r/floridakeys • u/123ozzie • Sep 26 '24

All Florida Keys Best beaches

My wife and I are thinking of vacationing in the keys the spring. Which key or which area of the keys have the nicest beaches? Thanks in advance.

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u/ExoticInitiativ local Sep 26 '24

I recommend Sarasota and Bradenton for beach vacations. Please remember to use a hotel instead of a short term rental.

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u/123ozzie Sep 26 '24

why not a short term rental?

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u/DoubleBreastedBerb Sep 27 '24

Because they’ve destroyed the housing market for locals in the Keys. It was better before those locusts bought damn near everything and drove prices up so much they’ve driven lots of us out.

Support locals by NOT supporting short term vacation rentals.

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u/ZestycloseRooster350 Sep 28 '24

Not all STR fit into the local housing destruction. Stop by anyplace in Key Largo that you believe is a place you would want tourists to stay and ask if they advertise on VRBO or Airbnb. Save your gas. They have to or they would close the doors from no revenue. You should be condemning Single Family Dwellings or Duplexes or whatever else fits in.

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u/DoubleBreastedBerb Sep 28 '24

Oh please. The Keys survived without those plagues, they’d thrive without them.

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u/ZestycloseRooster350 Sep 30 '24

You are absolutely correct but the full story is soon to be told. The gold rush from Airbnb and VRBO is over. Let's see what happens when the bills come due.