Your typical beach resort--not the Ritz, but comfortable, spacious, and clean. We had a ground floor room facing the adult pool. We arrived late in the night, and I have to say, opening up the curtains the following morning, it was like Dorothy stepping out into Oz for the first time. Technicolor. The hotel does a fabulous job with groundskeeping.

Hawk''s Cay is a fabulous place - beautiful pool and beaches, its own private lagoon, and large comfy rooms. The bath tubs have gel-filled bottoms that are so comfortable to stand on when you''re in the shower. Beautiful views of the water from every room. There is a wonderful restaurant that serves a huge breakfast buffet. There is also a marina.

Hawk''s Cay also has the Keys only swim with the dolphins program. I did not participate in the program, but you can watch it from the lagoon and the kids looked like they were having a wonderful time. However, it is expensive!

Let me clarify, I was lucky enough to have won a stay at the Hawk''s Cay through an internet contest. I received a regular room for two nights, breakfast for two, and a snorkel excursion. I checked the prices while I was there and could not believe how much it was, especially for food. The food and service were great when you consider we were staying there for free.

If you have the money for this resort, definitely go. It''s wonderful. If you''re a budget traveler like myself, winning a contest may be the only way you will get there. Side note - we were unable to go on the snorkel excursion because of windy weather (we were there only a month after Hurricane Georges and the sea bottom was pretty torn up).