Marina Del Mar Resort & Marina

About The Hotel

Marina Del Mar Resort & Marina is a 3-star older marina-side property at 527 Caribbean Dr at MM 100 in central Key Largo — the lowest-rated of the five Key Largo hot-tub-search hotels. Rated 3.2 across 1,167 reviews with 3.5 cleanliness, 3.2 rooms, 4.2 location, 3.6 service, 3.6 sleep quality, 3.4 value — location (4.2) is the strongest signal (walk to marina, walk to Sharky’s + Skipper’s restaurants, walk to dive boats), but rooms (3.2), value (3.4), cleanliness (3.5), service (3.6) and sleep quality (3.6) all soft, reflecting an older property in need of renovation. Amenities include pool, free breakfast, boating/diving desk, pet-friendly rooms, fitness center, free parking and free High Speed Internet (WiFi). Legacy Hot Tub Hotels frontmatter markets in-room jacuzzi suites; TripAdvisor amenity listings do not confirm in-room whirlpools — verify at booking. A candid 4-star repeat guest writes: ‘This must be my 5th or 6th review of Marina Del Mar, and I simply can’t find better value anywhere in Key Largo / Tavernier. Having stayed in many of the local chain hotels, I still keep coming back. It’s an older building.’ A 2-star flag: ‘The room is totally outdated… in need of renovation.’ A 5-star flag praises ‘Fantastic sunset views. Pool is really nice. Great restaurants close by.’ Book only for value-first Keys travelers who want the MM 100 walk-to-entertainment location and accept the older-property condition — this is a walk-to-marina, walk-to-restaurants, older-building property, not a polished-chain-hotel property.

What Guests Are Saying

“Exceptionally friendly staff and great room. The resort sent a text saying that if we needed anything before check in to let them know. The next morning our snorkeling tour was canceled due to the weather. I texted the resort to see if we could go to the pool before check in. I got an immediate response saying that they could honor the request. We arrived at the property around 11am. The front desk associate was very friendly and helpful. She issued me a car pass and gave us towels to use at the pool. She took my phone number and texted me as soon as a room was ready. The room was very nice with a great view of the boats in the canal.” — Dan S., 5 stars

“Fantastic sunset views. Pool is really nice. Great restaurants close by” — Shelley B., 5 stars

“This must be my 5th or 6th review of Marina Del Mar , and I simply can’t find better value anywhere in Key Largo / Tavernier. Having stayed in many of the local chain hotels , I still keep coming back. It’s an older building, it shows its age at times, but the service, value and location are simply amazing. We were lucky to snag a Marina view room for 4 nights, it was huge, very clean and had everything we needed for a lovely stay. Yes it’s old and if you want to take photos of a cracked door bottom, this may not be for you. For us, it’s perfect. Great location, superb staff, walking distance to many restaurants, bars, Diving, Fishing, Snorkelling…( I know walking may be alien to some, but it’s fantastic to walk around the local area, it’s only a mile each way to Publix ) The staff are excellent, very welcoming. There is a free breakfast, which gets some criticism in reviews, as it’s not an all you can eat buffet ( you can walk to any number of and eat your own body mass in breakfast but you need to pay for it ) This is just a simple , coffee options, juice, cereals, yoghurt and a warm option of waffles or sausage and egg croissant sandwich. It’s more than enough for us, but it may not be for others. Holiday Inn next door has a full buffet if you are hungry and Sharkeys next door has a great menu, both in walking distance. Mrs Mac’s is a 15 minute walk and does a great fruit cup , coffee and toast . Our room was serviced well , aircon fab, loads of towels, there’s a laundry on site, you have the use of multiple pools although the hotels own was really well maintained and quiet, plenty of sun beds . It’s an excellent value stay , unless you want 4- 5* luxury, in which case that’s what you should book . The staff at check in are superb and incredibly helpful.” — Martin D., 4 stars

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• 4.2 location - Walk to marina, walk to restaurants, walk to dive boats
• 5-star reviews praise ‘fantastic sunset views’ and ‘pool is really nice’
• Free breakfast + boating/diving desk + pet-friendly rooms + free parking
• Walking distance to Sharky’s, Skipper’s and MM 100 restaurants
• Repeat guests: ‘can’t find better value anywhere in Key Largo / Tavernier’

Cons:

• CANDID: 3.2 rating - the lowest-rated of the five Key Largo hot-tub-search hotels
• CANDID: 3.2 rooms + 3.4 value + 3.5 cleanliness + 3.6 sleep quality + 3.6 service - soft across five subratings
• CANDID: 2-star flag ‘The room is totally outdated… in need of renovation’
• Legacy ‘Jacuzzi in Room’ frontmatter not confirmed by TripAdvisor amenities - verify at booking
• CANDID: 4-star repeat guest calls it ‘an older building’ and the value pick, not the polish pick

The Location

527 Caribbean Dr, Key Largo, FL 33037 — At MM 100 in central Key Largo, walking distance to the marina, dive boats and MM 100 restaurants. You can find more details or book your stay on TripAdvisor.