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The Gardens Hotel
Key West, Florida, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Peggy Mills bought a Key West block in 1930 and spent decades turning it into a private botanical garden, demolishing 13 buildings and hauling four one-ton Cuban tinajones that remain the only ones in the United States. The original 1800s mansion is on the National Register; Bill and Corrina Hettinger converted the estate into a hotel in 1992. The New York Times called it the prettiest hotel in Key West, one block off Duval at Angela and Simonton.
- 16 rooms
- Opened 1992
- Neighborhood: Lower Duval
About The Gardens Hotel
- Peggy Mills purchased the property in 1930, demolished 13 buildings, and assembled a quarter-block botanical garden.
- Four one-ton Cuban tinajones (Spanish rainwater jars) she moved from Cuba remain the only ones in the United States.
- The original 1800s mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Kate Miano, who previously ran Key West's Ambrosia House, bought The Gardens Hotel in 2004 and still operates it as an adults-oriented inn one block off Duval.
The setting
The Gardens Hotel puts guests toward the southeast of Lower Duval, Key West. The Hemingway Home and Museum is about 4 minutes on foot. Key West Lighthouse is roughly 5 minutes' walk, and Truman Little White House is roughly 8 minutes' walk. Hemingway's house and Fort Zachary Taylor are the day. Mallory Square is once, on purpose, then leave the sunset to the crowd.
Amenities
- Pool
- Pet-friendly
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