Center Court - Historic Inn and Cottages

Genuine Key West housing

Like most of us on VT, we like to find unique places to stay when on holiday. Surfing the 'net in advance of our trip, I came across the website of Center Court historic properties in Key West. These folks have a large selection of cottages and house in and around the historic center of Key West. The website is highly funtional, offering you an easy opportunity to tour the properties via slideshow, and to view the up-to-date availability for your planned holiday dates.

Basically, you're getting a cottage with Center Court. We chose the Leeward Isle, mostly because of its size, private parking and location. These are generally NOT bed and breakfast accomodations, no morning meal happens. But, they usually have nicely appointed little kitchens, and a dependable daily maid service. And for the most part, you get the desired double with Key West accomodations, at least for us older folks. Great location and yet reasonably quiet, the neighbors and their motorcycles not withstanding.

Some of the cottages have private pools, others have outdoor hot tubs and access to Center-Court owned pools, usually with a few hundred feet of the place. FWIW, an outdoor hot tub in June will be the last thing you'd want to do. You'd probably enjoy that more when the winter cold comes in January. That's a joke. ;)

Unique Quality: The cottage is a historic "shotgun" style dwelling, which I suppose means that it "shoots" out toward the street in a staight line. The lots for all of these type of houses are long, skinny rectangles, with minimum street front presence.

Again, one nice thing for us is that the Leeward Isle cottage had a private, off-road parking lane...and parking can be dicey in Key West. I notice one downtown parking meter that charged 25 cents for FIVE minutes. FIVE minutes. I suppose that's for people who need to stop at a roadside bar long enough to get a daiquiri.

Inside, the cottage was well-cooled via a system of thermostatted room air conditioners, and it also had several nice ceiling fans...essential stuff in south Florida. And if we'd been in the mood to sit on the front porch with our morning or afternoon drinks, it had a nice little porch and some chairs. For me, it was a bit hot in June for such behavior...I preferred nailing my cold beer inside in the den.

Oh, BTW...the address below is for the Center Court's main office. The Leeward Isle Cottage itself is located at 529 Olivia Street.

• Opinion of Price: about average

Center Court - Historic Inn and Cottages Photo: The Leeward Isle Cottage, Key West, FL

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