Located at the south end of Duval Street - you are pretty much guaranteed of an adventure every time you head through the Old Town - not to mention the exercise! This a like a B&B without the breakfast. The buildings date back to the 1800's but are well kept. A private pool and garden are a great place to relax and enjoy a morning cuppa. No need for an alarm clock when you add the charm of feral chickens - a reminder of the cock fights of old.

You essentially get a clean place to lay your head for the night - for a price. While that price may seem a little high - it is a good deal when compared to similar facilities in Key West. The staff are friendly and accommodating.

Duval Street is where all the action is in the old town - takes a leisurely 30 minutes to walk up to the north end. A great collection of art galleries, bars, restaurants and shops. Whatever you eat will be worn off by the time to ankle back to Douglas House!

First visit to KW a few years ago - made a big mistake of waiting until the end of the visit to take a 90 minute tour on the Conch Train. This is an absolute must while you are in Key West....but do it at the beginning of your stay as it truly enriches the Key West experience. It is the best 90 minute investment you will make!

Every night at sundown - the buskers, magicians, acrobats and entertainers are on hand at Sunset Pier - to entertain you. This is where the cruise ships dock - there is always a lot of hubbub in this area. If you like Mohitos, there is a little bar on the pier that makes the best drinks on the planet - tips included in the price!

Don't miss Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum while you are there - a few block south of the pier, you will find this gem - housing a representative sampling of the Atocha (Spanish Galleon) treasure trove - the largest prize ever recovered. This $400 million recovery comes with a great story of perseverance and dedication. The museum is small but well worth the visit.

Check out Hemmingway's place - with the 6 toed cats.

This was our first trip to Key West and we wanted a nice place to stay that wasn't extremely expensive, but at the same time close to Old Town. Douglas House met both of these criteria. Their rates were very reasonable compared to other available housing. Just a half block off of Duval St. it was close to some shops and restaurants but the most action was on the other end of Duval, which is a mile long which made our end very quiet. We stayed in Peach Palm #4 which is right off the street. It was not huge but adequate and very clean and neat. It had a small front porch with 2 chairs to enjoy the cool breezes during the day and evening. The porch was enclosed with lattice and had a secure and locking door. Locking French doors led from the porch to the bedroom. The bedroom was not real big; big enough for a queen side bed, 2 end tables and a corner cabinet with a TV. It was not cramped, just not huge as some hotel rooms. The bed seems to be a little antiquated. It was very bouncy...although we usually sleep on a Sleep number bed so it could be that we just aren't used to a regular spring mattress! A small room opened off of the bedroom that contained a small refrigerator and microwave and a rattan chair. The bathroom was small but again adequate. It had a shower with curtain, sink and a stool. Their was a medicine cabinet over the sink.The towels in our room were very nice and thick. A window air conditioner kept the room plenty cool but was noisy. We preferred using the ceiling fan. The wi-fi is nonexistent! Don't know where the hub is located, but we were probably less than 30' from the office and we couldn't register enough to use it. There is a small pool in the middle of the housing complex. It was sparkling clean and beautiful among the landscaping that is evident all around the pool area. Chairs were beside the pool for sunning and a bistro table and chairs set off on another part of the deck to enjoy the shade. Towels, coffee and tea were provided poolside. An ice machine was situated in the deck area along with a soft drink machine. There is some parking in front of the Inn and we were lucky enough to snag one of them. We didn't move our car the whole time we were there. Other free parking is in their lot just down the block.
Didn't like the idea of having to sign off on quite a few rules and regs. like a $50 lost key charge and a $75 per extra person per night charge and a $35 'let me in my room' charge but I imagine they have very good reasons for having these rules.
We totally enjoyed our stay at the Douglas House. We like the idea of staying someplace that has the feeling of being in a home rather than some hotel room. If we ever find ourselves coming back to the Keys we will definitely return here and will recommend to friends to stay at the Douglas House.

I rented the Traveler's Palm with my two teenage daughters for a Christmas Trip. We made the reservations at last minute and it was a reasonable price for the season.

The Douglas House Inn is less than a block away from Duvall Street. The Inn is a set of several Key West homes that have been renovated into seperate hotel suites. The suites are all varieties of sizes. Most all rooms have steps to enter but some are located on the upper level.

To get to our room you had to enter the courtyard and go up a couple steps onto a deck. Turn the corner. Down a few steps then back up a few steps to enter into The Traveler's Palm. This is room #5.

It was a nice size suite with a kitchenette including a small stove with an oven. Plates, silverware, and cooking supplies were all included. The kitchenette has a microwave, a full size sink and a small size fridge. The room had a coffee maker but no supplies to make coffee. For coffee drinkers, coffee is always available in the courtyard near the pool.

The room has an older sleeper sofa in the living room that wasn't very well supported. I wouldn't recommend it for a couple as my daughter said it was much more comfortable to sleep on as a sofa than opening the bed.

The bathroom is tiny. There is no vanity but there is a medicine cabinet to put your toiletries. There is a standing shower with a plastic curtain. The water doesn't come out very forcefully but it does get hot because the suite has a water heater in the closet.

The air conditioning is controlled by a window air conditioner in the bedroom area and the suite has two ceiling fans to help move the air. It was hard to regulate both rooms. The window air pushed the air directly towards the bed. So if you were too cold in the bedroom the living area was too warm.

The bedroom had a closet with no dresser. The dresser was in the living room and being used as the stand for the only television. The bed was an older no frills mattress. It was ok for the 3 nights that we stayed there. The bedroom and the living room were seperated by folding doors. The doors couldn't open all the way because the tile had lifted on the floor.

We only had housekeeping once while we we're there but the suite was clean. The towels and linens were economy style towels. More like something that you would get at a Super 8 or a Motel 6 than an Inn.

The hotel claims to have wifi except the only place we could get the wifi was in the courtyard. I spoke to the front desk clerk who was always helpful. He said that they were hoping that would be updated soon but didn't give any indication of when.

The courtyard was beautiful and offered various places to sit to enjoy the tropical garden. The pool was very clean and the temperature was fine for the season though I would have probably liked it a little warmer. Lounge chairs were available around the pool though not too many chairs were able to receive full sun because of the greenery or the buildings shadows.

No breakfast is served at this inn but there is coffee available in the courtyard as indicated earlier. There are a lot of coffee shops around the area for you to grab a pastry or something.

Parking is not located on property. You will have to unload your luggage at the Inn and then you will be given a parking permit to park on the Inn's parking lot which is about a block and a half away. The neighborhood around the parking lot doesn't look all that great. As in any place you stay, I wouldn't leave any valuables visible in your car while parked here.

The southern most point and the smallest beach on Key West is about 5 blocks away. Chairs are available for rental and it is mostly used by the guests at the Southern Most Point Hotel.

Even after the following review, I probably would stay here again. Just because of the price and the location.

New Year's Eve Party - December 29, 2011 - January 3, 2012.
We stayed in the Sago Palm room which is Amelia St level. Sago Palm has no inside chairs; just beds. It is in poor repair but clean. Douglas House is 4 blocks from the beach and 10 - 20 blocks from the fun. You will get tired of the walk. It has a very small pool and a lush garden with small bistro chairs. No breakfast at all; just (good) coffee and tea.
Piracy is not dead! It is practiced at Douglas House! When you get there, they will make you sign a paper that charges super exorbinant prices for mundane things; like a $50 lost key charge and a $75 per extra person per night charge and a $35 'let me in my room' charge.
We will not stay there again.