We were planning a scuba diving trip in Key Largo and looking for nicer place to stay with character, charm and a waterfront view. We found all this and more at Azul de Mar. Our room, Orchidea, was gorgeous and comfortable with great red leather couches facing the water, a perfect fully outfitted kitchen with dishwasher and a very comfortable bed with luxurious linens. After a mornings of diving, we enjoyed coming back, chilling out on the beach chairs on the dock or the mini-beach area, using the grill, napping in the hammocks or borrowing a movie from Azul's large collection. The property is clean, private and classy and the no children rule ensured that it would be very relaxing. We also met several other fun couples from around the world who were also staying there and ended up sharing a meal and good conversation. Kelly, the hotel manager, was especially friendly and helpful. Overall an awesome experience and we will definitely be back.

(We also stayed at Azul de Mar in Key West which had a different vibe but was equally awesome!)

Large spacious comfortable rooms. Tastefully furnished, full kitchen. A narrow rocky beach has two beautiful Tiki huts to enjoy the Gulf views with evening drinks or morning coffee. Freindly knowledgeable staff will always provide great advice on activities and dining in Key Largo.

My husband and I stayed at this small hotel for four nights. The rooms were booked by our friends who stayed there for three nights during the same time, they got the Caribe, we got the La Palma. Those two are the cheapest rooms with no ocean view, so it is a case of getting what you pay for.

The rooms are modern and fresh with bright colors and stylish details. Our room was rather impractical and somewhat cramped though. There were no lights in the kitchen area and the bed was not placed like the website photo show, but rather turned 90 degrees and with no bedside tables. There was also no reading lights near the bed. The bathroom was quite big and there was room for one suitcase there. The other suitcase we had to unpack and stow away.

We thought it strange that the kitchen had a dishwasher, but no cook top. Since there is no breakfast served, we had brought some groceries and planned to make our own - including boiled eggs. Not possible. The receptionist went home that night with our six big brown organic eggs, lucky girl. Our friends asked the owner about this, he said they had removed the stoves because people were frying fish there and the smell was impossible to get rid of.

The place seems to fill up at weekends, probably folks from Miami etc coming down for a break. It was fully booked the weekend we were there. We could hear someone next door snoring - which says something about how wonderfully quiet the air conditioning unit was!

The grounds were nice and we very much enjoyed lazing away the afternoon in the garden. It is also a great place for watching the sunset. There is a restaurant within easy walking distance, but there were no streetlights and not a comfortable walk in the dark (we tried it once).

Service is good and the motel provides you with a map of recommended places to eat. We tried several of them and were not disappointed. Good advice!

Would we return? Maybe. Then we would stay during mid-week and go for one of the oceanfront rooms. Don't book La Palma, too many annoying details. The Caribe was larger and much more practical.

I stayed here for two nights winding down a trip of the keys. I received a free upgrade upon arrival. The room was wonderful. I believe it was called Caribe. The bed was memory foam and had a comfortable sitting area. The bathroom was large with a very large tub to relax in. It also had a kitchenette and satellite tv. All the furnishings were modern and stylish. The only complaint I would have about the room is that it only had a glass sliding door which was incredibly difficult to lock and unlock. Other than that, the room was great.

The inn sits directly on the water with a nice pier to sunbathe on. Its a bit hard to find though it is on Rt 1. The sign is small compared to other hotels and is not well lit at night. Just keep your eye out for it. I would recommend this adult only hotel to anyone!