A visit to Bungalows Key Largo transports you to another world, offering the best of island all-inclusive resort life wrapped up in a sumptuous, high-end Stateside retreat.
On my recent visit to the Keys, I enjoyed a blissful stay at this retreat, a world away yet accessible. These are my reflections on my time at Bungalows Key Largo.
Getting There
Getting there was as straightforward as getting down to the Keys. Bungalows faces Buttonwood Sound at Mile Marker 99 in Key Largo, the northernmost in the Florida Keys. The resort is just a short drive down from greater Miami. The resort’s world-class concierge can arrange airport transfer as well if you’d prefer not to drive.
The Location
Bungalows sits on 11.5 waterfront acres and is located within a botanical garden. It’s immaculately intimate, a world away and yet situated in the middle of Key Largo. Couples looking for an isolated retreat can easily spend their entire visit on property and enjoying optional excursions. But if you’d prefer to get out and explore the Keys, it’s easy to do so. Bungalows even provides transportation throughout town (within a five-mile radius).
Once you enter the resort, you’ll enjoy relaxed extravagance at every turn. Enjoy an elevated take on the beachfront cabana aesthetic, with restaurants, bars and common areas to suit every taste and palate.
Sumptuous Accommodations
As far as accommodations, guests choose between garden and waterfront bungalows. Either option offers stunning seclusion and luxurious touches, including private verandahs with outside rain showers and soaking tubs and indoor spa bathrooms with rainfall showers and plush robes. The textures and finishes throughout the bungalows are natural, soft, organic. Every element is carefully chosen to create an atmosphere of relaxation and understated luxury.
All-Inclusive Luxury Dining and Amenities
A stay at Bungalows Key Largo is all-inclusive, a rarity in domestic travel. In addition to sumptuous accommodations in either a garden bungalow or a waterfront bungalow, you’ll enjoy welcome drinks and refreshments, all meals, (including small bites and fine dining), premium alcoholic beverages, selected wines as a part of your reservation.
Extraordinary amenities are included as well. Enjoy kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and snorkel gear for exploring the protected waters bordering the property. Or dive into wellness with group yoga classes or in the fitness tiki. Use the complimentary cruiser bikes to explore the property, or simply relax in one of the pools or Jacuzzis on site.
For a truly sumptuous elevated fine dining experience, guests at Bungalows Key Largo can add on a reservation at Bogie & Bacall’s. This resort formal, reservation-only establishment puts a Keys spin on a prime steakhouse experience.
Dinner and a Sunset Cruise
My experience at Bungalows Key West included a sumptuous dinner at Bogie & Bacall’s. The experience was transformative, exquisite: you won’t give a second thought the reservation fee.
Bungalows offers a wide range of deeply impressive add-on experiences beyond the already significant array of included options. The Key Largo Spa, for example, transports you to still another world with its natural bamboo structures, waterfront massage, and Zen garden.
For my visit, I skipped the spa and headed out to sea on a sunset cruise on the resort’s staffed catamaran. As we sailed gently around Florida Bay, I enjoyed charcuterie selections and an impressive selection of cocktails from the bar. There’s nothing quite like a sunset on the water. The experience took my breath away.
Other optional excursions range from private boat charters to diving to seaplane island hopping. Whatever your dream island getaway looks like, Bungalows can provide it for you.
