Kona Kai Oasis — Hotel in Key West

Find a room of a similar size capable of accommodating a family of 5 in the same area for a cheaper price then in all honesty you probably won't be staying here.

We kind of knew what we were expecting but the rooms in the photos do look bigger than what they actually are not to mention the one very small and very in need of renovation bathroom. It was very cosy in there, fairly dated but was clean and more than suitable for a few nights stay. You do get the sense the rooms are very well used and things are well worn and they also seem to allow people to bring their pets and you are left with the feeling that someone's dog was probably sleeping on that well stained small sofa on the corner of the room. That being said our main reason for staying here was for the location and with the parking included in the rate you will be really hard pushed to find anything and anywhere better than here. And the whole house itself (divided into 5/6 separate rooms) looks quite charming.

We were very lucky arriving around 1pm that our room was ready and they graciously allowed us to check in to it early from lady working at reception who was fabulous and helpful. They made it clear in the booking information that the check in location was different to the staying location as there are a number of properties managed by the same company. There are a couple of parking spaces at the check in location which we were able to utilise without issue.

We were only in Key West for a night and staying here with the early check in really did allow us to maximise our time. It was so great being able to park our car outside the guest house and walk down to the local beach or a block to Duval Street and the Southern Most Point landmark. Parking seems to be a lot more restrictive, limited and expensive than it was when we first visited 20 years ago (always the way it seems these days!). I doubt we'll ever visit Key West again now but if we did we would still absolutely consider one of the guest houses like this rather than the overinflated hotels.

You can find hotels cheaper but you'll have to look further out of the area then have to way up parking charges (can be $20 for a few hours) or transport back...

We had the pleasure of staying here for 2 nights in October, 2019 and the place was really nice. We were a bit nervous after we read some of the prior reviews as they said that the beds were terrible and that the place was dirty; that was not our experience.

An Island Oasis is in an old house or inn, about 2 blocks away from the monument marking the southernmost point in the continental US. We had room 303 on the first floor on the right and it was excellent. The king bed was fine, in fact it might have been new, and everything was spotless. The room was small, but it was fine. Other than the king sized bed there was a dresser, two end tables, a small refrigerator and a microwave. The bathroom was nice, with a shower (no tub) and was connected to the bedroom via a pocket door. Soap and shampoo and a hair dryer were provided, and there were even fresh beach towels on each day.

The location was good; it was two blocks off of Duval Street, Key West’s main street, on the quiet side of town. We walked to the center of town, and across town for the sunset and the ferry with no issues several times a day.

I would only “ding” An Island Oasis for a couple of minor things: you check in in the middle of downtown on Duval Street, where it is difficult to park; there is no parking lot at the inn so you park on the street; and the air conditioner ran continually and was pretty loud.

We had a good time and would...

My friends and I stayed at the Kona Kai Oasis during March for 5 days. We had two rooms which were great, however, the service at this place was abysmal. On the website it advertises "Daily Room Service", which was never provided. We weren't expecting anything crazy at the 2-star hotel, but we asked for fresh towels for the shower to be delivered and the trash taken out. They told us everyday that it would be done and they never did it. One day, the room attendant did come to the room, but she was talking to us and had admitted that she was "day drinking" on the job. She dropped off towels but didn't take out the trash. This all probably would have been fine if after checkout they didn't slam us with a 250$ PER ROOM charge for "excessive cleaning after checkout". Um yeah, maybe because you haven't taken any trash out for 5 days and there are 4 people in each room. I then called the resort to get out of these excess charges and they passed me to the property manager. He then kept saying that the charges would be processed and that he kept needing to "check with accounting". Basically strung me along for months after our checkout for charges that weren't even valid. I never even got reimbursed for one of the room's fines. If you're looking to have a dirty and mediocre stay, while having them fine you with charges that they have no grounds for, then KONA KAI is your place to stay! If not, I suggest...