sunset key resort or little palm island?

Which one of these resorts would you say is the best, we are honeymooning next July and have narrowed it down to these two resorts, any info and words of advice would be great,

Thanks very much

sunset key resort or little palm island?

Little Palm Island hands down IF you can afford it. There is nothing else like it. Just look under awards and accolades. Its amazing.

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sunset key resort or little palm island?

I%26#39;ve never stayed either place, but for any length of time I%26#39;d prefer Sunset Key ONLY because it%26#39;s only minutes away from Key West.

From what I%26#39;ve heard of Little Palm, it%26#39;d be heavenly for a couple of days, but after that I%26#39;d want to venture out and do other things and see other places.

For sheer luxury, I%26#39;m sure Little Palm would win every time - and I know it would for food, too.

Any chance you could (or would want to) split your time between the two?

Your question is like me asking ';which is BEST, a Mercedes 500 S or a Lexus 600'; Both are great cars, woujld you turn down a chance to have either car?

If you have to be stuck with one, you CAN%26#39;T go wrong. That goes for both the Palm Island or Sunset Key and Mercedes or Lexus question.

I agree to a degree Buffettguy but LPI is not a chain. Sunset Key, while very nice, is still a very corporate ran hotel. Its a Westin, and yes Westins are nice but it doesn%26#39;t compare to the individuality and exclusiveness of LPI. I also understand they are still having some growing pains since the flag change.

What is the flag change?

Thanks very much for your replys, this website is excellent for getting advice before you go. thanks again!

The owners of the Westin franchise here (who operate the Westin Hotel and Sunset Key) were formerly Hilton franchisees. Nothing changed except the name. Same owners, same staff.

It was simply a ';flag change';.

Actually there were a lot of thing that changed......from room decor to items carried behind the bar. The list is very long.

P.S. I have a family member who works there. Trust me, things changed.

Just to clarify what happens when there is a Flag Change. The potentially new franchise company will go through the hotel from top to bottom and conduct an inspection and create a P.I.P (product improvement plan) usually centered around capital expenditures (furniture, fixtures, equipment and whatever that they are known for. In this case Westin is known for the Heavenly Bed.) From there they they discuss with the owners what would have to change to come up to the new standards of the new flag/company. It is then up to the owner if they want to invest that kind of money into the property and change the flag. From there, there are inspections (2 to 4 times a year depending on the chain) to make sure that the hotel is still up to par. If they find things are slipping, they will issue a notice/warning and so many days to fix whatever is wrong. If things continually slip, they could and do lose their flag.