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Beach Club Prices in the Florida Keys
What a beachfront table, a cabana and a day really cost.
The verdict
- Typical costThe Keys price by the plate or the day pass, not the sunbed, so figures move by venue and season. We hold each as to be confirmed and let the venue quote.
- Best value pickThe state parks at Bahia Honda and Fort Zachary Taylor for a few dollars of entry, or free public Higgs Beach with Salute! right on the sand
- One thing to knowThere is no rented daybed culture here, so the best natural sand is a cheap park entry and the clubs are really beachfront cafes and resorts
Prices checked against our editorial standards by Morten Andersen
Published 17 March 2026. Last reviewed 12 April 2026
The Florida Keys do not run beach clubs the way the Mediterranean does, and it is only fair to lead with that. There is no rented sunbed with a minimum spend here. What the Keys have instead are beachfront restaurants, sunset tiki bars and resort waterfronts, where the cost is your food and drink or a resort day pass rather than a lounger by the metre. Much of the finest sand is a cheap state park entry, not a club at all.
We list the real, established venues below and let each quote the number for your date, because a meal, a cabana or a day pass moves by season in a way a printed price cannot hold. Where a place is a cafe, a tiki bar or a resort rather than a club we say so plainly, and where day access to a pool or beach depends on the property we tell you to ask. Send a date and party size through the form and the venue confirms the real cost of the day you want.
What a day costs, venue by venue
Real, established venues only. The spend is a meal, a cabana or a day pass rather than a bed rate, so we mark them to be confirmed. See the full Florida Keys beach club directory for the feel of each.
| Club | Beach | Sunbed or daybed | Minimum spend | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salute! On The Beach | Higgs Beach, Key West | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | A barefoot beachfront spot on Higgs Beach in Key West for an unfussy lunch and drinks with your toes in the sand, on a free public county beach. You pay for the food and drink rather than a rented lounger. An easy, low key place for a swim and a plate by the water. |
| Southernmost Beach Cafe | South Beach, Key West | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | An oceanfront cafe and bar on the small South Beach in Key West, open all day for coffee, a meal or a sunset drink on a free public stretch. The spend is what you order, with loungers tied to the neighbouring resort. A relaxed all day base at the end of the island. |
| Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar | Florida Bay, Islamorada | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | A famous sunset tiki and cabana bar on the bay side of Islamorada, best known for the marker and the evening view over Florida Bay. The cost is food and drink rather than a beach club rate. The classic Islamorada spot to watch the sun go down over the water. |
| Morada Bay Beach Cafe | Florida Bay, Islamorada | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | Tables set on the sand by Florida Bay in Islamorada, an easy going beach cafe known for long lunches and full moon parties on the shore. You pay for the meal and the setting, not a lounger by the metre. A lovely, laid back place to eat with your feet in the sand. |
| Tiki Bar at Amara Cay Resort | Islamorada oceanfront | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | A relaxed oceanfront tiki bar at the Amara Cay Resort on Islamorada, open for drinks and a casual bite by the water. Day access and any pool or lounger use are tied to the resort, so ask what is open to visitors. A simple, breezy stop on the oceanfront. |
| Cheeca Lodge and Spa | Islamorada oceanfront | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | The upscale resort waterfront of Islamorada, with a pool, a beach and dining set on a long oceanfront property. A day here means a resort day pass or a stay rather than a beach club lounger rate, where offered. The polished end of the Keys beach day, priced to match. |
Why there is no bed rate to quote
The reason we cannot print a day bed price for the Keys is that the model does not exist here. At a beachfront cafe like Salute! or Morada Bay your bill is the meal and the drinks, at a tiki bar like Lorelei it is a round at sunset, and at a resort like Cheeca Lodge it is a day pass or a stay. Each moves with what you choose and with the season rather than with a seat rented by the hour, so an honest guide quotes ranges through the venue, not a fixed number.
The good news for a value minded traveller is that the best natural sand is barely priced at all. Bahia Honda and Fort Zachary Taylor are state parks with a modest entry and the finest beaches in the Keys, and Higgs Beach in Key West is free public county sand. Spend on one long lunch by the water and let the parks carry the swim. The Florida Keys club directory describes each venue so you can match the spend to the day you want.
Confirm access before you go
Because access and any day pass vary by property, the honest step is to confirm before you plan around it. Pick the venue from the Florida Keys beach club directory, then send a date and party size and the venue confirms availability and the real cost of a table, a cabana or a day pass. The state parks need only their entry fee, so keep them in mind for the best value swim.
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Before you go
Do the Florida Keys have beach clubs with day beds?
Not in the European sense. The Keys have beachfront restaurants, tiki bars and resort waterfronts rather than clubs renting a sunbed with a minimum spend. You pay for food and drink, or a resort day pass where one is offered, and much of the best sand is a cheap state park entry rather than a club at all.
How much does a beach day cost in the Florida Keys?
It ranges from a few dollars of state park entry at Bahia Honda to a resort day pass at a property like Cheeca Lodge. At the beachfront cafes and tiki bars the spend is simply your meal and drinks. Because day access and any pass move by venue and season, we hold each figure as to be confirmed and let the venue quote.
Where is the best value beach day in the Florida Keys?
The state parks. Bahia Honda and Fort Zachary Taylor charge only a modest entry and give you the best natural sand in the Keys, which beats paying for a resort day. Higgs Beach in Key West is free public county sand with the barefoot Salute! cafe right on it for lunch.
Can visitors use the resort beaches and pools?
Sometimes, through a day pass, and sometimes only as a guest. Properties like Amara Cay and Cheeca Lodge set their own rules on visitor access to the pool, beach and loungers, and these change by season. Always ask the resort directly what is open to non guests and what it costs before you plan around it.
How do I book a Florida Keys beach club and confirm the price?
Choose a venue from the Florida Keys beach club directory, then send your date and party size through the form on this page. We pass it to the venue so they can confirm availability and the real cost of a table, a cabana or a day pass, and some bookings may earn us a commission at no cost to you.