Florida Keys

Reach Resort Rolls Out $37 Million Makeover

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels

The refined Reach Resort in Key West, which boasts the area's only private natural beach, just unveiled a $37 million makeover placing it in the top rank of Keys getaways. The revamp, led by the award-winning Looney & Associates design studio, brings a fresh, contemporary, boutique hotel feel to one of Old Town Key West's longstanding favorites. Located near that great Southernmost Point Guest House for sale that we told you about recently, the Reach beach is just seven miles from the only living coral reef in North America.

Rolled out in phases over the last few months, the final step of the revamp was just completed with the opening of an outpost of New York's popular Strip House restaurant. Designed by David Rockwell, the saucy steak joint with an haute-burlesque theme - think of a restaurant run by a demure Dita Von Teese -- is becoming a popular export. As we reported recently a Strip House also just opened in San Juan's chic Condado Plaza.

Gallery: Reach Resort Revamp

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Marlin Bay Yacht Club

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Filed under: Estates

If a Florida Keys lifestyle is your dream there's another new place to check out . The Marlin Bay Yacht Club is an upscale marina community that will have 84 single family homes with a Dutch Colonial style. The featured model is a three-story home with three bedrooms and decks on every level. A fourth floor roof deck is reached via a spiral staircase in the master bedroom. The homes also include two-car garages. The homes have equity memberships with deepwater boat slips, a marina and a clubhouse. The homes range in price from $1.7 to $4 million.

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The Colony Islamorada

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Filed under: Estates

The Colony, Islamorada brings the resort condo concept to the Florida Keys. The Colony is located on Upper Matecumbe Key, one of the four islands which make up Islamorada which is renowned for sport fishing opportunities. The Colony will have two separate areas, Oceanside, a resort condo facing the Atlantic Ocean and a boat basin with day slips for 30 boats. The Gulfside includes a full-service marina with 16 wet slips and a 70-boat dry stack storage facility and access to the Gulf of Mexico. The Atlantic side offers gorgeous views and ocean breezes, while the Gulf side offers access to the islands of Florida Bay, Flamingo and Everglades National Park. Three are 40 residences ranging from 2,300 to over 5,800 square feet of total living space. The homes have oversized patios with summer kitchens. A dry stack slip on the Gulfside is included in the purchase price of a resort residence. Amenities include a heated infinity-edge swimming pool, business center, fitness facility, tennis and sports courts and an onsite concierge who can stock your pantry before arrival and help with travel plans. The condos are priced from over $2 million which is a bit pricey given most of the Florida condo market currently.

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