Havana Lane

This was our third stay at Havana Lane and we once again had a wonderful experience. Check in and checkout was seamless with zero issues. The property continues to be perfectly maintained. We can’t wait to visit again!

cottage was as promised
very homey - very secluded - great time

Overall, we loved our stay at Havana Lane. The house and grounds were lovely and perfect for our party of four. The kitchen had everything we needed for cooking meals at the property and we enjoyed the pool and deck area every day of our stay. The complimentary bottle of champagne on our arrival was a nice touch. No assigned parking was a bit of a downside for us. Also, the hand soap bottles in both bathrooms were completely empty, as was the propane tank for the grill. Took two phone calls to get this addressed. Given the premium price paid for this rental, the lack of attention to these details was a bit disappointing, but not enough to discourage us from renting this property in the future. We are looking forward to a return visit.

This cottage and it’s beautifully landscaped yard is just amazing. It’s a peaceful, quiet spot in Key West, which was a relaxing place to come back to each night.
We actually had to make ourselves get out and about each day and also chose to eat dinner in most nights. We didn’t want to leave!

Our family of four (as well as our two dogs) had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday week. The well maintained home and property are very nice - very relaxed setting. We used the pool and beautiful outdoor seating areas every day and night - the landscaped grounds are lovely. We cooked most of our meals (using either the well organized/efficient kitchen or the outdoor grill). The kitchen is stocked with all the appliances/cooking utensils we needed. The layout of the house is well thought out.

The location is tucked away but close to the beach, stores and Old Town - we rented bikes so we either biked or walked to most destinations (we chose to park our car at the public parking garage which is located one-half mile from the property). In planning our trip we read other reviews for 1 Havana Lane and noted the comments regarding low flying planes - we were not bothered by the planes.

Jann is the property managers we worked with and she is terrific. Jann was very helpful in general (in planning our trip and upon arrival) and also provided great recommendations.

Our family is far flung geographically and it was so nice to be together at this wonderful property. We look forward to returning to 1 Havana Lane!

This was our second stay at Havana Lane and we once again had a fantastic experience. Its a perfect private getaway and Joyce at Rent Key West Vacations is a pleasure to work with. We can't say enough good things about the entire experience!

I have so much to say and only little space. Jann & Joyce & staff at Rent Key West are amazing! The vacation rental @ Havana lane was all it could be. The 4 of us had a blast & would recommend the rental company & the house for your stay. The pool was such a fun part of our stay having late night swims after walking around town all day. The neighbors were friendly & everyone was so helpful! Best 2020 Vacation!!

We had a great stay from start to finish! The booking process and interaction with the rental agency were all flawless. The property exceeds the pictures in every way and is in a great location. Highly recommend!

We absolutely loved our stay at 1 Havana Lane. It was in a great location (there is a little cuban place with amazing coffee and breakfast sandwiches one block away!) and the cottage was perfect! It had everything that we needed and more. The pool was perfect and the lounge chairs and deck were amazing. We rented a gas golf cart for getting around the island and were able to park it right by our fence entrance. The kitchen came equipped with everything that we could need and we used Instacart for grocery delivery, so shopping was super easy. We are looking forward to coming back to Key West and 1 Havana Lane and have already recommended the property to half a dozen people!

We had a lovely visit as we stayed on Havana Lane.

Really nice place for 2 couples. Appliances in the kitchen have an ole time flare but have the modern abilities of today. The pool and deck outside have recently been updated and the plants give a sense of being in a tropical paradise. Nice place to get away to for a long weekend and see the sites and sounds of Key West.

Really nice place for 2 couples. Appliances in the kitchen have an ole time flare but have the modern abilities of today. The pool and deck outside have recently been updated and the plants give a sense of being in a tropical paradise. Nice place to get away to for a long weekend and see the sites and sounds of Key West.

Our stay at One Havana Lane was awesome Many little details helped make this occur. The pool, the large lot size that was tropical in setting, and the quirky ness of the home all made our Key West experience authentic. Linen sheets, beautiful pottery, and antique French glassware made us feel special. Beautiful matching Italian electronics in the kitchen all added to the delight. Outdoor seating was wonderful, complete with aKey West Hammock swing. We took bikes so traveling to Duval was no problem. We would go again in a heartbeat.

Needs a little love.. although it’s a cute place it’s in definite need of some updates. The beds are super uncomfortable and was covered by a ****** blanket. The refrigerator was so wobbly that when we opened the door the items we placed on top fell off. A lot of unusable space outside. Overall 3 stars.

Manager's Response

We have only positive words for our stay at Havana Lane.
The only thing we would change would be to add a few more days to our
Stay!!

We have only positive words for our stay at Havana Lane.
The only thing we would change would be to add a few more days to our
Stay!!

Excellent service from rental representative. We had a few minor issues and they responded immediately. We were a late check in and early check out. Check in and out was smooth with clear directions. Would recommend the company and the property with no hesitations.

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This cute cottage was great! Very comfortable for 3 adults. We loved the pool and tropical feel of the garden. The location was good, a nice walk to Duval Street. The staff with Rent Key West were wonderful and very helpful.

Stay was amazing. Pool makes you feel like youre the only one on the island. Staff made everything super easy.

We had an amazing stay at Havana Lane, with the pool/outdoor deck being the highlight of our trip. Very relaxing and refreshing! The house was quite comfortable with a well-equipped kitchen for those nights we decided to stay in for dinner. While the location is a bit removed from Duval Street, we considered this a highlight! We were really only a 5 to 7 minute bike ride from most everywhere in Old Town. The only downside to the house itself is that it could use some updating (floor boards, uncomfortable sofa) - but we were able to hang with it. In fact, this house has the best space for four adults to just hang out with each other. When we return for our next visit this house will remain on the top of our list.

1 Havana Lane is absolutely ideal for a couple such as us. The property has everything that one would want for a stay in Key West. It is just a 'funky' place that is decorated in such a way that you just feel part of Key West as soon as you walk in. The outdoor area is private and the pool is fantastic. It is like being in your own little piece of paradise.
The property helped make the stay and vacation absolutely fantastic, and should we decide to come back to Key West in the future, we will work our schedule around the availability of 1 Havana Lane. It was that good.

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Overall we loved the property especially the outdoor patio and pool. The house is very cool & funky which we loved. However, the sofa wasn't comfortable and needs replacing. Several windows have large cracks around the framing and should be addressed to keep small critters and bugs out. The bedrooms are very dark. Kitchen is well appointed and easy to work in. One of the bathrooms needs a redo. It is extremely dark and the shower floor feels like you could fall through. It would also be nice to have TVs in the bedrooms. The house sits directly underneath the flight path to the airport so during certain times of the day (starting about 8:30am through 6pm) there are many large commercial planes flying overhead. It didn't really bother us except for the noise when the large planes flew 's kind of cool to watch them fly directly over the pool. There is no place to park a car but we didn't have any problems finding a spot on one of the nearby streets. If you like funky & quirky this home is perfect for you.

This is our third year vacationing at this particular property and we absolutely love everything about it...the house is perfectly laid out with French doors leading into a well-stocked kitchen and two bedrooms with their own baths on opposite sides for privacy should you be travelling with others...clean, lots of towels and linens. The outside is just fabulous with a private pool, well maintained and cleaned weekly, beautiful tropical foliage, and complete privacy. The location is ideal being in the middle of the island -so easy walk to everything. Staff is beyond accommodating and professional and we feel so comfortable and relaxed here. Favorite eateries include the Pescado Food Truck which is a stone's throw away and has amazing food to bring back and eat at the umbrella table on the patio, also enjoy the Happy Hour at Onlywood Pizza which is a hidden gem tucked off of Duval, and the Fisherman's Cafe up by the pier. Big bonus to vacation here if you are a dog owner I think it is the most dog friendly place in the entire United States! Also love Firefly for brunch and if you love donuts don't miss Glazed Donuts at Duval and Eaton....

One Havana Lane is truly one of the jewels of Key West. The pool is fabulous and the house perfect Key West charm. And, Key West Rentals could not be any better. Well definitely be back!

Property just as described. Eclectic cottage has Key West written all over it. Place was clean with everything I needed. Big kitchen has everything you'd want. Pool was a godsend in the July heat. Hopefully be back again next year. Highly recommended.

The house was very quaint, and exactly as it was pictured. Other reviews were helpful (parking situation). When we got there it was quite windy, so the pool had a lot of debris in it, even though it had been cleaned the day before we got there. There is no vacuum sweeper on it, so it stayed pretty messy and seemed to have some mold in it (our observation as well as the pool guy's). Once a week cleaning may not be ideal given the amount of foliage around the pool. Also, slats in fence around the pool do not provide total privacy for sunbathing. It's a quite street, without a lot of traffic, so not a big deal. The only other concern was that the air conditioning was not sufficient for the heat, during the day. We slept fine at night, so it was not a major issue for us.

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My three daughters and I stayed at 1 Havana Lane for our spring break. It may not look like much from the outside, but as soon as you walk through the gate you are in a tropical paradise.
The house was perfect for the four of us. We loved the funky decorating style. Kitchen was fully stocked. Washer/dryer a plus. Rented bikes for the week, no need for a car. Everyone we dealt with was very friendly and helpful.

This is the second time that we have rented this property and it has been wonderful both times. the location is perfect, a short 5 minute bike ride (beginning at the cemetery) to Duval. The external living space and pool rival that of a 5 star resort, truly a jungle oasis. The interior design is truly beautiful eclectic Key West. We will definitely rent Havana Lane again.

Stayed in an adorable 2 bed 2 bath house with a private pool and outdoor deck area. About .5 miles from Duval Street in a quiet neighboorhood. Easy to find parking spots in day time, didn't try in evening. However, one shower is a stall and wouldn't work for persons over around 5'10".

Wonderful rental experience, clean and well kept. Office was also wonderful and accepted bike shipment for a race before our arrival. Would absolutely rent this house or another through this company!

Went well, thank you.

Went well, thank you.

Outstanding! Havana Lane is our all-time favorite. Funky and fun, just like KW.

Great property. . Staff was friendly and extremely helpful. Definitely coming back

Enjoyed this house a lot. Great location and the pool was awesome!

Old Key West charm, very private & quiet, lovely garden & pool, good lay-out in the house. Roosters crowing, wind in the palms. But if you are a granite & stainless perfectionist, you may be shocked, shocked! by the un-fancy summer shack homeyness of it all and wonder why no one has repaired the busted louver or replaced the chunk missing from the kitchen counter or ruined the whole place with generic luxuriousness.

Key West was a great vacation. The Havana Lane property was perfect for us roomy, clean, and in a great location. Not to close nor to far from everything. It is not a 5 star accommodation, but fits perfectly with Key West.

Very satisfied

We were a party of two couples that rented the house for the week of Thanksgiving and it worked out perfectly for us! This house has a really nice "Key West Funky Element" to it. The outdoor area of house is very tropical and comfortable. Duvall Street is a good ten minute walk away so you aren't in the thick of the activity. There is no parking on Havana Lane, which didn't bother us as we parked the car on a street near by and didn't need the car until we left. The weather was absolutely perfect the whole time we were there and we had an awesome time. There are some minor maintenance issues with the house that need to be addressed, yet the things that were wrong with it didn't bother us at all! We had a great visit with our old friends that we hadn't seen in several years!!

The house had all the amenities necessary for a pleasant & comfortable week stay. The art & colors added to the charm. The pool is amazing. The location was a little further from Duval than we would have liked, but overall would rate the rental B+.

We had an absolute marvelous time in Key West. The cottage we rented was perfect. The outside patio was beautiful and the pool was awesome.

The cottage was clean, comfortable, and the pool was wonderful. Would recommend to anyone wanting a little seclusion.

We have been to Havana Lane many times. We were very excited on this trip to see all the upgrades that have been done to the property. This is our favorite US destination.

Place was gorgeous! The pool oasis was wonderful, grill was clean, had no issues with propane. Pool was clean, ample amount of room for many guests. Inside was so cute, like a little piece of Cuba with the color scheme and desin. Tons of cookware, everything you would need. Plenty of towels. Detergent and what not to wash clothes and towels. There was only one small issue, in the bathroom off of the kitchen, the tub and floor need a little work with cracked tiles, nothing to affect my stay at all though. Air conditioner works great in all rooms. I reccomend renting bikes, the home is about a 15 minute walk from duval, and about 20 min from Mallory square. But you're away from the hustle and bustle and it's very private, so the trade off is worth it. Loved the place though, wouldn't stay anywhere else.

The pool area was great, house needs some minor repairs, but spacious. The air conditioning worked very well and well equipped. The locacation was a little far from Duval, but doable by bike. We were surprised it had 3 full baths! We had a great time, always do in KW!!

love Key west. Havana Lane gives you that Key west feeling i have heard about. the foliage around the yard does need to be trimmed back other then that the house was clean & efficent

Havana Lane was a pleasure from start to finish. Centrally located, it was an easy bike ride to everything. The garden/pool setup was perfection itself with mature plantings and privacy. The occasional plane was the only disturbance. The house is fun, eclectic, and interesting with an excellent layout and real personality. Funky is a good word for it. It is definitely not a hotel or condo. There are some maintenance issues; new french doors would be nice, and new bathrooms, one of which we are told is near completion. (It was behind a locked door when we were there.) The people at Rentkw couldn't be more professional and helpful. We enjoyed our stay completely and would recommend Havana Lane to anyone.

Loved Key West and 1 Havana Lane is the real Key West experience. Cute, comfortable furnishings that delight. A beautiful pool and deck with lush, mature plantings. May not be for everyone.

This cottage with a pool seemed hidden from the street but we found it cozy and welcoming.

This cottage with a pool seemed hidden from the street but we found it cozy and welcoming.

We stayed at Havana Lane for a week in late February 2014. The pool is very nice, but the deck area could use a little rearranging to make more room by the pool for sunbathing. There were 4 of us ( 2 couples ), and only 2 could lay in the sun at any given time. The house is rustic, but very clean. Since it was advertised as "Rustic Charm",we didn't expect anything fancy. Overall, we all enjoyed our stay here, and would book it again. We all signed and left a journal( guest book ) on the counter for future guests to sign . If we are fortunate enough to come back here, we hope to see that it is still there and with many happy travelers' signatures!

Me and my 2sisters spent a week in key west and loved it. We rented bikes for the week. The property was centrally located and the back yard was a tropical paradise. We used our pool daily. Pool could use a few more landscape lights. We give our place and key west an A+.

I live is a 4,000 q foot new home. If this is what u are looking for Dont go. What u will find ia great Key West Cottage. Great location, waked, biked.Large lot with total seclueion, Great pool, tropical plants. we swam in our bday suits, Ate on the deck and sunned. Never turned on the TV. Wonderful location. We had a great time.

It was so nice to get up and take a cup of coffee outside and sit by the pool. What a great way to start the day! The kitchen was stocked with all you need and we used the grill several times. You can walk to Duval Street from the house and spend the day. Make sure you pick up a street map! It was a quiet and relaxing spot for a vacation and we will be back!

This house exceeded out expectations. We enjoyed the bohemian/cuban artistc style of the house and the outdoor area was even more attractive. The pool was a great size and the plants were amazing. We will definitely be back!

Wonderful little house close to the cemetery. Easy bike ride to anywhere. Pool is beautiful and we would gladly use again.

1 Havana Lane was one of the coolest rental properties we have stayed at in KW, and we've been coming here almost every year for 25 years. Ultra-quiet, tropical and very private, surrounded by lush vegetation, and a short walk from the KW Cemetary,which is a very interesting historical spot. A little far to walk to Duval, about 10 min., but cheap taxis are everywhere. We look forward to coming back. RentKW did a great job and were very professional and helpful, although we didn't need much: everything was already perfect.

I would expect the rustic quality with this rental and we enjoyed our stay. That being said and with the understanding that this is a pet friendly rental, there are some maintenance issues I would attend to. The floor in the large bathroom has a soft spot which appears to have been patched, but the patch is failing. I realize you are aware of the pool floor, might be a good idea to take care of it in the off season. Quite a few of the landscape lights need new bulbs, although a small issue, it detracts from outdoor use and the lack of lighting on the walkway can be dangerous. The owners might consider repair, replacement or removal of the Jacuzzi, it's current appearance detracts from the outdoor landscaping, which in my opinion is the standout feature of the property. Some trim on kitchen bar is missing. Living room stack tables need replacement. Hope this was helpful.

as soon as you open the gate, you're in a tropical paradise. It's not "The Hilton", but it is a very comfortable, Key West experience. That's what I went on vacation for.

GREAT place for sexy money!

We have been to Havana Lane many times & consider it a great KW destination. However, the property is starting show a lot of wear. We would love to see the owners invest in an additional upkeep project before we would consider it again.