Cheeca Lodge & Spa

I have stayed several times at the Cheeca Lodge. It has never disappointed me and in fact slowly improves over the years. There are several pools, restaurants and bars, and during the daytime, plenty of chance for a poolside vacation or something more active. You need to make a choice of what type of accommodation you prefer. I like Ocean Front as close as possible to the lobby, but there are a good many different choices of ocean view, garden view and more. You can choose to be on the beach or feel like you are immersed in tropical greenery. Or overlooking golf course. Parking gets a little full at Cheeca in the evenings, but we just about found a spot. The in-house dining os fine, but there are also a lot of spots to go eat nearby, just a few miles drive. Dinner at sunset with music is a great experience. It is more expensive that many resorts, but I will say that at the Cheeca you really get value for money and feel like you are at the best. The hallways are full of pictures of celebrities who stayed here, from Presidents to movie stars and musicians. They cannot all be wrong. I will be going back later in the year and look forward to it.

Cheeca Lodge and Spa was the perfect place for a family vacation! The entire staff was wonderful - Maureen Gozzo she went above and beyond. Thanks for the amazing stay!

The room was comfortable. We were there for our anniversary and the outdoor tub was wonderful. Room is sexy and bed is comfortable. Could use some updating but overall was really nice! The worst part about it was the seaweed smell, it was impossible to enjoy the outdoors so I guess mother nature cheated us out of a perfect experience.

I was skeptical because of some reviews about the facility being dated and staff unfriendly but I was pleasantly surprised at how spot on this experience was. We recently stayed in another “resort” in Key West. There is absolutely no comparison. This was light years better

Staff was friendly, room was ample in size and a bit dated in decor. First night we had active neighbors that we could hear through the adjoining door. Had neighbors two more nights and did not experience a similar issues. We choose a resort view room, #754, and the view on the screened in patio was pretty much lush vegitation, we liked it. Would have loved to have had a ceiling fan on the patio. Weather was hot and a bit of a breeze would have been welcome. We visited from Miami so we are used to the heat. Even so, a ceiling fan would have been nice. I am sure visitors unfamiliar with the humidity and heat in the Florida summer would be thankful. The grounds were well very maintained all around. This may sound weird, but my wife and I love shuffle board. Found out they had a court and we played for an hour or so a couple of days of our 4-night stay. The equipment was well maintained as was the court. Only suggestion would be is to keep the equipment at Camp Cheeca, which is a 30 second walk to the court instead of at Cheeca Guest Adventure which is quite a bit further, especially in mid-90 and very humid degree heat. The property has a pier where guests can fish or enjoy an after dinner walk. The aroma of the sargassum, floating seaweed that is a staple along the coastline in the summer in Florida, is quite pungent and off putting. We were offered a room upgrade to oceanfront accommodations upon check in and passed on the generous offer due to the odor. If I was coming from out of state and was not aware of this annual event I would probably be a bit pissed. Visits in the spring, fall & winter may help avoid the annual event. Certainly worth speaking to reservations about the presence of sargassum. Obviously no swimming from the beach at the resort due to the seaweed. Food on the property was good, not great. We ordered room service of a a burger, pizza and conch fritters the first night. My wife was not fond of her pizza, the burger was pretty good and the conch fritters were outstanding. $85 for that meal including $5 delivery and mandatory gratuity seemed steep. Dined at the sushi restaurant and found the experience to be okay. I ordered sashimi and my wife ordered a couple of rolls. She specifically requested no sauce on the rolls but they came with the it. The server realized the error and returned the rolls to be re-made. So I was finished with my dish before hers arrived, making the experience less than ideal. Having visited the Keys many times we opted to dine out at some of our local favorites for the rest of the stay. Bar service at the property was really good. We would grab a beer or cocktail after shuffle board and the servers were attentive, engaging and efficient. Shout outs to Daria, new to the property but very friendly and attentive. At the end of the day we enjoyed the trip. Pretty hard not to enjoy a few days in paradise. The resort gets a 7 out of 10. There is nothing they can do about the sargassum except try to keep the beach clean. They were doing this to the best of their abilities. Almost an impossible task but kudos to them for trying. Staff is great, room accommodations were okay. Facilities were very well maintained and the food and beverages were a bit on the steep side. Would most likely look for a new adventure on our next visit.