Moorings Village ~ my private beach for the week 🙂
Best.Keys.Resort.Evehhh!
We’ve visited the Moorings Village in Islamorada on a couple of previous trips, but this was my first opportunity to stay at the resort. It really is something special in the Keys. The property was a private estate and coconut plantation in 1936. The current owner acquired the property in 1988 and was able to add an adjacent parcel on the north side to complete the 18 acres that make up the property today. There are 18 cottages ~ varying in age and size, and all beautifully situated.
The quantity and quality of plantings on the grounds are amazing. Big, mature palms of all sorts from the plantation days are everywhere, along with huge banyan trees, blooming tropicals and meandering shell beach paths. Oh, and there’s a fantastic pool if you decide to take a break from the beach. We maxed out both our beach and pool time!
Our home for the week ~ Farside Cottage
We stayed in the Farside cottage ~ one of the original plantation buildings from 1936 and right on the beach ~ beautifully updated with AC & wifi, but still with a vintage island feel. Â As mentioned in my Islamorada Welcome post, we arrived in a full-blown gale, but our cottage was snug and quiet through the night. Â It has withstood a lifetime of storms. Â I can only hope to look this good when I’m 76!
Morning coffee or evening cocktails, this was the spot.
I hope you enjoy a quick glimpse into my island paradise week. Â We took hundreds of photos.
The property is so gorgeous that you can’t take a bad picture, so it was tough deciding which few to share here. Â Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will let the photos do the tellin’. Â There are more photos on the bluwaterlife Facebook page, too.
Toasting with an umbrella drink ~ clink, clink ~ ’til next visit here’s the rest of the Islamorada series ~~~
Islamorada ~ welcome!
Islamorada ~ local color
Islamorada ~ parting souvenir
My path to island paradise ~ take me away!
My favorite hammock ~ and there were a lot of choices!
Islamorada translates to “purple isles” ~ wonder why? 🙂
PS>  A quick mention in the interest of transparency ~ I was a guest like any other. I paid full rate for my stay, and will certainly be back. My posts and photos are solely for my own purposes to share with friends, family and bluwaterlife readers, and not for commercial use. I respect the resort’s desire and need to manage their brand and image sharing. Considering the time, effort, cost and passion that has gone into creating the resort over the past 23 years, I would certainly feel the same way. All that said, I am happy to be able to share a little bit of my island paradise with y’all 🙂 Bwg ~~~
