Description: Travelling to Key West on business is an interesting venture indeed. Finding a hotel with business-travel-friendly amenities is nearly impossible on this resort and vacation-oriented island. Trying to keep costs down is yet another challenge as hotel rooms start at about $250/night during the tourist season. The Days Inn on Key West is on the lower end of the range in regards to price, but also is rather ‘barebones’ in terms of accommodation.
The Days Inn is located on the Gulf side of the island toward the end closest to the airport, in other words, the furthest point away from most of the Duval Street tourist attractions. Though the location of the hotel is not ideal for watching the famed Key West sunsets, it’s a mere two mile cab ride to the other (more-popular) end of the island. The hotel concierge is more than happy to arrange transportation or make dinner recommendations for guests. The Days Inn has a Waffle House attached to it, but the concierge did not try to force this option on any of the guests I overheard asking for choices.
The Days Inn advertised Wi-fi internet access on their website which is one of the things I look for when travelling for business. However, the hotel website failed to specify that this access could be obtained in the lobby-area only. I wouldn’t think that would be so terrible, but it was most annoying trying to do work in the raucous lobby area with hundreds of tourists filtering in and out asking the concierge for advice. It was not the most productive place for me to attempt to access the internet and email.
Rooms at the Days Inn were clean and as nice as one could expect from a two-star hotel. Upon checking in, the receptionist upgraded me to a room with a full-kitchen to accommodate my "non-smoking" request. Décor was pretty standard and boring, but my room had plenty of space to accommodate a vacationing family of four (though I was staying alone).
The pool area of the Days Inn is pretty standard as well; clean, but not innovative or interesting. The pool was often occupied by families with small children during the day and early evening hours during my stay.
The one extreme annoyance that I endured during my stay at the Days Inn was the irate rooster that would stand outside my door and crow at about 4 o’clock in the morning everyday. I would recommend staying on the second floor if given a choice; I never did see any roosters running around that level.
All-in-all, the Days Inn is cheap and clean and I wouldn’t mind staying here again for business purposes. However, for my own personal travel I would probably take my chances on one of the smaller tourist-centric hotels closer to the other end of the island.
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