Chesapeake Beach Resort, Islamorada

I’ve been going to Chesapeake for the past couple years with my family and it is the best resort in the Keys. They have tons of water sport activities for the kids and great pools for lounging. It is always clean and the staff is very attentive. It is consistently just what we are looking for.

There is no ocean beach; there is no place to go for a one mile plus walk unless you walk go alongside the highway (dangerous); there are few activities for 55+ people though we enjoyed Crane's Point; Green Turtle is a recommended restaurant; the restaurant next door (Whaler something) is below par. Our Garden Room accomodation was very small and the bathroom inadequate and the carpeting soiled. We didn't appreciate mortorcyclists up and down the highway which we could hear all night. They are also noisy in restaurants and around the pool

Great location but the resort was dated and dirty. Staff lacked patience at everything that was going on around them. The rooms overlooking the gardens are very outdated and are dirty. Although we did not stay in the larger units overlooking the sea, they looked much more spacious, newer and cleaner from the outside. There are much better resorts than this.

This was a nice place to stay if you are not eating up at night by bed bugs. My entire family was part of a feeding frenzy.

As visitors from the UK this is what we imagine paradise to look like.Hammocks strung between palm trees,clear blue skies, dolphins leaping from the turquioise ocean.This is it!! Our 2 kids (7 &8) absolutely loved the place.Two pools kept them occupied as well as kayaks and pedaloes.Our only gripe was that the desk staff could have been a bit more welcoming/helpful/polite. The included continental breakfast by the marina was adequate and fine on sunny mornings but they should look at providing more shelter for their guests in inclement weather. For dining the 3 restaurants next door at Whale Harbor are highly recommended especially the Brazilian steakhouse.Its expensive but definately worth it.

The first day we got there it was cloudy, rainy so everything looked very depressing. There was water everywhere; you could not even see the tennis court. The next day when the sun came out, it was much better and you were ready to overlook the fact that your light did not work in your bathroom, the exhaust fan made a huge noise, but did not work, and every time your neighbor closed his sliding door sounded like a helicopter landed on the roof, and the beds are the most uncomfortable beds you have ever slept on.(If you are used to Simmons beauty rest, forget this place).Fortunately the alarm clock in our room was set 1 hour ahead by mistake so we woke up 1 hour earlier than we wanted to, every day. When you read continental breakfast, don t expect a nice breakfast with eggs and toast. No .It is 5 bagels and 5 muffins, and coffee. And if you are the last one to arrive, you miss that too, because it is all gone. Well the bottom line is it is not the greatest hotel that you can choose for the price, but the view, the ocean, the swimming pool and the Jacuzzi make it all worthed... And the staff is very helpfull. Just make sure you have a car so you can drive around, because there is not much to do at the hotel. I don't think we will return here

No hangers, sink clogged, remote control broken, charged $18.00 per day for event fee, 2 bottles of water and a newspaper..."It's on the website" is the only answer we got. THis area is hurting right now....they should just raise thier rates. I'll go down the street next time to Hampton Inn..

The room was very clean but in serious need of updatng. The furniture was in need of repair and the tub had a mat covering the bottom of it. IF the room had not been so clean we would have left. the grounds are OK a bit run down or hurricane damaged but pretty good. The $18 resort fee is well worth it.

what we liked: using the bikes and kayaks.($18 daily fee).they were in good shape and always available when we wanted them. coffee, bottled water and newspapers are provided daily. beautiful location, nice sunsets. what we didn't like: local calls were 75 cents each.(use the phone at the chamber of commerce, its free for local calls).The rooms (esp the bathroom)are dated and could use some sprucing up. breakfast is pretty basic and got boring after several days. (watch the date on the milk!)the room rate seems a little pricey.(over $600 for 4 nights in a garden view room) OVERALL: we enjoyed our time there. had beautiful weather. we recommend a bike ride to everyone!

This is the perfect place for families, or just anyone who loves to be a beach bum. Awesome views, and on a great piece of property!! When we stayed, we scuba dived and snorkeled all day, as well as lie around on the ocean-front hammocks. The room was gorgeous, as was the surrounding property...I had a wonderful time!!!