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Bahia Honda State Park

After leaving Key West and on the way back to stay in Key Largo, we stopped at Bahia Honda State Park at mile marker 37 for an afternoon beach break. At the entrance, there is a fee to pay at the gate


Hyatt Centric Key West Resort and Spa review

Final thoughts on this resort are that you really can’t go wrong with your stay here using Hyatt points. If you were paying cash, it might get expensive with your room rate plus resort and parking fees. Key West is not really a budget stay without using points


Marathon Florida Highlights

On our drive down through they Florida Keys, we spent a couple of nights in Marathon. To save some money, I booked a hotel that didn’t have an expensive resort and/or parking fees. The hotel I booked did have a Read more…


Key Largo Resorts: Playa Largo or Baker’s Cay

On our recent trip though the Florida Keys, we stayed one night each at Playa Largo Resort and Baker’s Cay Resort. I booked both nights through the Chase Travel portal using Ultimate Rewards points to pay for our booking. When researching for this trip, it seemed to me that both resorts were kind of competing for the same type of travelers and thought it would be interesting to stay at each to compare them.


Florida Keys Trip Report Overview

Here is an overview of our recent driving trip through the Florida Keys. As mentioned in my previous post, we flew in and out of Fort Lauderdale. Once in Fort Lauderdale we rented a car from Dollar. Unfortunately, I wasted Read more…


First Vacation Using Points

I am pretty excited about going on our first family vacation in over a year! Like everyone else, I have had several plans cancelled over the last several months. In early February we had a family vacation scheduled to go Read more…