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    Orchid Key Inn

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    Orchid Key Inn

    Set on Duval Street, about a 3-minute walk from the Ernest Hemingway House and Museum, the Orchid Key Inn - Adults Only offers a historic retreat in Key West. Guests can have a daily continental breakfast, use the heated pool with a hot tub, and order specialty cocktails at the Orchid Bar, which the listing notes features fresh herbs and infused spirits. Each room has a 42-inch flat-screen cable TV, microwave, small refrigerator, iPod dock, and a Keurig coffee machine. Some suites add a spa bath and a sofa bed. Guests can join the complimentary daily happy hour with wine, beverages, and snacks. The inn is about a 3-minute walk from the Historic Lighthouse and a 7-minute walk from the Southernmost Point, while Key West city center is just 1 mile away.

    This is an adults-only inn set right on Duval Street, which means the walkable historic core is the whole point: it is about a three-minute walk from the Hemingway house, three minutes from the Historic Lighthouse, and seven from Southernmost Point. Being adults-only rules it out for families with young children and steers it toward couples and solo travelers who want a quieter, grown-up base steps from the action.

    The scale is intimate rather than resort-sized, with a heated pool and hot tub, a cocktail bar, and rooms outfitted with a Keurig, microwave, and small refrigerator; some suites add a spa bath. A daily continental breakfast and a complimentary happy hour make it easy to settle in without going far. Key West's nightlife and after-dark reputation are close at hand from a Duval Street address, so this fits people who want to be in the middle of it while keeping a calmer home base.

    Questions people ask

    Can families with kids stay here?

    No. The card describes it as adults only, so it is geared toward couples and solo travelers rather than families with children.

    How central is the location?

    It is on Duval Street, about a three-minute walk from the Ernest Hemingway House, three minutes from the Historic Lighthouse, and seven minutes from Southernmost Point, with the city center about a mile away.

    What is included with a stay?

    The listing notes a daily continental breakfast, a heated pool with a hot tub, a complimentary daily happy hour, and rooms with a Keurig, microwave, and small refrigerator.

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