Sunset Key Cottages
A twenty-seven-acre island five hundred yards off Key West, with cottages and full-time residents.
Sunset Key sits a ten-minute launch ride from Key West, reached by a ferry that runs around the clock. The island was built up from dredged fill and is now a residential community with private homes, permanent residents and a hotel component. This register files it in the Extended Index: Key West is in sight, the launch is constant, and the island is a neighbourhood rather than a retreat.
Around forty cottages make up the guest inventory, one and two storeys, with a beach, a pool and a restaurant. The residents' houses occupy the rest of the island. The proposition is quiet at night within a few minutes of Duval Street, which is a real and specific benefit.
Quiet at walking distance from noise. Key West's nightlife is a launch ride away and inaudible from the cottages, which is the whole point of the island.
A made island. Sunset Key is dredge fill from the 1960s, not a natural cay, and the register records it as such.
Who it is not for
Sunset Key is wrong for guests seeking remoteness or a natural island. It is wrong for travellers who want an island to themselves, since residents live there year-round. And it is wrong for anyone expecting resort scale, since the facilities amount to a beach, a pool and a single restaurant. Those wanting a Florida island retreat should look at Little Palm Island.
Sources
- Open sources — around forty cottages plus private residences, launch from Key West, twenty-seven acres
- Cottage count, island area and residential numbers unverified. Confirm before publication.
Booking
Private Island Resorts arranges each stay on request, quoting the rates available for the island and dates. No benefit should be assumed unless it is confirmed in writing for the individual reservation.
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