Azul Del Mar

Our most sincere thank you to the staff and ownership of this hidden treasure! The owner himself took our reservation and the on-​site staff worker diligently to make sure everything was just right for our stay. A special thank you from my wife and myself to the girl who took care of our room during the week! It is not often that we receive such genuine «care» from housekeeping staff that we are compelled to leave a tip but it was evident from how the room looked when we returned at the end of the day that this girl actually cared for our room! We’re not rich people and wish we could go away more but this experience will be the motivation that drives us back to this wonderful place!

My husband and I wanted a quiet getaway in a picturesque location to unwind for a few days and celebrate our 21^st wedding anniversary. This stay exceeded our expectations. We stayed in the Royale suite, which is the most expensive of the suites, but it was well worth it. The suite was spacious with a gorgeous view of the dock and bay. As great as the suite was, that’s not what we will remember about this trip. It was the beauty of the grounds and the top notch service we received from the staff that made this trip special.
When we checked in, we were greeted by Bud, who gave us an overview of the area, including things to do, services offered, and restaurant recommendations. During our stay, he answered our questions, helped us make reservations, and checked in with us to make sure everything was satisfactory. We also met the owners, Dominic and Anna, who were also very friendly and helpful. The nicest surprise was that even the groundskeeper, Mark, went above and beyond by providing us with some great recommendations as well. He even assisted me with fishing my glasses out of the water when I dropped them over the side of the dock.
Everything about this trip was great, from the Kayaking trip arranged for us by Bud to the restaurant recommendations to just enjoying a sunset on the dock. This was a trip we will never forget, and we will certainly return again the next time we plan a trip to the Keys.
Stayed October 2015, traveled as a couple

Seriously, no kids allowed? Awesome. Welcome home, yes please! This place is a gem. Beautiful apartment overlooking a pristine beach with Adirondack chairs, fresh flowers and crystal waters. There is a decided European flair to the atmosphere and furnishings, you could swear you are in Spain until you pull out onto route 1. Close to John Pennekamp state park which is a MUST for one day. Sundowners was great for the sunset. Skip Big Chill unless you like fraternity style beach parties.
If I return to the keys I would stay here again and highly recommend to anyone (traveling without kids, that is…)!

Very pleasant small intimate hotel. With just 6 rooms and private little beach, it feels more like a villa than a hotel.
We enjoyed a vacation with our Parents and stayed a total of 11 nights there. We were very happy with the ‘adults only’ rule, no running kids and toys, relaxation! If you are travelling with small children, this might not be the place for you. All rooms have maximum occupancy of 2, with the exception of Royale suite, which offers additional bed at additional price. 11 nights is enough to see the good and the bad, so here are some of my tips:
All rooms are clean and have a small updated kitchenette with all utensils, microwave, coffee maker and a dishwasher (oh yeah!). Coffee pads and creamer were provided each day, which was very useful. Due to a very sensitive fire alarm, there are no toasters in the rooms, which is a pity, but one can live with that.
The room service was provided every day and included towel change, which was a bit strange, given the notes about being eco and saving water. Nothing horrible, just strange. Shampoo and soap was provided daily.
For a short stay, you will be fine in any room. If you have the choice, I would definitely recommend the bigger rooms (Celeste, Royale and Aquamarine). Our Parents stayed in Royale, which was a very comfortable big suite on the ground level, with ocean view. It is also the only room with additional bed, which we needed for our brother joining only for few nights. The extra bed is actually a separate bedroom (no window in this extra room, though).
We booked Orchidea for us, which was OK, but not as big as the other rooms. Due to some technical issues with dishwasher and AC, we were moved to Celeste upstairs for several nights. Given a very small difference in price, I would strongly recommend rooms upstairs, which are very spacious and offer amazing view and more privacy.
We were happy with the nice tikkis and a small patio in front of the property, where we could enjoy the evenings, rain or shine! The electric grill in the back was also a huge plus! A small beach was enough for sunbathing and a short splash in the ocean. Parking was complimentary.
The location of the hotel was great, good starting point for trips anywhere in the Keys, as well as to Miami! Some breakfast bars are withing a walking distance, and the beautiful coral reef of John Pennecamp state park is 5 minutes away by car!
At additonal price, kayaks and some trips could be organized for us (due to weather, we did not use those services).
Overall, it was a very nice stay. There were some things that could be improved (like WiFi range, bathrooms could be updated), but the place alone deserves a strong 4 stars!
I am giving this property an additional 5^th star for excellent customer service. As mentioned before, we had some issues in our room and both: the management and the staff were very helpful with solving the things. I really liked how instead of pretending nothing happened (like in many hotels), our complaints were taken care of immediately! A way to go!

Great setting with beautiful little beach and covered decks looking out, which really helped since it rained on and off the three days we were there. It would have been nice to have a DVD player, but the rooms did not have them, nor did they have ceiling fans. However the AC worked just fine. A tiny kitchenette was nice for snacks, but very limited for breakfast foods since there was no toaster. Clean. Very quiet — only five or six rooms. It looked upscale from the online pictures, but our room was tiny and shabby due to rips in the vinyl loveseat. NOTHING was included (kayak use, the guided tours mentioned online, etc.) and $ 20 per hr. seems a bit much. The front desk people were both very friendly. If you have simple needs and want seclusion, this is the place for you. It’s a beautiful setting. I guess I expect most hotels that are $ 200/​night or more include DVD players or one you could even «rent», and that if a kitchenette is available, it would have a toaster. Those were disappointments especially since we were inside a lot due to bad weather.

Full disclosure — I never stayed so I cannot attest to the hotel itself only the owner. I booked a reservation directly through the hotel (not a third party) and they called me the next day to say not only would they not honor the one night stay I booked but they also severely under charged me (not 1 but 2 mistakes!!!). They claimed hotel policy even though their policy states deposit requirements for 1 night stays is a full nights stay. So they just cancelled my anniversary reservation and now I have no where to stay. Thank you Azul — very poor business practices.

First, I have to say that we BID on Priceline and acquired this «ADULT ONLY» resort. The only problem is we were coming with our non-​adult offspring. FYI, when bidding on a hotel, picking an adult only or a family friendly hotel, is never an option. I called the resort after reading this information on the hotel’s website. After explaining how I bid and acquired this hotel on Priceline, Dominic gave us the «go signal» to come.
Dominic and Carol were hospitable. We did try to keep our minor out of site from other guests to respect the resort’s adult only policy. It was not hard to do as the resort did not have a pool and the small property beach was not ideal for swimming. Instead, we made the Atlantic Ocean our playground.
On our short weekend here, we were able to do a snorkeling trip at John Pennekamp State Park. It is easily one of the best snorkeling trip we’ve had in a day (We’ve snorkeled many places). We also went fishing with Sailor’s Choice and had a fantastic family fishing day.
Check out at Azul is 11. Our fishing trip was over 1:30. We went back to the resort to use their outdoor shower. Dominic, the owner, gave us the boathouse to shower. Because of this, we didn’t have to drive over 4 hours home in fish stench!!!
Azul Del Mar is a small, all-​suite cozy property. Please see pictures posted. Given the chance to come here with my significant other, I would come back again and again!!! This location is superb. We saw the most beautiful sunset off this property upon arrival. Pennekamp and fishing charters are within 3 – 5 miles away. Dominic and Carol have the utmost understanding and execution on what costumer service really is.

Staying at Azul del Mar has been one of the best experiences I have ever had. Upon flying back to Omaha, I actually felt homesick from the little hotel.
My boyfriend and I needed a hotel to stay in while we were in Key Largo for a wedding. The hotel that hosted the wedding was all booked, so we went searching online for another place to stay. Azul had great reviews and was very reasonable price-​wise, so I booked it. We stayed in the La Palma suite.
Our flight was late, so I called Azul to tell them that we probably wouldn’t be there until about 2:30 in the morning. This was no problem and they made accommodations so that we could arrive and go to bed immediately. I think it was Kaylyn that I spoke to first. She was super nice and gave me great directions to get to the hotel.
When we woke up in the morning, we immediately ran out the door to see the view. It did not disappoint! SO GORGEOUS!
Dominic and Carol were also very helpful during our stay. My boyfriend and I decided to do the snorkeling and kayak trips. They were absolutely wonderful. Casey did our excursions. He was quiet but hilarious.
There are a couple of hammocks hanging around the resort and plenty of chairs to lay out on. We swam in the water and it was a little murky but felt great!
If you’re looking for a place to stay while in Key Largo, I can’t recommend Azul del Mar enough. It was clean, quiet and very reasonable. The rooms are a little «open air» so be prepared to bond with your significant other a little more… It’s a little sliding door between the bedroom and bathroom :)

Wonderful in every possible way.

We stayed for 9 nights in the Celeste room and loved how quiet and peaceful it was. Dominic the owner was very helpful and friendly and we felt very taken care of. The place is private and secluded. Our bedroom had a view of the water and grassy back area. The room was very clean and the linens/​towels soft and fluffy. They had Aveda products in the bathroom. No charge for parking unlike other hotels in the area. The place had cold a/​c, and a humidifier if needed. We never heard people when we were in our room. The place does not have a restaurant or room service but you can take your own bottle of wine and watch the sunset on the dock at night unlike other hotels that don’t allow you to bring food/​drinks on the beach that you didn’t purchase from them. We liked how romantic and private the place was and would highly recommend the hotel to other couples.

We stayed at Azul del Mar for the first three nights of our trip down the Keys. I wish we had spent the entire time there, as it was by far the nicest, most relaxing part of our trip.
Our flight was delayed due to storms, so we were late arriving in Key Largo. Even though the reception office had closed, our room was ready and waiting — cool and inviting after a long day of travel. There was even a map with hand-​written suggestions for where we might enjoy a late supper.
The next morning, Dominic took us out a few miles off shore in his boat. Dropped us off in a canoe with a map and instructions. We had a very nice secluded paddle (didn’t see anyone for more than 2 hours) before arriving at our pickup point for the ride back to land. We wanted to grill some fresh fish, so Dominic recommended a great local seafood market. Best shrimp I’ve ever tasted by far. If you go, skip the restaurants, pick up some fresh local shrimp, and toss them on the barbecue.
The property is only about a half hour drive from the entrance to Everglades National Park, so based on advice from Dominic we spent the better part of our second day on a driving tour. That evening, another private boat cruise with Captian Dominic. Saw the best sunset ever. I can’t believe no other guests signed up for either boat tour while we were there. Definitely worth the price, and then some.
Before we left for Key West, our next destination, Dominic gave us advice on where to stop along the drive and what to do/​see in Key West. Also warned us about some road construction in Key West on the main entrance road. This was a life-​saver — the route shown on Google Maps was a real mess but based on Dominic’s suggestion we took a different route and were just fine.
The rooms are quiet, spacious, and comfortable, but the best part of Azul del Mar is the owner and his staff. Their willingness to share some of their extensive local knowledge really made the trip. I will definitely book a room here next time I’m in the area, and highly recommend it to all my friends.

I’m only placing one star when it really should be none. We booked this hotel for our anniversary but due to a death in the family with the funeral ending up on the weekend we were to go to this hotel, we asked Dominic the Manager/​Owner if we could reschedule but he told us no and took the full payment for the 2 nights. I understand not allowing us to cancel on such short notice but to not allow rescheduling and pocketing the full $ 450 is nothing short of criminal. So if that’s how he wants to make his money rather than have us spread the word positively to others about them after staying there and being repeat customers then good luck to him.

This is an awesome gem in Key Largo. We had the Royale Suite over looking the ocean. It’s a no kids hotel (Amen) where you can just relax and kick back. The landscaping is gorgeous. There are a few hammocks around and a nice little pier. A few little huts you can hang out in also.
The room itself was adorable. Nice little dining space in the very updated kitchen. Bed was super comfy and the bathroom was huge with a very large tub.
Very clean also. I highly recommend this place! It is extremely private and romantic. Just book it you wont regret it.
Oh and the staff is beyond nice!!!

Fantastic stay at Azul Del Mar. Very clean, quiet and serene accomodations. Service was off-​the-​charts, as well. We spent hours (literally) chilling out on their private dock and even took the kayak out for a spin (we quickly found out the temperature of the water):)
We loved staying here and would definitely return. Exactly what we were seeking for some R & R.

Great value, beautiful property. Considered giving 4 stars since there is no pool on the property, but it is so beautiful and private and exactly what we needed on our vacation, I am happy to give 5 stars, especially since the property offers many other extra amentines such as movie rentals and kayaking. I definitely recommend this property to anyone looking for quiet/​private keys getaway, and can’t wait to return!

Really close to 5 stars on this, except that the office is closed at about 7pm and you have to go off property to get anything you may need, which isn’t a bad thing, the privacy at Azul del Mar is wonderful! Laying in a hammock, sitting on the deck in a lounge chair, etc. It’s a great place to chill and unwind in Key Largo. There are a ton of dive shops and other activities in walking, or close driving distance, as well as restaurants, parks, etc. It’s a small, all-​suite resort with a sister location about 100 miles South in Key West. The rooms are wonderful with small full kitchens, nice bathrooms and comfortable living spaces. The wi-​fi is excellent for those, like us who tend to take «working vacations» :). The ladies who run the place are very helpful and just as nice and friendly as they can be. Great place to unwind!