Motel (Closest)
87760 Overseas Highway (Mile Marker 87.76, bay side)
Phone: 305-852-9376
They have a total of 13 rooms, 5 large and 6 small.
Rates: Small room, one queensize bed -- $79
Large room, two beds and kitchen -- $99
Web site:
www.islamoradamotel.comLookout Lodge (Next Closest) (On the same water as the regatta)
87770 Overseas Highway (Mile Marker 87.77, bay side)
Phone: 305-852-9915
They have a total of 10 rooms
Rate range: $139-$350
Web site:
www.lookoutlodge.com Conch-on-Inn (third closest)
Corner of U.S. 1 and Caloosa St. (Mile Marker 89.5, bay side)
Phone: 305-852-9309
They have a total of 8 rooms
Rates: One queen bed -- $89
Two double beds -- $99
I think all the rooms have frig. and microwave.
Web site:
www.conchoninn.com.
Holiday Isle Resorts
Mile Marker 84 (just 3 miles south of Founders Park)
Phone: 305-664-2321
They have five hotels on the property, all with different names. You call that same number for all of them and pick the one you want. They all have different price ranges. If you want a peaceful one, get one of the motels farthest north on the property (closer to Founders Park). If you want to be where all the action is, you might want the Tower Building (also called the Horizon) or the next motel north of that. They are the closest to the Tiki Bar, which is far better than the one at Gilbert’s. Holiday Isle also has restaurants on the premises and I think food at the Tiki Bar, too.
Holiday Isle is the big “hot spot” between Miami and Key West.
Web site:
www.holidayisle.comFor more motels, go to the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.islamoradachamber.com/lodging.cfm