About us
We’re not a rental company
Seagrape and Driftwood are our second home. We use them ourselves, and rent them out the rest of the year.
Rey and Maddy
The Keys are not somewhere we visit
Rey was born and raised in Key West and lives in Miami now. Maddy grew up in Miami and spent her weekends down here — first at Fiesta Key, then at Layton, ten minutes up the road from Duck Key. Between us that is a lifetime on this stretch of the Overseas Highway.
So we are here often, and not as visitors. We take the boat out to the sandbars, dive Alligator Reef, and eat where we have always eaten. When you ask us where to go, the answer comes from someone who was there last month, not from a brochure.
What that means when you book with us
- You are dealing with the owners, not a management company or a call centre
- If something is wrong at midnight, you are texting the people who own the place
- We know what is worth doing nearby, and what is not
- The villas are furnished the way we want to find them ourselves
Our Keys
Where we go when we are down
Ask us when you arrive and we will tell you what the weather and the tides suit that week. To start you off:
- Alligator ReefThe dive and snorkel spot we keep going back to, off Islamorada19 mi
- The sandbarsWhere we take the boat on a still dayby boat
- Green TurtleOne of the places we have always eatenask us
- Square GrouperAnother of oursask us
More of what is nearby — restaurants, marinas and the nearest supermarkets — is on the Duck Key page.
Come and stay
Two villas, both sleeping six, a few doors apart at Hawks Cay Village. Seagrape has the water views from the porch and the main bedroom; Driftwood has the sunset balcony and the workspace.