If you decide to get married on the rooftop, make sure the justice of the peace knows to get there early enough to ascend before the sky goes black. But I digress. Mrs. John Steinbeck prefers the Marquesa. In Key West, you shouldn't necessarily expect flowers. Then, maybe walk out the side closest to White Street, go past some antique stores with high prices, and come to the new location of Lucky Street Gallery.
Next door is an open lot where car detailing is done.
Oh, the struggle to keep anything clean. And if you feel like walking to the Atlantic, go all the way down White until it ends at the water, and overhear long conversations about the best places to sleep outdoors and not get lice. Past a gate in Truman Annex there's a pretty beach called Ft. Eat a late dinner there, if you aren't looking for bargain dining, or if you aren't already going to the Marquesa. Admire the spot-lit palms, the flowers, the cacti.