Guide Exploring Islamorada, Florida | SolarTravels.com

<body> Destination Guides Search for a City Destination Guides > North America > USA > Florida > Florida Keys > Islamorada Islamorada Travel Options Flights Hotels Vacation Rentals Cars • Islamorada • Hotels in Islamorada ISLAMORADA BE THERE NOW Hotels in Islamorada • Cheeca Lodge & Spa Islamorada from $377.86 USD • Islander Resort Islamorada from $199.00 USD • Chesapeake Resort Islamorada from $157.50 USD More Hotels in Islamorada >> Vacation Rentals in Islamorada • Chesapeake Resort Islamorada from $187.00 USD More Vacation Rentals in Islamorada >> READ IT HERE At ISLAMORADA , some five miles south of Tavernier on Upper Matecumbe Key, the Theater of the Sea , MM84.5 (daily 9.30am-4pm; $17.25; tel 305/664-2431), offers sea shows, glass-bottom boats, snorkel tours and swim-with-the-dolphin programs (9.30am, noon, 2pm; $125). There's good hiking at Long Key State Recreation Area , MM68, a 965-acre expanse of tropical foliage and mangroves that also has one of the best beaches on the Keys (daily 8am-dusk; $3.25 per car plus 50¢ per passenger; tel 305/664-4815), and excellent deep-sea fishing. Good-value accommodation includes the prettily landscaped Chesapeake Bay Resort , MM83.5 (tel 305/664-4662; $75-100), with two pools, a lagoon and water sports; and the serene, oceanside Drop Anchor motel at MM85 (tel 305/664-4863 or 1-888/664-4863; $50-75). As for eating , Lazy Days , MM79.9 (tel 305/664-5256), does fabulous things with fresh fish and Uncle's , MM81 (tel 305/664-4959), offers good-value mainstream cuisine for around $20. But for a change from Keys cuisine (though they do make a delectable Key Lime Pie), try Manny and Isa's , MM81.6 (tel 305/664-5019), a simple Cuban diner where superb Spanish food comes with copious strong, sweet sangria. </body>