Condo

GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH

Beach condo with sauna and outdoor pool

Saltwater pool heated in winter and cooled in summer

We hope you enjoy our little piece of paradise

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location

Wonderful

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 61100 sq ft

Popular amenities

Beach view
Dryer
Parking available
Washer

Place, Smathers Beach
Place, Duval Street
Place, Southernmost Point
Airport, Key West, FL (EYW-Key West Intl.)

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

2 Double Beds and 1 Crib

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Convertible bed(s)

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

Garden

Dining area

About this property

GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH

Welcome to Our Home Away from home. Our condo is located in the LaBrisa complex which is a GATED COMMUNITY across from Smather's Beach.
ALL PHOTOS ARE CURRENT AND ACCURATELY DEPICT OUR SPOTLESS HOME.
RENTAL CALENDAR SHOWS NIGHTLY RATES- discount given for 7 or more nights.

Our tropical oasis is waiting for you to kick back and enjoy. Perfect for large families (the master bedroom has 2 full sized beds (that could accommodate 4 people), second bedroom has a queen sized bed, living room has a sleeper sofa.

Fully equipped kitchen makes dining out an option rather than a necessity (gas grill
on site for barbeques). Wi-fi (bring your lap top), 3 flat screen TV's keep you in touch. You don't have to leave the property to enjoy the heated pool, whirlpool spa, sauna, tennis court, lounges and covered patio. Pool and whirlpool are available to guests 24 hours a day, great to take a midnight swim!

Step across the street and onto famous Smather's Beach (voted #6 of Florida's 10 best beaches by the travel channel)where you can relax in the shade of a palm tree or join in the many activities available. Smather's Beach is the largest in Key West; it boasts chair and raft rentals, food vendors, snorkeling, sailing, parasailing, paddleboarding and kayaking.

Keywords: Condominium, La Brisa Community, Sanitized

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Amenities

Pool

Hot tub

Kitchen

Washing machine

Dryer

Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

No spring break groups

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Please do not hang towels or bathing suits over the railing

Please respect our neighbors and La Brisa property. Keep balcony conversations and music to a reasonable level.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Note from host: No spring break groups

Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Key West

Located in Key West, this condo is on the beach. Southernmost Point and Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum are notable landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Florida Keys Beaches and South Beach. Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory and Sails To Rails Museum at Flagler Station are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Key West, FL

What's nearby

Smathers Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
Duval Street - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
Southernmost Point - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
South Beach - 5 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

Key West, FL (EYW-Key West Intl.) - 4 min drive

Restaurants

‪Circle K - ‬3 min drive
‪Starbucks - ‬4 min drive
‪Tin Cup Chalice - ‬6 min walk
‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬4 min drive
‪Salute! On The Beach - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is GATED OCEANFRONT CONDO AT SMATHER'S BEACH located?

Nestled on the beach, this Key West condo building is within 3 mi (5 km) of Florida Keys Beaches, Duval Street and Southernmost Point. Smathers Beach and Mallory Square are also within 3 miles (5 km).

9.2

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Linda S.

19 Sept, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katy M.

19 Jun, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls trip

Location to the beach was great…right across the street. Wonderful views from the balcony. Easy access. Carol was very responsive anytime we had questions. Overall stay was 5 stars and we hope to stay again.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie M.

10 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful place

It was amazing! Comfy beds. Plenty of beach stuff. Stunning views. Loved it so much.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruth M.

24 Feb, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful view of Smathers Beach

We love staying at La Brisa. We always enjoy our time there.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carla P.

29 Jun, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Review

Great location..great view...clean...quiet. we loved the stay!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Denise K.

13 Jun, 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

The view was amazing. It was nice place, but very dated and definitely not as clean as I expected. The property could use a deep cleaning.There were very nice beach chairs that we were able to use and the pool area is fantastic! Property was quiet and peaceful at night. We enjoyed the balcony and view the most. The host answered my questions very quickly and check in was easy. Overall, we had a great trip to Key West.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cathy E.

11 Nov, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place for a relaxing beach vacation

Awesome location, great view of the beach from the unit. It was easy to get around the entire island from there. Seemed safe and secure. Great place to walk, run, or enjoy the water and water sports.

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raemie A.

8 Sept, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best beachfront in Key West

Absolutely loved this place! Owner very good at responding! Location location location! Right on Smathers beach! We went to couple other beaches and weren’t impressed plus we saw none with properties overlooking the ocean like ours! Check in was lil tricky at first but we figured it out! Definitely will stay here again on our next Key West vacay!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Stacey H., Chalfont, USA

14 Jan, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Great location, in desperate need of an update

Property location fantastic. However pictures are very few of property and mostly of people on vacation. The property needs updating desperately, which is probably why there were so few pictures.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

1 Jan, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Nice location, beautiful view. Enjoyed

Good location for us. 2 mile walk to Duval St. uber easily accessible. Grocery Store, sandwich shop, Mexican restaurant, and sports bar a few blocks away. Check in required us to go to different location to pick up keys. A negative for us. Also air conditioner would not cool below 78 degrees last 2 nights. Beautiful property we enjoyed

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Laura S.

1 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Love LaBrisa! LOVE KEY WEST

For our needs, the kitchen could be more stocked with cooking essentials and the smaller bedroom had no storage to unpack at all due to the closet being full. It was nice having TV's in each bedroom. Loved the pool area and the location. Not sure the need for key pick up when door has code which is so nice and handy. Thanks much!! Hope to be back next year!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Diane F.

22 Apr, 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Girl’s Get A Way

The location was perfect! We had ocean view, walking distance to the beach, and a 10 minute ride into town for shopping, dinner and entertainment! Disappointed the beach was loaded with seaweed, but very pleased the condo had a beautiful pool that we enjoyed! The condo is an older building and could use some serious upgrades. It was comfortable enough for us, we were not in the condo much, just to shower and sleep and then we were out sightseeing! All in all it was a very enjoyable experience!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra G.

3 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing View/Location

You open the door to the condo and look thru to see the ocean! Watch the beautiful sunrise every morning over Smathers Beach while having your coffee on the balcony. Carol was always quick to answer any questions I had. She provides all the essentials you need if you go to the beach, including towels. The complex has a great pool that also has pool noodles for your use along with a tennis court and grills. Easy to get to Higgs Beach, Butterfly Conservatory, Mallory Square, Duval St or up to Stock Island. You won’t be disappointed.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert H.

16 Mar, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in, communication

Fantastic ocean views

The condo was clean but did need updating. And a few repairs. Fridge leaked microwave needs fixed but does work. Some electrical outlets did not work. No answer when calling the property manager. But don’t get me wrong. We had the time of our life in Key West.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Deb M.

28 Sept, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

If you want a pretty ocean view and are willing to put up with some inconvenience, then this may be a good find. GOOD STUFF: view from porch & master BR is pretty-ocean/palms/tiki hut (chair rentals avl). Smather’s beach across street is shallow/calm/ some seagrass, pretty sunrises. Unit was clean for the age/condition. Good seating areas/layout for family. Easy access with key codes/backup keys. Lots of beach towels. Good large appliances incl. w/d, Covered parking spot. Elevator available. THINGS TO KNOW B4 U GO: View comes with some street noise, Some electrical outlets/extensions malfunctioning, Wifi/main tv not accessible even after service- had to use hotspots, TV remote in bedroom did not work, Water max temp lukewarm, 1-cup keuriq only w/no ground coffee insert, No glass pot avl for larger coffee maker, No notice that bath soap, shampoo/conditioner is not supplied, Beach supplies limited to a few chairs/noodles/toys. Limited eating out w/in walking distance, 1st floor unit-some minor neighbor noise, For us, communication was very poor, even arriving on a business day. After 2 questions to owner going unanswered we were informed the next day that owner was cruising and not avl. (would have been nice to be pre-informed of alt. contact), Maintenance was sent into the unit w/o notification (for the wifi that was not fixed) & no other communication, other than a small note about wifi, has been provided at the point of this review.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Debra V.

13 Jul, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The best part of this place was the view! Ocean view all day, everyday! Once we figured out what building we were in, the rest was easy to access. Pool was amazing and it’s a quiet location. Unit was a bit dated, shower floors were slippery, and fan chain in front bedroom took a little work to access it but overall a great place to stay. We really just slept there but it was perfect for us. Also, being right across the street from Smather’s Beach was another bonus!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn E.

13 Jun, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very important: Get an Uber. The taxi guys tried to charge 34 and it was walking distance. Carols condo is the 1st building when you enter the driveway gate. You will get a plastic wave key. The instructions say you get a “one time” gate code. It works the entire time you are there. I thought one time was only once. You will also get an elevator code and three keys.There are several walk throughs that one key opens. One key goes to the stair well. That is important to carry with you in case the elevator is out (two of the other complexes elevators were down). I don’t know what the third key was for. It was definitely worth the price. Needs a little updating but it is across from smathers and there is a corner sandwich shop within walking distance that I loved. Two bed and two bath. It was close enough to everything. Just get a bike or a skooter. The maintenance guy did come out. I couldn’t figure out the hot water but it was on me. He was super nice. Carol was great too. Very responsive Go have a blast. I will be back.

Stayed 8 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brenda G.

23 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Very clean, great location, nice view soon as you walk into the condo.Was very quiet

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Galen D.

29 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Location and Stay

The location, just a short walk from Smathers Beach, was excellent. The pool area was incredibly relaxing and added to the overall enjoyment of our stay. It was conveniently close to everything, yet far enough away to provide a peaceful, quiet atmosphere.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Tami G.

4 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

It was a great place to stay, great location, great view, reasonable prices!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill S.

1 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family spot across Smathers Beach

Great location. The condo was spacious and had everything we could need and more. Almost brand new beach chairs and only 50 steps to the beach would stay here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patty N.

30 Mar, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location!

Beautiful location a must stay at property! Thank You All!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Isaura L.

10 Mar, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Million View

Having to go get keys and password at a different location is an inconvenience. Once we got to Century 21, we were told that we didn’t have to go there for pick, that we could have gone straight to the rental . The keys and passcodes were at the rental location. Apparently the owner and the Century 21, who services the place are not on the same page. Different information was given to us and we made a trip unnecessarily. Oh also there was a conflict with the check-in time. The owner said 2pm and Century 21 said 4pm. We didn’t have a vehicle so it was a Huge Inconvenience. The place needs updates but was clean. For 4 days it was it was decent. Would I stay here again? Yes I would!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Nancy M.

23 Feb, 2025

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Fantastic view

Stay was great. Weather marvelous. Location and view, exceptional. Place could use some updating. Outreach to owner was less than expected. The day before checkout, I wanted clarity on key drop off and received no response. On day of checkout, I asked again and received no response. When dropping keys at designated area, doors were lockrd and no lockbox. I had to go back to the unit to leave keys, and still nothing from owners. It was disappointing.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

David A.

10 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

The unit is in an older building

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

About the host

Hosted by Carol Dunnigan

We visited Key West in 2001 and fell in love with our 'American Carribbean Island'. We are now retired and enjoy vacationing every February. We invite you to La Brisa, our 'home away from home' to experience all that Key West has to offer. We have found that the apartment is great for the two of us and has plenty of room when our family visits. We love the luxury of dining on the terrace-the view is just spectacular!

Why they chose this property

We chose Key West as our vacation location because it within a gated community, is across the street from Smather's Beach, and yet it is situated in a quieter part of Key West. Duval Street is only 2 miles away and can be accessed by, foot, bike, electric car, public bus (stop is in front of the gate) and a wide selection of ubers and taxis. The next property in this area is the new Margueritaville Hotel. It is here that you can slip away to enjoy dinner or a drink without needing any transportation.

The island is only 2x4 miles; however it offers everything you could want in an island vacation. Everyone in our family (including grandma, our children and their children) make wonderful memories in Key West.

What makes this property unique

LaBrisa is a gated community located across the street from Smather's Beach (voted #6 of Florida's top 10 beaches). You can actually stand on the terrace and see the rest of your family enjoying the beach. There is plenty of parking within the gated community to insure a safe vacation. Everything is right there; food vendors, chair rentals, parasailing, sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, snorkeling, jet skiing, volleyball. A 4 mile walking and biking path runs along the beach and the ocean shore. The heated saltwater pool and hot tub are right there; plenty of lounge chairs both in and out of the sun. It is open 24 hours/day. Nothing beats a swim and jacuzzi on a warm night! A newly refinished tennis court is also on site. Getting down town is easy; a bus stops right outside the gate; it is a 20 minute walk and a 10 minute bike ride.