Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, Islamorada hotel rooms at the Independent

"Loved "

"Room was like an efficiency apartment, even had a full kitchen. "

"Nice motel with a variety of amenities - 2 water bottles in room daily, bikes & paddle boards on site to use, access to pool & bay with lots of outdoor seating. Unfortunately only 5 rooms have a view of bay. Starbucks Keurig in lobby makes great chai latte! Appreciated recommendations for dining when we arrived, Snook’s restaurant is right next-door and is a good/convenient choice for dining. Main issue was that when reservations were made hotels.com offered option to pay at resort but apparently hotel requires first day payment as a deposit so my card was charged even though I selected pay at resort. Also some confusion regarding payment of resort fee which hotels.com showed as included in my total balance. Found it odd that hotel did not have any of our contact information. Usually when I reserve on hotels.com I also get an email confirming from the hotel itself. Need better coordination between hotels.com/expedia and hotel."

"Very clean property, good breakfast included and the views are spectacular!! Beautiful beach location!! Would go back anytime!! "

"Good relax "

"We weren’t allowed to use the bikes because of the rain, but it rained all weekend anyway."

"Great stay. Loved the paddle boarding and kayaking. So nice to have a small beach and nice place for swimming. Shade and hammocks were nice"

"It’s a little bit expensive for an old hotel but the service from the staff perfect"

"Had an amazing and relaxed time with my family! Dolphin encounter was so much fun and educational. I do recommend having a microwave in rooms. Thank you for the amazing hospitality 🙏"