Pines & Palms Resort

We enjoyed our stay at Pines & Palms. The owners and their staff are very friendly and helpful. We had a small attached kitchenette cottage that had a beautiful view of the ocean, and a lovely covered patio in front. Our cottage was not real big, but the bed was comfortable and we had everything we needed in the kitchenette. The heated saltwater pool was wonderful, and the pool bar was open all day long and provided live music 3 of the nights we were there. The grounds were well maintained, and there is adequate parking for everyone. The facility is perfectly situated half way between Key Largo & Key West, which allowed us to travel easily both ways while visiting Florida.

The bathroom is very small, and the water pressure is quite low. Also, we were charged a $25 per day resort fee at checkout that was not mentioned on their listing on the booking.com site.

We stayed in the three bedroom cottage across from the office, other family members stayed in some of the smaller rooms on the property. The three bedroom was very roomy, good kitchen with all the basics and full size refrigerator. The king bed was a little on the soft side (but I like a very firm bed), still good sleeping. Made good use of the kayaks, SUPs, and bicycles. Nice pool and docks for watching sunrise. Housekeeping and office staff were wonderful. An extra bonus was the nearby Midway Cafe for breakfasts, lunches and the famous Manny and Isa key lime pies made daily - short walk or easy bike ride. Also easy bike ride along backroad/sidewalks to Bud N Mary's and Lazy Days restaurant.

The hotel was in a beautiful part of the keys, very convenient for all local attractions and also not to far of a drive from Key West or Miami, its about the half way point. Some lovely looking accommodation properties and grounds well maintained.

After paying a small fortune for a sea view, I really didn't feel like the property we were in fit that criteria. I suppose you could argue it was close to the beach area, but not really what I had in mind. Also, after stating on Booking.com that fee included charges and taxes, I was still charged $3+ for some reason which I'm still not sure about. Its only $3, but could have been whatever they wanted really. First time I had that with ANY property I have booked on booking.com.

Cottage #10 is beachside with a stunning view of the ocean. It's a small cottage with just what you need and maybe a bit more - even a kitchen! Tiny space that's maxed out to the inch yet, well done, clean and tropical. The beach is raked each morning, a small bar near a clean, newer pool setting, great lounge chairs throughout the report, and even a nice beach and entry into the water. Our cottage was close to the larger hotel building and the free paddle board which offered lots of foot traffic from other resort visitors yet, it was fine.

The bar doesn't have a formal license for mixed drinks. It only offers beer and wine so, the tequila and rum are wine-based. It's not horrible yet, not ideal. I'd recommend sticking with a glass of wine or a beer vs. having a hard hangover with sub-par tequila-like beverages. It would be an area of improvement for the resort to change this up! Again, it's not horrible yet, a bit of a disappointment when you are looking for a tropical margarita or anything similar.

The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment we stayed in was only a 30 second walk to the beach and pool area. We were greeted with a glass of bubbles which was lovely. Staff lovely. The use of bikes and kayaks was free and enjoyed. The pool and area was very good with a bar open some of the time with happy hour 2 for one drinks 3pm to 5pm. Great restaurants all around the area, you do need a car. You need to visit Robbies for a great meal, shopping and to feed the tarpon!! Loved the fishing at the resort our son caught his first shark! Enjoyed seeing the manatee and turtles swimming around the pontoons. We enjoyed a visit to Key West about an hour and a half away.

Would have been good to have had some chairs on the 2 bedroom balconies. Allocated parking would have been good. It would have been nice if the bar was open more of the day, for soft drinks, it was closed very early on our last night. We had the water switched off for repairs to be done but we had no notice so one of our group was left with shampoo in his hair for the best part of an hour! The chair in the lounge area was not very comfortable.

on the beach - ocean front - quaint cottage. loved it - had all necessities. free paddle board/kayaks to take out. fishing Fromm peer is ok. quiet and peaceful. staff was accommodating, friendly, and helpful. loved our accommodations and stay. would come back and recommend.

if I have to say a dislike- this is what I would change: no TV in the bedroom but there was one in the “living room” just would have been nice to have a small tv in bedroom. also the illuminating light from the ac unit was bright and illuminated the whole bedroom. only way to dim it was to turn it off -making the room too warm.

We stayed at the larger 3-bedroom 2-bathroom apartment. It was vlose to the entrance and heavy traffic road. However, traffic significantly decreased at night, even during the busy Easter weekend and traffic noice did not affect our sleep. The apartment was very large and very comfortable. It is only a minute walk (or less) to the beach and pool. We loved that the pool was open 24/7 and enjoyed a night family swim. Staff was helpful and nice. We also enjoyed free use of fishing rods and kayaks provided on site. We also liked a lot that there were not many rooms and it was a small old style enviroment, rather than a modern resort. Overall positive and recommended.

It'd be great if they sold some food at the pool bar and if they removed some of the smelly seaweed when they accumulate next to the pool edge.

The room was clean, and felt like "home" - unlike some resorts that feel like your sleeping in an art gallery. The beach was adequate, and the included bikes, kayaks & paddle boards were definitely a nice touch! If you've never been to the keys, then you don't understand what the beaches here are like. They're not the soft white sandy beaches you'll find along the rest of the coast - its a "mushy" limestone bottom. The beaches here are adequate, and exactly what is to be expected of the natural shoreline of the keys.

No complaints at all! I would, and do plan on staying here again!

We spent the weekend here to celebrate my husbands 50th birthday. Family and friends stayed at the resort as well. All 5 rooms we booked were exceptional. The service, the room, the pool and the whole property was beautiful, clean and extraordinary from the time we walked in to the time we left. Very relaxing place. The kids enjoyed kayaking and we all loved the heated pool with the live music and amazing view. Saw the sunrise at the dock, what a beautiful view. The staff was very accomodating and made our stay extra special. I would like to give a special thanks to Magda, the GM. She went above and beyond to make this special birthday celebration a memorable one. The girls from the front office, Suzanne, Cassandra and unfortunately I didn't get one of the girls name but they were all friendly and helpful. Chris from the Bar also made our time worth the while at the bar. Thank you Pines and Palms for a great weekend! We will be back!

No complaints.

The location is PERFECT! Close to everything but set far enough back, you would never know it. The beautiful property, pool, room, and view were all just well above my expectations. I loved the quiet, laid back, relaxing atmosphere, it was exactly what we were all looking for. We will definitely be back!

The Tiki bar doesn't really have much to offer. No fruit (lemons, limes, etc), very limited drink selection, and the "alcohol" is all wine based, not actual alcohol. If you like beer & wine, it's probably great but we kind of wished they had actual tequila and vodka so we could have some true tropical vacation drinks. Although you can bring your own alcohol to the property, but you can't bring it to the pool area.