We have stayed here five times and it has always been great. I can understand how some people get upset when the elevator is not working, but show me one tht hasn't. The view is fantastic and a little secluded, but not too much.
Staff are great, will do anything that they can to make or help your stay, but you have to ask them - nicely. We have stayed in single bedrooms and the doubles. For the age of the building, I think that they do a fantastic job keeping it up. Especially considering some of the people that come and stay there. (read that as not being very considerate or possibly thoughtful)
A lot of the people that we have seen there over the years own one of the rooms and wouldn't go anywhere else, it is about an hour to Key West and it's attractions, but without being as eccentric or novel. There are plenty of local restaurants that are the kind only found in the "keys".
There are plenty of things to do, but they aren't going to come to you, and... more