What you must know about your vacation rental.

Vacation rental keys: If you lose your keys each lock at the property must be changed.  This is why we require a key deposit slip to be signed upon your arrival.  For your security, as well as the security of the property, please do not lose your keys.

A/C System: Please keep the doors and windows closed if your air conditioner is on.  The air conditioning system will freeze up if it is made to work in extreme conditions to keep the house/apartment cool.

Water Usage: Water is transported by a pipeline from the mainland.  Water is a commodity Key West citizens do not take for granted.  Please use our water carefully.

Pool/Spa: Your vacation rental pool/spa is chemically treated and cleaned frequently.  Typical pool/spa maintenance occurs approximately once a week.  It may be necessary for you to skim leaves on a daily basis.  This is just one of the prices we pay for living in a tropical paradise!

Trash & Recycleable: The City of Key West does its part to recycle and pick up is once a week.  Information on recycling days should be in your unit.  Trash pickup is twice a week and may not correspond with recycling pickup.  Again, refer to information in your unit on trash pickup days or defer to your neighbors when you see them line the streets with garbage cans and/or the blue recycling bins!  We suggest putting recyclable material and trash out the night before as many areas have early pickup.

CHECKING OUT: Please call HISTORIC HIDEAWAYS, INC. (305.294.7368) 24 hours before your estimated time of departure.  This ensures us ample time to schedule a security walk through and collection of keys. Guests are required to launder all towels and strip the bed(s) used.  If you choose not to do this HISTORIC HIDEAWAYS, INC. will charge you an excessive cleaning fee.

You will be charged for excessive cleaning for any of, but not limited to, the following reasons:

• dirty dishes
• any ‘leftovers’ or perishable food items left in unit.
• trash not placed in its appropriate receptacle.
• soiled ovens; if you spill something please be sure to clean it up.

Neighbors: Please be considerate of your neighbors.  Your vacation rental is situated in a typical residential community.  “Partying” by your pool/spa during the late evening or early morning hours (11 p.m. – early a.m. hours) can be disruptive.  Large gatherings are not permitted.  All neighbors adjacent to our vacation rentals have our emergency numbers; if the police or we have to be called out, you will be escorted from the property and no refund will be issued.

Please note:  Our vacation rentals are equipped with all materials you will need for the above requirements.