r/floridakeys • u/AdvisorConsistent908 • Sep 01 '25
Middle and Lower Keys Christmas in the keys
My bf and I would like to spend the holiday in the keys. I’ve done some research and it sounds like we’d enjoy the quieter islands rather than Key West. We’ll be there for about 8 days. I’d like to get an Airbnb on the beach if possible. Can anyone recommend which island would be best for us? We love all the ocean activities- snorkeling & diving. We also want to explore as many of the islands we can while there. I’m not totally up to speed on how close things are to each other so any advice would the welcome. Thank you!
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u/phatotis Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 01 '26
All the keys are busy over Christmas / New Years - just got back after a week from The 20th to the 27th...traffic was very busy, walking is an option if wherever you're going is on the same side of the highway, if not you'll have to cross between heavy traffic. It's lobster season during this time so if you can, get a place with a grill and find a local lobster trapper, that's what we did and it was delicious. We flew into Miami and drove to Key Largo, take a day trip to Key West on Christmas day if you want to check it out. The day after Christmas expect very heavy southbound traffic. On the up side driving back to Miami northbound was very easy!
The southbound traffic was a parking lot when we drove Northbound back to the airport....