Old Wooden Bridge Guest Cottages
With a store dating back to 1943 that was the original building of a tourist camp on this site, The Old Wooden Bridge Guest Cottages are as rustically charming as their name. Their namesake, a bridge that once connected Big Pine Key to No Name Key, has long since given way to a concrete replacement. The fishing from the new bridge, however, is as good as it was in the old days.
The 14 cottages sit on more than five acres along the Bogie Channel. The complex has its own fuel dock and marina, with rental kayaks are available for paddles to No Name Key. Each air-conditioned cottage has cable TV and full kitchens with microwave and refrigerator, and an outdoor grill and picnic table. The outdoor pool has views of the marina and Bogie Channel; cottages look across to No Name Key. The store always has plenty of snacks and cold drinks.
Old Wooden Bridge Guest Cottages
1791 Bogie Drive
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-2241
Big Pine Key Motel
Close to both the National Key Deer Refuge and Big Pine Key's marinas, the Big Pine Key Motel has 32 air-conditioned efficiencies and apartments, each with cable TV. Guests can bring their boat along and stow it at the separate boat parking lot.
When not out on the water, visitors cool off at the motel's sparkling outdoor pool. If guests display their room key, they receive a nice discount on meals at the restaurant next to the motel. Breakfast featuring pancakes, omelets, or eggs with sausage and bacon are their specialty but the lunches are special as well.
The motel is within 10 minutes of Bahia Honda State Park, where you can bike, kayak, swim, snorkel or experience some of the best tarpon fishing in Florida.
Big Pine Key Motel
30725 Overseas Hwy.
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-9090
The Barnacle Bed & Breakfast
With its own palm-lined private sand beach, tiki hut, hammocks and hot tub, The Barnacle Bed & Breakfast is an ideal spot to enjoy Big Pine Key's ocean sunsets. Its villa rooms have with full baths, and the separate Blue Heron Cottage as both a kitchen and secluded porch.
The tiki hut's barbecue grill makes outdoor meals even more enjoyable. The high point of a dining experience at the Barnacle, however, will almost certainly come first thing in the morning. Guests enjoy breakfast served in the atrium to the sound of a waterfall splashing gently into a pond. The atrium also features a Jacuzzi.
All accommodations have satellite TV, WiFi, and refrigerators. The lower level Ocean Room has a beach patio, while the two upper rooms open onto the atrium.
The Barnacle Bed & Breakfast
1557 Long Beach Drive
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-3298
