For a room with a view, Jules' Lodge is unbeatable. Guests dive 30 feet to their room, located in the Emerald Lagoon. Each rooms comes with a true ocean view, right out of a port window. Dinner of fresh lobster and fish is brought to guests by a diver. The rooms are fully equipped with a TV, VCR, air conditioning, showers, a stereo and a fully stocked galley.
Guests can dive around the lagoon, which features a wrecked replica of a Spanish galleon.
At MM84 sits the crown jewel of the Keys drive. The Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in the town of Islamorda is a must-stop. There's a hotel on the property, just in case one gets too many pains to continue driving. Just across from the Tiki Bar is the Whale Harbor. The food is average at best, but the bar is a good change of pace from the Holiday Isle.