Curry Mansion Inn

Curry Mansion Inn is built around one of Key West’s most recognizable landmark homes, a Georgian Revival mansion dating to 1869 that was originally associated with the Curry family, whose patriarch William Curry is often cited locally as Florida’s first self-made millionaire, built on a fortune in wrecking and shipping. The main house still stands at the center of the property, its widow’s walk visible above the surrounding rooftops, and it remains open for a self-guided walk-through even for visitors who are not staying overnight.

The inn itself has grown well beyond the original mansion, with 29 guest rooms spread across three connected structures on the grounds. Rooms vary considerably in character, some carrying more of the historic detail of the original house, others in newer wings with a more contemporary layout, so it is worth asking specifically about room type when booking. A heated pool sits in the courtyard, along with mature landscaping that keeps the grounds shaded through the heat of the day.

Free parking is included, which is a real point of value in this part of Old Town, where public parking is limited and often metered by the hour. The location on Caroline Street puts guests within a few minutes’ walk of Duval Street, the Historic Seaport and the ferry terminal, making it a practical base for visitors who plan to explore the island mostly on foot.

Curry Mansion Inn is managed under Bright Wild, a Key West-based hospitality group that oversees a handful of Old Town properties rather than a national or regional chain, and the inn continues to trade on the pedigree of its landmark main house. For travelers drawn to Key West’s cigar and wrecking-era history, staying somewhere so directly tied to one of the island’s most storied family names adds a dimension that a newer boutique property cannot easily replicate.

Visitors touring the main house independently should note the difference between the public museum rooms and the private guest rooms elsewhere on the property, since the two are not the same space, and front desk staff can clarify which areas are open to house guests versus day visitors paying the separate walk-through fee. Caroline Street runs close to both the Historic Seaport’s restaurants and the quieter residential blocks toward the cemetery, giving the inn a reasonably central position without sitting directly on the loudest stretch of Duval. Guests who want to understand the wrecking industry that built much of nineteenth-century Key West will find the mansion’s own history a useful, if informal, introduction before visiting the town’s maritime museums.