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It was Hemingway's favorite watering hole ("Sloppy Joe" was Captain Joe Russell, the founder and one of Hemingway's drinking buddies) and remains a popular place for pub grub and live music. You'd be hard-pressed to learn about Key West without hearing of the infamous Sloppy Joe's bar, where people come to get, well, sloppy. Here are the ten best places to dance like nobody’s watching in Key West. DJs at Rick’s Upstairs and Fat Tuesday ramp up the beats for a younger crowd, who are fueled by an intoxicating blend of strong drinks and hormones.
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The vibrant LGBT scene offers the closest thing you’ll find to a traditional dance club at Aqua and Bourbon Street Pub, albeit with an outside tiki bar and male go-go dancers. At the classy martini bar, Virgilio’s, the well-groomed hit the outdoor dance floor for live music-usually jazz, blues or Latin. “The Parrot” is famous for bringing in the best bands from around the country for a heady mix of gritty blues, rock and funk. Late in the night, spots like Sloppy Joe’s and Green Parrot clear the tables to make room for a dance floor. Live music is a mainstay at most bars and restaurants, so if the mood hits you, it’s perfectly acceptable to shimmy and shake wherever you are. Instead, you’ll find a more organic approach from couples doing the salsa on Mallory Square at El Meson de Pepe to tourists kicking it with the drag queens at 801 Bourbon. Long lines, VIP rooms and exorbitant cover charges, don’t really fit into the laid-back island’s DNA. Whatever tickles your fancy can be found in the streets around Duval Street.If you’re looking for the big-city nightclub experience, you won’t find it in Key West. Rates and differing amenities will vary of course from the budget, and we mean budget, to the extravagant and luxurious so there is more than enough options for whatever you require.Īnd that has as much to do with the Gay and Lesbian clubs that have flourished for decades in Key Wests easy going and liberally minded streets.ĭuring the day, many of the visitors to Key West, throw caution and clothes to the wind and make the most of the island's clothing optional (or nudist to you and me) men and women only pool bars.Įvery night, a tourists and residents combine and converge on the hot and happening spots throughout Key West, but mainly down on Duval Street.Īnd it shows no sign of slowing down as now Key West has more night-life options for same sex couples and individuals than ever before. Pearl’s Rainbow used to be the exclusively lesbian guesthouse on United Street.īut since the market has changed and difficult times were experienced, it has now been opened up to everyone. The majority of the accommodation are to be found on Fleming Street, such as the imtimate Alexander’s guest house, that has been established for year and Oasis, and on the wild and club filled Duvel Street you will be able to stay at famous gay hotels and inns such as Big Ruby’s and Tropical Inn
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Many of Key West’s guesthouses have clothing optional pools and decks, and include breakfast and ‘happy hours’ in their rates. You can also and rent villas and apartments. Gay and Lesbian Guesthouses In Key West Key West accommodation ranges from exclusively same sex guesthouses, to gay-friendly hotels, inns, and bed&breakfasts.