Overall Ratings & Reviews Drift Hotel

Quaint, clean, quiet and retro.

This hotel was an extreme disappointment amongst an otherwise fabulous trip. Despite a 3 night prepaid reservation, we left after one night. Here is why: This was my first trip to the Florida Keys, but we have had good prior experiences at small guest houses and resorts around the Caribbean and I was looking for a similar vibe. It seems clear that these small cottages dotting the Keys are a classic laid back, no-frills travel experience for many…and that is all I was expecting. But usually those places are marked by the love of their hosts who bring the sense of people who enjoy the spot passing on their enjoyment to their paying guest. This place has beautiful photos. But absolutely no love. The hotel consists of one long narrow lot with a row of about 12 cottages running from the beach to the road. We were assigned a cottage between the office and the road, clearly the less desirable side. The room was very clean and had been recently furnished by someone who had a Wayfair account and new how to search for “modern costal”, but who clearly never actually stayed in one of the rooms. The following items that I consider standard for even the most basic hotel rooms were missing: a closet or anywhere beyond a hook to hang clothes, a dresser or anywhere to put folded clothes, an outlet one side of the bed, a bedside table or any flat surface next to one side of the bed, a reading lamp to use on one side of the bed, any sort of shelf of storage on the bathroom, ice (which was th

Beautiful waterfront with clear water - great snorkeling loads of fish - best sunsets in the Keys. Clean rooms, excellent staff, easy parking, paradise found!

Nothing fancy, but quite, clean room, nice furniture, and comfy I wish the beach area had more room for people but it was nice!

Beautiful. We go every year. Beach is close and fantastic.

It’s an older property and has many signs of wear and tear. The lady on the phone was very nice and easy to work with. The cleaning staff would not even acknowledge a wave hello or look at you.

Beautiful place

Third time staying, paradise, quiet, kayaks free ❤️

Nice ocean views

I like

This is a fantastic getaway. It was an older motel building with lots of updates. Loved the digital check-in and response via text. It was so convenient. They give you a bucket and you have to take it to the office to get ice, but they have no issues filling it for you. The best part of the visit was the private beach. Oh, it's so perfect. It's quiet and secluded. They let you use their kayaks (just leave your id with the front off to get paddles). You can snorkel around the whole area. It was great, we saw some star fish, hermit crabs, crabs, fishes, and a small barracuda. There are swings and a hammock along with a dock. This was great. We loved it. They even have an outdoor shower after getting out of the water. Thank you Drift for such a wonderful experience.

great place to stay, we only left to eat lol. enjoyed our stay, could use a fresh coat of paint. But the room was super clean!

It’s a cute retro-style motel that is clean and has a nice dock and good seating for viewing the sunset or staring out into the gulf.

Very nice hotel, well maintained, the room was spacious, very clean with a small kitchen, king size bed very comfortable, great quality mattress = good night of sleep, a lot of space for parking. The beach and pier are really nice, sunset seen from there is astonishing. The property has kayaks and floats, kayaking was very nice, snorkeling unfortunately wasn’t, too much wind and organic matter decreasing visibility, was better looking at the many fishes around up from the pier ☀️ Appreciate the room upgrade, the king size bed room was exceptional. Staff is really attentive and nice, very good communication with details and directions. Really nice place to stay!

Great little motel with easy parking, updated rooms, friendly staff and an amazing beach!

It was awesome with amazing staff

From start to finish my stay at the drift was amazing. The property is beautiful, the staff were so friendly and nice. This will definitely be my go-to stay in key largo.

Clean rooms, beautiful beach area

It’s a very beautiful place to share times with your family and partner

Great place.