Heavy brown drapes covering the windows with blue bedspreads that were too long (covered the headboards). Some paint in the kitchen would have taken about an hour to do - put a chair against the wall to hide the terrible wall around the little table. Crack in door to other room from kitchenette let cigarette smoke in our room. Chair... More

Have stayed there twice. Close enough to drive back from Key West for the night. Just drive sober. Rooms are definitely not fancy but for the budget minded traveler it's the best deal around. Friendly staff. Nice location. Ocean view, not from the room but from the property.

Having had a rather miserable experience at the Holiday Inn in Marathon, I trusted the other TripAdvisor reviews and stayed here with my son for a long weekend spearfishing. It was absolutely perfect. We have stayed at Hawk's Cay which was very nice, but overkill for a guy's trip. It's a classic '50s motel. Low-key, casual, comfortable and clean. The... More

This is a traditional 1950's Florida experience. Most of the units are semi-detached with their own car port. We had unit #12 with two double beds, a complete kitchen, and a large washroom. It was far enough from from Highway 1 that we did not hear the traffic noise. The washroom had a shower instead of a tub ( fresh... More

This was the first time having the experience of our being disappointed with lodging after reading many great TA reviews. Granted, at $130 a night, I guess you get what you pay for, but our $99/night local La Quinta was nicer than this. Though the room was clean, it had strong unpleasant odor of chlorine bleach upon entry. (Clean is... More

Blue Waters is a great find. Very helpful staff; best dinner recommendation (from Chad) of our Florida trip; a large, clean, comfortable room; a pool with a great view of the water....our overnight stay became a highlight instead of 'just passing through.' Thank you Chad and staff.

Not wanting a condo or house rental for 2 nights and after reading the positive reviews, we booked a reservation here on our trip through the Keys. We knew this would not be a resort but an "Old Florida" style motel. Even knowing that, we expected a bit more. Our room was in need of a good spring cleaning as... More

My son and I visited Marathon Key over Easter as a father / son getway for his senior trip. We arrived after 9 PM and there was a message letting us know which room we were in . In our case there was a cancellation in the 2 bdrm house which they offered at no extra charge. We had a... More

Everyone at this little motel was very helpful. We were arriving at 3:00AM so they pulled out the couch and had it made up for us when we got there. I also hadn't paid for a kitchen which was between our room and the next. However, no one was staying on the other side so they gave us the whole... More