Is Key West open for business this winter?

Key Largo and Key West were least impacted from the hurricane, as were most hotels and businesses on the bayside, or gulfside, in Islamorada and Marathon. read more

Waves crash at the Southernmost Point marker in Key West, Fla., on Saturday. (Rob O’Neal for The Washington Post) Officials in the Florida Keys have a warning for tourists and residents: Stay away until further notice. “The Keys are not open for business,” officials in Monroe County wrote in a statement this morning. read more

Some hotels are starting to open for business, as well, while also housing FEMA workers, including The Perry, a new hotel on Stock Island just north of Key West that sustained no structural damage from the storm. read more

Answer 1 of 67: I just received an Instagram message from the Key West Chamber Of Commerce that Key West is now open to receive tourists!!! Awesome news!!! read more

Gov. Rick Scott would like to see storm-battered Key West “open for business” within two weeks, but tourism officials marketing the southern end of U.S. 1 indicate it could take longer. Some tourism hot spots have started to reopen in the Lower Keys, as electricity is back for more than 90 percent of Monroe County. read more