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(
www.conchrepublic.com
)
A 10-day tribute to Conch Independence, held every April; vie
for (made-up) public offices and watch a drag queens footrace.
Hemingway Days Festival
CULTURE
(
www.hemingwaydays.net
)
Includes a bull run, marlin tournament and look-alike contest, as
well as literary events, in late July.
Fantasy Fest
CULTURE
(
www.fantasyfest.net
)
Room rates get hiked to the hilt for this raucous, 10-day Halloween-
meets-Carnivale event in late October.
Sleeping
Key West lodging is generally pretty expensive - especially in the wintertime and even
more
especially during special events, when room rates can triple. Book ahead, or you
may well end up joining the long traffic jam headed back to the mainland.
You can find chain motels in New Town, but you've got to stay in Old Town to truly
for more guesthouses; pretty much all are gay-friendly.
Caribbean House
GUESTHOUSE$
( 305-296-0999;
www.caribbeanhousekw.com
;
226 Petronia St; summer $89, winter $119-139;
)
In the heart of Bahama Village, rooms are tiny, but they're clean, cozy and
cheery. Add free breakfast and welcoming hosts and you get a rare find in Key West: a
bargain.
Key West Bed & Breakfast
B&B$$$
( 800-438-6155, 305-296-7274;
www.keywestbandb.com
;
415 William St; r summer $79-155,
winter $89-265; )
Sunny, airy and full of artistic touches: hand-painted pottery here, a
working loom there - is that a ship's masthead in the corner? There are also a range of
rooms to fit every budget.
L'Habitation
GUESTHOUSE$$$
( 305-293-9203;
www.lhabitation.com
;
408 Eaton St; r $119-189; )
At this beautiful clas-
sic Keys cottage, the friendly, bilingual owners welcome guests in English or French.
The cute rooms come kitted out in light tropical shades, with lamps that look like con-
temporary art pieces and skittles-bright quilts.
