Page One Award — Hotels in Key West
Ocean Key Resort & Spa is a 2026 Grand Winner — an independent that cracked page one of Google for the head term "hotels in key west" (#2), beating the OTAs and chains at their own game. 4 more Key West independents rank on page one for related searches.
5 independent hotels on Google’s page one
Every property below is an independent ranking in Google’s top 10 for the exact search shown — chains and OTAs excluded. Hit “verify” to run that search yourself.
The hardest win in search: an independent on page one for the unmodified "hotels in key west" — beating the OTAs and chains outright.
- #2 Ocean Key Resort & Spa👑 for "hotels in key west" 40.5k/mo verify ↗ oceankey.com ↗
- #7 The Key West Hotel👑 for "hotels in key west" 2.4k/mo verify ↗ thekeywesthotel.com ↗
- #3 Eden House Key West for "boutique hotels in key west" 6.6k/mo verify ↗ edenhousekw.com ↗
- #5 Marquesa Hotel for "boutique hotels in key west" 880/mo verify ↗ marquesa.com ↗
- #9 Truman Hotel for "boutique hotels in key west" 5.4k/mo verify ↗ trumanhotel.com ↗
We pull live Google (US) results for “hotels in key west”“best hotels in key west”“boutique hotels in key west” and disqualify every chain and OTA (Booking, Expedia, Marriott, Hilton and the rest). An independent in positions 1–10 is a Winner — and each is shown with the exact query it ranks for, so you can verify it yourself. Page two earns an Honorable Mention. An independent that reaches page one for the unmodified head term "hotels in key west" — the hardest, most valuable search — is crowned a 👑 Grand Winner. Data pulled August 13, 2026; rankings move, so a badge is a snapshot, not a permanent title.
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