We recently stayed there for a week. The location is fabulous and the sea-kayaking right from the beach was great. My teen and I went out every day. We stayed in one of the 2Br units up on stilts. Beautiful sunset views. The cabin itself was certainly big enough for the three of us. The decor and the couches were in rough shape and need to be updated. We had a list of problems with the cabin that did eventually get fixed, but the place needs a makeover. The website also says that the cabin has a gourmet kitchen. Small kitchenette is a bit more apt. Somebody even cemented the oven rack in place. Just odd.

So, overall impression was that the location more than made up for the minor issues with the cabins. Updating the interiors would do wonders.

For context… I was there over a January weekend, and my party had two cabins -- one ocean view (raised on stilts, 2Br + full kitchen & living room, incl sofabed + deck) and one beach view (1Br + full kitchen & living room, incl sofabed + screen porch)

Cabins:
- Quite clean and comfortable. Décor varies from cabin to cabin.
- Periwinkle ocean view cabin: 80's-ish decor. Electric juicer for the juicing oranges, and dishwasher came in very handy. Spacious bedrooms.
- Periwinkle has a large deck overlooking the beach. Terrific spot for viewing sunrise and having a coffee & OJ in the morning. Contained a table & chairs, along with a few more lounge chairs.
- Stilted cabins have picnic table, hammock, torches, and grill underneath the cabin. Somehow, a hammock underneath a building doesn’t seem all that inviting.
- Queen conch is right in front of the beach – the best spot in the resort! More rustic and “cabin-y” on the inside. Screened porch looks right out to the beach and it's tiki umbrella, lounge chairs, tiki torches, and hammock. There’s also a wicker seat with a fabric cushion – nice enough to look at I guess, but seems odd (and not at all useful) to have a fabric cushion when it gets humid enough every night for it to be soaked and not dry out all day – never could sit on this seat throughout my whole stay there. Never mind – who needs it when there’s a hammock?!
- In both cabins, sofabed not too comfy; in both cases, slept on the top rather than having it pulled out. Worked out for us with having only one person planned to sleep there, but if you’re planning on 2 in the sofabed, might be a bumpy night.

Resort:
- Nice. Clean. Well-maintained.
- Plenty of space between/amongst the cabins. They are not crammed together. The resort was full for the weekend, but didn't seem like it - it was nice and quiet.
- Nice common area with large tiki-type shelter and plenty of seating. Situated on the harbor.
- Pool was just being filled up during our stay, so can’t comment on it really. Seemed ok; on the small-ish side.
- Library of reading materials available in the office, as well as a really handy list of attractions & restaurants that is arranged by mile-marker – very helpful!!

Food:
- Continental breakfast: one per occupant: bagel, muffin, croissant. Plus coffee, creamers, sweeteners. Delivered 8-9am to your door.
- 7-8 juicing oranges provided. It seems that some cabins have electric juicers and some have manual.
- Key Lime pie was complimentary with our reservation, but was not good. Tasted like feet.
- No café or other food service available that I noticed.

Location:
- halfway down the keys. Very long drive from Key Largo; very long drive from Key West. But great if you want to hang out at the resort or in the larger key/city of Marathon or visit Bahia Honda park.

Service:
- Great. Patty was very welcoming and friendly, as was the rest of the staff that I saw (though they’re pretty stealthy; didn’t see a lot of staff hanging about – which was nice and contributed to the very secluded feel).
- Patty was very accommodating with a request about breakfast and actually much more so than we were asking for.
- Really pleasant service experience over all.

We just got back from 4 nights at Conch Key Cottages and wish we could have spent more time there. We were in the Fighting Conch cottage right on the beach. My negatives would be that the screens on the porch need to be fixed, there were a couple of broken off tiles on the kitchen counter, and the bedroom could use better shades that actually block the light. It isn't 5 star luxury accommodations but it was clean and comfortable. I really enjoyed sitting on the beach and the hammocks. We unfortunately had a group staying there that were college-aged party lovers and they sort of took over the beach for a couple of days. They moved our daybed so that they could use them and were invading the space of the folks in the cottage next door to us. I don't mind people enjoying themselves but they just weren't considerate. The staff were all super friendly and were quick to answer questions or help as needed. The beach was lovely as well. If they could just put in a little bit of effort to update the kitchen and bath, as well as get those screens fixed on the porch, it would be perfect. Regardless, I plan to come back and would love to bring my daughters this time.

This was the second time we've stayed at Conch Key Cottages and we'd definitely go back. We stayed in Sand Dollar and yes, it's tiny, but it worked for us. We loved the croissants for breakfast along with fresh oranges for juicing, and a full kitchen if you want to stock up on groceries. We walked down to the dock every morning to drink our coffee, read, sit in the sun, do yoga, etc. I don't know how Patty does it, but this place manages to seem "off the beaten track" while actually being quite close to the highway. You receive several pages of suggested restaurants and things to do in the Middle Keys, which is quite helpful, and Key West is only an hour's drive away. Some other reviewers found it pricey but it is in keeping with other places to stay in the area. You can request as much or as little housekeeping as you wish. We didn't use the kayak this time but loved the tiny private beach. A little piece of paradise!