My wife and two daughters (13 & 12) were very pleased with our experience at Santa Maria Suites. It began with the Concierge (Fran) contacting us at home a week before our vacation to see if she could help schedule any events or reservations for us. When we arrived we were all impressed with the clean and beautifully landscaped courtyard/pool area. The unit we stayed in was very spacious(two bedrooms) and very nicely decorated. The kitchen was full of ultra sleek modern appliances, there was a washer/dryer (wish we had known this before we packed), multiple flat screen TV's and nice balconies on both floors (off living room and bedroom). This was nice because it allowed my daughters the independence of going to the pool without us a couple times, but we could relax on the balcony and keep an eye on them. There was ample private parking for our rental car and Damien was wonderful at helping unload the car and transporting our bags to our room. Everything was great, and I highly recommend this for any family traveling to Key West. It is also nicely located only one block off the quite end of Duval and one block from "Louie's Backyard". Only three improvements I could recommend to make it even better; 1) water pressure in shower was anemic so it took forever to get the soap off & also seemed to run low on hot water faster than expected; 2) the turn down service came by too late in the evening for a family... several nights we were already in for the evening and declined; 3) we had a couple really windy days which caused something on the roof to make a noise that echoed through the bathroom vent and disturbed our sleep for one night. However, none of these issues were enough to justify marking our overall experience as anything less than excellent. We will definitely stay at the Santa Maria again, the next time we travel as a family to Key West.

We had a small group that came to enjoy a long weekend at the Santa Maria Suites, and we couldn't have been happier with every aspect of our stay. The service was impeccable. The amenities were incredible (we especially enjoyed the 24/7 heated pool). Whether it is a family getaway or a romantic weekend, I highly recommend taking a look.

Santa Maria Suites is a great hotel, located a bit outside the main downtown area, with a fantastic pool, great rooms with smart layouts and nice finishings with a staff that cares about the big stuff and the little things.

At booking, we accidentally booked two suites with two rooms (as opposed to simply one), they immediately called us to see if we had made a mistake, we had and they fixed it right away. In my experience, this alone is a very good indicator that the place will be well run, and we were not let down at all.

From day one, at check in the staff was very helpful. Someone helped us with our bags and ended up recommending his favorite restaurant just out of the blue, well we tried it and not only was it a great restaurant but it became one of the highlights of our trip (Cafe Med). A small thing but this is what we look for when we travel.

The pool is great, easy to get to, enclosed within the complex with a smart design, the kids absolutely loved it. They have plenty of towels that you can leave outside as they'll take and wash them for you.

The rooms were very nice, clean with modern finishings including plasma screens.

Plenty of parking which was nice, good location near a small sundry store, a beach is located nearby (but not private).

All in all, this recommender highly recommends staying at the Santa Maria Suites in Key West.

We just spent 4 days and 3 nights at the Santa Maria Suites in January. Overall, our stay was very good. I like the location of this resort. You have beach access at the Southernmost (1/2 block away that also has a beach bar/restaurant and chair rental), bicycle rentals and a mini-mart across the street, and you are just a short distance to Duval Street. You are within walking distance to some incredible restaurants -- Louie's Backyard, Duffys, Pisces. We're in our early 50's so one day of shopping, hitting the bars, and watching the sunset at Duval was enough for us, so we basically stayed put. The suites are large, whether it is 1 bedroom or 2. It would be worth the upgrade to get a poolview. Beautiful kitchen (but who cooks on vacation), large closests, HD plasma TVs, wine fridge, daily newspaper, and turn down service (with Dove ice cream bars) made our stay very enjoyable.