Ember Coast
A grand waterfront villa estate on a tropical Florida Keys coast

For private groups

An island chain built for the buy-out.

Every signature Keys experience has an exclusive-use version. We assemble them into one seamless week.

Design This Trip

The Keys are built for buy-outs. Charter a full sunset or reef boat out of Key West with Sunset Watersports, book private sportfishing boats from Bud N' Mary's in Islamorada, and for the ultimate centerpiece, take over Little Palm Island, a private island off Little Torch Key. Every signature experience has an exclusive-use version.

One island chain, easy radius

Lodging anchors well around Islamorada at Cheeca Lodge for the Upper Keys, or at the gated Ocean Reef Club near the top of the chain with two golf courses and its own marina and airport. A private dinner at Pierre's gives the group a shared evening centerpiece, and the linear island chain keeps boats, tables, and tee times within an easy drive.

We coordinate the manifest across boats, charters, and tables, stage the group dinners, and keep a single point of contact for the whole party.

What’s inside

  • Full-boat sunset and reef charters, exclusive use
  • Private sportfishing out of Islamorada
  • Villa estates, a private club, or a whole private island
  • A private dinner as the group centerpiece
  • Boats, tables, and tee times within an easy radius

A sample rhythm

  1. 01

    Gather

    A villa estate or private-club base, a relaxed first group dinner.

  2. 02

    Sea day

    A full-boat reef or sunset charter for the whole party.

  3. 03

    Split & choose

    Private sportfishing, golf, and spa in parallel.

  4. 04

    Centerpiece

    A private island or oceanfront dinner to close the week.

The The Florida Keyswe’d build in

The pieces that fit this trip.

Where to stay

Island resorts strung along the Overseas Highway.

From an Islamorada institution to an adults-only private island off Little Torch Key, these are the stays a Florida Keys trip is built around.

Iconic

Little Torch Key

Little Palm Island Resort & Spa

An adults-only private island reached only by boat or seaplane, with thatched-roof bungalow suites, no televisions, and a barefoot-luxury seclusion found nowhere else in the Keys.

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Iconic

Islamorada

Cheeca Lodge & Spa

The storied 27-acre Islamorada resort with a private fishing pier, oceanfront pools, and a tennis and watersports program that has anchored the Upper Keys for generations.

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Adults-only

Key Largo

Bungalows Key Largo

An all-inclusive, adults-only retreat of waterfront bungalows on a private 12-acre peninsula, with two pools, a marina, and a tranquility spa.

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Best for families

Marathon

Isla Bella Beach Resort

A 24-acre Marathon resort wrapping the largest private beach in the Keys, with five pools and sweeping views toward the Seven Mile Bridge.

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Private club

North Key Largo

Ocean Reef Club

A gated 2,500-acre private community at the top of the Keys, with two championship golf courses, a 175-slip marina, and a private airport for members and guests.

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Best for families

Duck Key

Hawks Cay Resort

A 60-acre island resort on Duck Key with a saltwater lagoon, villa rentals, five pools, and a full marina midway down the island chain.

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On the water

Sandbars, sunset sails, and a backcountry only reachable by boat.

The Keys reveal themselves from the water: sunset sails out of Key West, sandbar afternoons, and skinny-water runs into the backcountry. Private full-boat charters are the luxury way to do it.

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Key West

Danger Charters

Key West's signature sail-snorkel-kayak day and the wind-and-wine sunset sail aboard classic shallow-draft schooners that slip into the backcountry.

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Eco-luxe

Key West

Honest Eco

Small-group dolphin and snorkel trips aboard SQUID, an all-electric custom catamaran, the quietest and most sustainable way onto the water.

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Islamorada

Robbie's of Islamorada

The Islamorada institution for tarpon feeding off the docks, boat rentals, and backcountry eco tours into the flats and islands of the bay.

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Top rated

Key West

Sunset Watersports Key West

Full-boat private charters, the popular sandbar excursions, and champagne sunset sails along the Key West waterfront.

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Flats & bluewater

The sportfishing capital of the world.

Islamorada is the self-styled sportfishing capital of the world. Private charters run year-round: bonefish and tarpon on the backcountry flats, sailfish and mahi offshore in the Gulf Stream.

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Islamorada

Bud N' Mary's Marina

The legendary Islamorada marina operating since 1944, home to one of the largest fleets of backcountry flats guides and offshore charter captains anywhere.

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Backcountry

Islamorada

Robbie's Backcountry Charters

Light-tackle and fly guides poling the skinny water of Florida Bay for bonefish, permit, redfish, and the prized Islamorada tarpon.

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Resort-based

Islamorada

Cheeca Lodge fishing pier

On-property guides and the long private pier make the storied Islamorada resort an easy base for both backcountry and offshore days.

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Bluewater

Key West

Key West offshore charters

Out of the Key West Historic Seaport, full-day private boats run the deep edge of the Gulf Stream for sailfish, mahi-mahi, tuna, and wahoo.

The table

Stone crab, conch, and Key West classics.

The Keys table runs from Islamorada fish houses to courtyard tables hidden in Old Town Key West. We hold the hard reservations.

Iconic

Islamorada

Pierre's

A colonial-plantation-style oceanfront landmark at Morada Bay, long regarded as Islamorada's most romantic and refined dining room.

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Award-winning

Key Largo

The Fish House

The Key Largo institution for just-off-the-boat local fish, prepared Matecumbe-style or simply grilled, a benchmark for fresh Keys seafood.

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Sunset table

Sunset Key

Latitudes

Reached by a short launch ride to Sunset Key, a beachfront table set for the Gulf sunset, the most scenic dinner in the Key West orbit.

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Iconic

Key West

Blue Heaven

The famously bohemian Bahama Village courtyard in Old Town Key West, with roaming roosters, live music, and a legendary breakfast.

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Sunset table

Islamorada

Marker 88

A long-running bayfront Islamorada room with toes-in-the-sand tables and one of the Upper Keys' best sunset settings.

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Award-winning

Key West

Louie's Backyard

A historic Key West home turned fine-dining institution, its oceanfront deck a perennial pick for the island's special-occasion dinner.

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Land & landmarks

The Overseas Highway and the islands at its ends.

Between the dives and the dinners, the Keys are a drive worth slowing for: a former railroad bridge over open ocean, a state-park beach, and the historic streets at the end of the road.

Iconic

Marathon to Bahia Honda

Seven Mile Bridge

The signature span of the Overseas Highway, soaring nearly seven miles over open water, with the old Flagler railroad bridge running alongside for walkers and cyclists.

Best beach

Big Pine Key

Bahia Honda State Park

Routinely named one of America's best beaches, a Lower Keys state park of pale sand and clear water with the old bridge as its backdrop.

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Historic

Key West

Key West Old Town

The walkable heart of the island: Duval Street, the Hemingway Home, Mallory Square's sunset celebration, and the southernmost point of the continental US.

Bucket-list

Off Key West

Dry Tortugas National Park

Reached by ferry or seaplane from Key West, a remote cluster of islands built around 19th-century Fort Jefferson, ringed by some of the clearest water in the Keys.

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Local culture

Islamorada

Islamorada art and history

Galleries, the Florida Keys History & Discovery Center, and the Hurricane Monument trace the Upper Keys' artists, wreckers, and railroad past.

Local favorite

Islamorada

Anne's Beach

A quiet Islamorada beach and boardwalk over the shallows, a low-key stop to wade the flats between the bigger destinations.

Golden sunset light shimmering on the sea

Private group retreat

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