After a fair amount of research & review reading, we selected the Merlin Guest House. Cut to the chase: at about 5:30 AM the first morning we were awakened to CLANG! BANG! BANG! That was the neighborhood garbage truck emptying a dumpster and then a glass recycling bin...TINK! TINK! TINK! TINK! The next morning, about 6:30 AM: a semi tractor... More

We stayed at this property, after staying at a sister property, Lighthouse Court, during our last KW trip. Both offer great value in a town that is not inexpensive to stay in. Needed a separate bedroom b/c we have a baby, so the cottage was perfect. The cats and chicks kept our baby girl entertained, along with the pool Great... More

Queen economy was terrible. I booked thru a group and asked for a King room and I got a Queen economy. I asked to be moved and they said they were all booked. The room was so small. No where to put luggage and no closet. The shower pressure was so bad I couldn't shampoo my hair. The stand up... More

our room (#12) had a tiny front room, skylight and was off the street. Room was clean and had the perfect "beachy" feel to it. great staff, nice breakfast every morning and extremely close to Duval, one block!!! My only comment would be that the wifi should reach all the rooms. As of now, the wifi is only available near... More

My fiance and I drove South from Fort Lauderdale for 10 days in Key West and loved staying in our little cottage at the Merlin Guesthouse. It's in a great location to walk to the bars and restaurants on Duval Street (wonderful Mojito happy-hour specials!) We easily found a parking spot on the street nearby and didn't move our rental... More

We stayed at the Merlin Guesthouse for 5 days/4 nights in their King Suite. We arrived earlier than check-in, but were pleased to find that our room was ready for move in! Room was much larger than we expected, including the additional office/dressing area, which was nice to store the luggage, so the bed area didn't get cluttered. Very clean,... More

Jordan made us feel right at home here. Of course you don't know unless you've been to this charming little hotel, Jordan el Gato is the cat-in-residence, who befriended us, hanging out with us on our private patio and strolling about our room. I'm going to friend him right back, on Facebook. There's also a chicken-in-residence, Gladys, and her peeps,... More

Having traveled to KW often and always staying in the same place, we decided to try someplace new. We found the Merlin online and it had the perfect location, excellent price, and the 9 days we needed available so we went with it. We are not too adventurous in trying new places so we kept our expectations reserved. We were... More

This place is awesome, nice rooms, relaxing courtyard/ pool area and friendly staff. The only negative thing I have to say about the place is that parking your car is a challenge. But I will definitely stay here again. More