Cheeca Lodge & Spa
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81801 Overseas Highway (mile marker 82), Islamorada, FL 33036View on a mapPublished · Updated
Cheapest Oct, Dec, Aug from $350 a night all-in
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SpaRator Expert Rating
SpaRator 6.6: ModestSpa core 6.0
An average of the Spa Treatments and Spa Facilities scores.
6.6 Modest overall · Spa: Full-Service · guests rate it 4.2 on TripAdvisor
4th of 15 in Florida Keys, October 2026
The included classes and beach at Cheeca Lodge outshine a spa in need of care.
Cheeca Lodge sells an active mile-marker-82 stay in Islamorada: included classes every day, a 1,200-foot beach, golf and tennis inside a $65 resort fee. The spa opens daily nine to six, but its locker rooms, steam rooms and lounge come only with a treatment, no day pass published. Spa facilities draw dated-condition reports, and treatments carry a 22% service charge. Right for active guests who want included classes and beach days; wrong for anyone expecting a thermal circuit or a day pass.
Pricing and Availability
- Peak
- Jan–Apr
- $820–$1,380
- Cheapest
- Oct, Dec, Aug
- $350–$570
a night all-in
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Rate notes, fees and tax
Our 27 Feb 2027 check: from $1,132 a night. Our 21 Aug 2027 check: from $461 a night.
- 27 Feb 2027 check
- 27 Feb 2027 from $1,132 room, $1,347 all-in. These approximate figures were the typical room and all-in rates on the major booking sites for that Saturday, checked 6 October 2026.
- 21 Aug 2027 check
- 21 Aug 2027 from $461 room, $591 all-in. These approximate figures were the typical room and all-in rates on the major booking sites for that Saturday, checked 6 October 2026.
- Rate notes
Fee stack: $65 a night resort fee, $73.13 with 12.5% tax; parking cost and model not published; 22% service charge on every spa service; no 60-minute massage is sold, only 50, 80 and 100 minutes from $175.
Rates correct as of October 2026; verify current availability via the booking links above.
No repositioning or renovation is in progress.
Spa Treatments
The Spa at Cheeca Lodge offers a full menu across massage, facials and body treatments, nothing built around the Keys. The October 2026 menu lists 25 services, with a $135 30-minute facial the cheapest and the product houses unnamed. Cheeca Spa Tropical Oasis bundles massage, foot scrub and a face mask, while Hot Lava Shell is a widely sold technique. That leaves it lowest of the five Keys spas reviewed so far, the other four at a median of 7.3. Most of 42 guest reviews of treatments are positive.
Spa Facilities
Cheeca Lodge's spa draws dated-condition reports, one citing locker-room mold, and no sauna is confirmed. The hotel names two steam rooms, one in each locker room, as the only wet side of the 5,700-square-foot spa with six treatment rooms. One Google reviewer in February 2026 reported mold in the women's locker room, among six spa facility-condition reports from December 2024 to August 2026 across 80 reviews mentioning the spa. That places it second of the five Keys spas reviewed so far, median 4.8 for the other four.
Wellness Programs
Cheeca Lodge includes a class every day with the stay. On the October 2026 schedule the resort lists 19 sessions across Sunrise Yoga, Energizing Flow Yoga, Beach Body Workout and Water Aerobics, a count read from its activity calendar. Guests who wrote about the classes rate them warmly across 27 reviews. That is the highest of the five Keys spas reviewed so far, the other four median 6.4. Depth is the catch: no retreats, no practitioner programs, and the instructors go unnamed.
Staff & Service
Staff at Cheeca Lodge earn about three times as much praise as complaint, but dining service and attitude complaints persist. Dining service appears in about one review in fifteen, staff attitude in one in twenty, both through September 2026. Nearly every TripAdvisor review gets a management reply (99.0 percent, 389 of 393), Google 88.1 percent. Julie and Chris are named across treatments, and Jessica at the front desk over nearly two years. That mix leaves it fourth of the five Keys spas reviewed so far, the other four median 7.65.
Experience
Guests at Cheeca Lodge say dated rooms are the most common complaint, reported in about an eighth of reviews. Ten reviews from October 2024 to September 2026 report elevators out of service. Three Google reviews in 2025 reported bed bugs, which the hotel denied citing a pest-control report. TripAdvisor gives 4.2, and Google 4.4 across 2,745 Google reviews, with no Keys-wide typical yet to place those ratings against.
Value for Money
Cheeca Lodge's resort fee covers golf, tennis and classes, but spa treatments add a 22 percent charge and value complaints persist. For a peak Saturday, 27 February 2027, the typical rate across the major booking sites, checked 6 October 2026, runs $1,347 all-in, highest of the four Keys spas priced, the other three at a $948 median. About one review in six complains about value. Scaling the $175 50-minute massage gives about $210, not a menu price, tied for lowest of five Keys spas, median $231.
Spa Facilities
15 spa facilities: 9 available, 2 not available, 4 not confirmed
Available
9Beauty Services Six facials with eight priced options on the October 2026 engine menu, from a $135 30-minute Carboxi-Express, with no nail, hair or waxing service.
Adults-Only Pool or Area A relaxation adult pool and an adults-only lap pool, both 18 and over, though the resort itself is not adults-only.
Couples Treatments A Couples Massage runs 50, 80 and 100 minutes, priced per person on the hotel's web menu, side by side with no dedicated couples suite named.
Fitness Center A fitness center sits inside the $65 resort fee.
Fitness Classes Included Included classes across Sunrise Yoga, Energizing Flow Yoga, Beach Body Workout and Water Aerobics, a class every day with the stay.
Full-Service Spa The Spa at Cheeca Lodge runs 5,700 square feet with six treatment rooms and a priced menu of facials, massages and body treatments.
Pool Facilities Two oceanfront family pools, a relaxation adult pool and an adults-only lap pool, the lap pool heated and the adult pools 18 and over.
Steam Room Men's and women's locker rooms each hold a steam room, included with all spa services.
Wellness Programs Four class types across three disciplines: yoga, Beach Body Workout and water aerobics, with no retreats or practitioner programs.
Not available: Hammam, Himalayan Salt Room.
Not confirmed: Cold Therapy, In-Room Spa Treatments, Hot Tub and/or Jacuzzi, Sauna.
Other Spa Facilities
CBD services run their own engine category at $195 to $495 for 50 to 100 minutes, and a web-only add-ons menu, $30 to $40, covers gemstone and retinol eye treatments, gold repair hand and foot masks, CBD oil, hot stone, dry brushing and an invigorating foot massage.
Spa Menu, Prices and Policies
- Luxury Facials$135 · 30 min$200–$250 · 50 min$300–$325 · 80 min
- Massage$175–$195 · 50 min$280–$310 · 80 min$350–$390 · 100 min
- Couples Massage$200–$220 · 50 min, per person$320–$335 · 80 min, per person$400–$415 · 100 min, per person
- Body Treatments$190 · 50 min$255–$275 · 80 min$460 · 100 min
- CBD Services$195–$215 · 50 min$340 · 80 min$425–$495 · 100 min
- Summer Seasonal Rituals$180–$200 · 50 min$275–$285 · 80 min$355 · 100 min
- Signature treatmentCheeca Spa Tropical Oasis100 min · $460
- Spa hoursDaily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- GratuityA 22% service charge is added to every service, and additional gratuities are at your discretion.
- AccessLocker rooms, steam rooms and the relaxation lounge are included with all spa services, and no non-guest or day-pass access is published.
- Day passNot published
- Ages18 and older for massage, body treatments, locker rooms and the adult pool. Ages 13 to 17 may have a facial with an adult present for the full service.
- Cancellation24 hours' notice. Later cancellations are charged the full service and service charge.
Hotel Facilities
21 hotel facilities: 7 available, 1 not available, 13 not confirmed
Available
7Beachfront The hotel states 1,200 feet of private white-sand beach and a 525-foot fishing pier, with beachfront yoga.
Golf Golf course use, clubs, balls and tees sit inside the resort fee.
Restaurants Cheeca describes three restaurants and two open-air Tiki Bars, and its pages name Atlantic's Edge, Mia Cucina, Nikai Sushi Bar & Restaurant (12 seats), Tiki Bar, 25 South, Pierre's Restaurant and The Beach Café.
Bar Two open-air Tiki Bars.
Tennis Tennis racquets and balls sit inside the resort fee, alongside pickleball equipment.
WiFi Wi-Fi sits inside the resort fee.
Kids Club Camp Cheeca, ages 12 and under, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seasonal.
Not available: Adult Only.
Not confirmed: Air Conditioning, Airport Shuttle, Apothecary, Bike Rentals, Business Center, Concierge Services, Dry Cleaning, EV Charging Stations, Free Parking, Garden Areas, Meditation Areas, Pets Allowed, Valet Parking.
Other Hotel Facilities
Anchoring the ocean side is the 525-foot fishing pier, and the $65 resort fee bundles golf course use with clubs, balls and tees, tennis racquets and balls, pickleball equipment, fishing poles and licences, fitness classes, water aerobics, Wi-Fi, a 24-hour shuttle and boat and trailer parking.
About This Hotel
Cheeca Lodge is an active Keys resort at mile marker 82 in Islamorada: a 1,200-foot beach, a 525-foot pier, and a $65 resort fee that bundles golf, tennis, pickleball, classes and Wi-Fi. Cheeca’s spa is an add-on, not the main event. The Traveler reported on 24 June 2026 that Bass Pro Shops bought the resort that month, and Northwood Hospitality still operates it.
The Spa, Specifically: The Spa at Cheeca Lodge
The Spa at Cheeca Lodge is 5,700 square feet with six treatment rooms and a priced menu, and its wet side is steam-only. The October 2026 menu runs facials from $135 for 30 minutes, massages at 50, 80 and 100 minutes from $175, and body treatments from $190 to $460, all before a 22% service charge. The named standouts are the 100-minute Cheeca Spa Tropical Oasis at $460, a massage, foot scrub and face mask under the resort’s name, and the 80-minute Hot Lava Shell massage, a technique sold at many spas beyond Islamorada. Product houses go unnamed. Two steam rooms, one in each locker room, and the relaxation lounge come with any treatment, and the hotel publishes no day pass. There is no confirmed sauna, hot tub or cold plunge. Without one, this never becomes a thermal circuit. Guests fault the spa’s condition in six reports from December 2024 to August 2026, including mold in the women’s locker room in February 2026. Spa hours run daily nine to six.
Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong
Cheeca Lodge fits active couples and families, the ones who will use the included classes, the beach, the pier and the fee’s golf and tennis. The spa works as an add-on, a massage after a beach day, but not as the reason to come. Book elsewhere if you want a thermal circuit, a day pass or a spa-leaning holiday: the wet side is two steam rooms, access needs a treatment, and every service carries a 22% charge. Reserve Cheeca for the people who will use the fee.
Where It Sits in the Florida Keys Market
Across the five Keys spas reviewed so far, Cheeca Lodge’s included classes and resort fee tell the story. Its Wellness score of 7.5 leads the group against a median of 6.4 for the other four, while its Treatments score of 6.4 is the lowest against a 7.3 median. The $65 resort fee is the highest of the three Keys spas with a figure, the other two at a $54.50 median. The spa itself remains an add-on to the resort.
| Hotel | SpaRator | Spa access for guests | Peak all-in per night | Off-season all-in per night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Largo Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection | SpaRator 7.0: Solid | With a treatment or membership | $867 | $819 |
| Isla Bella Beach Resort & Spa | SpaRator 6.9: Modest | Not published | $757 | $582 |
| Sunset Key Cottages | SpaRator 6.8: Modest | Not published | $2,530 | $1,214 |
| Cheeca Lodge & Spa | SpaRator 6.6: Modest | With a treatment or membership | $1,347 | $591 |
| Little Palm Island Resort & Spa | SpaRator 6.6: Modest | Not published | $3,942 | $1,914 |
| Hawks Cay Resort & Villas | SpaRator 6.5: Modest | Not published | $948 | $527 |
| Hyatt Centric Key West Resort & Spa | SpaRator 6.5: Modest | Not published | $1,385 | $444 |
| Ocean Key Resort & Spa | SpaRator 6.5: Modest | Not published | $1,474 | $475 |
| Pier House Resort & Spa | SpaRator 6.5: Modest | Not published | $909 | $548 |
| Bungalows Key Largo | SpaRator 6.4: Modest | With a treatment or membership | $1,574 | $1,236 |
| Baker's Cay Resort Key Largo | SpaRator 6.0: Modest | With a treatment or membership | $891 | $406 |
| Southernmost Beach Resort | SpaRator 6.0: Modest | Not published | $892 | $334 |
| Tranquility Bay Beachfront Resort | SpaRator 6.0: Modest | No spa | $790 | $478 |
| Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton | SpaRator 5.6: Limited | Not published | $1,153 | $512 |
| The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton | SpaRator 5.3: Limited | Not published | $1,056 | $434 |
| Market median | 6.5 | $1,056 | $527 |
Scored on Guidelines v9.9
All-in = room, resort fee and taxes per night, from each hotel's dated rate capture.
Is the Cheeca Lodge Spa Worth the Price?
Yes for the active guest who will use the fee's inclusions: golf, tennis, pickleball and included classes. No if the spa is the draw, with treatment-only access, a steam-only wet side and a 22% charge on every treatment. Typical all-in Saturday-night rates across the major booking sites run about $591 in low season to about $1,347 at February peak.
When to Book the Cheeca Lodge
January through April are Cheeca's peak months, with March the dearest stretch, while October, December and August run cheapest and November and May through July sit in between. Peak nights run about 2.8 times the low-month nights. Weekends add about 42 percent over midweek, widest in the low months and narrowest in March, and Christmas to New Year runs about 2.55 times an ordinary night. The spa is open daily from nine to six, one price all week.
- January: peak
- February: peak
- March: peak
- April: peak
- May: shoulder
- June: shoulder
- July: shoulder
- August: low
- September: not yet priced
- October: low
- November: shoulder
- December: low
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Low
- Not yet priced
Typical all-in per night: Peak $820–$1,380 · Shoulder $570–$830 · Low $350–$570
Typical room rate across the main booking sites and the hotel's own site, 13 Oct 2026 to 31 Aug 2027, converted to all-in with the hotel's fee and tax. Months not yet priced are shown hatched.
What Guests Are Saying
Booking.com8.3 / 10451+ reviews, check rates on Booking.com
TripAdvisor4.2 / 57,661+ reviews
Google4.4 / 52,745+ reviews
The highlight of my trip, however, was the deep tissue massage given by Gena Rose, licensed massage therapist, at the Cheeca Spa.
TripAdvisorSeptember 2025Stay rated 5 of 5I had a chance to visit the spa, and my therapist Julie was fantastic. She asked great questions and listened to my needs.
TripAdvisorJanuary 2025Stay rated 5 of 5The spa was very nice, clean, and elegant. However, the couples' room was very small.
GoogleAugust 2025Stay rated 5 of 5A nice family pool on the beach and a quiet adult pool by the spa.
TripAdvisorAugust 2026Stay rated 4 of 5We had massages at the spa the staff was lovely and very welcoming. The massage was wonderful. The spa has limited amenities and again in need of updating
GoogleAugust 2026Stay rated 2 of 5Over the years, the price has crept up while the service and facilities have declined.
TripAdvisorAugust 2026Stay rated 1 of 5
Location
Cheeca Lodge & Spa
81801 Overseas Highway (mile marker 82), Islamorada, FL 33036
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81801 Overseas Highway (mile marker 82)
Islamorada, FL 33036
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Is Cheeca Lodge, and How Far Is the Airport?
Cheeca Lodge sits at mile marker 82 on the Overseas Highway in Islamorada, a drive from Miami or Fort Lauderdale. No airport shuttle appears on the hotel's pages, though the $65 resort fee includes a 24-hour shuttle. Most guests arrive by car along the Overseas Highway.
Can I Use the Spa Without a Treatment, and Is There a Day Pass?
Spa locker rooms, steam rooms and the relaxation lounge come with any booked spa service, and the hotel lists no day pass. To use the wet side, book any treatment. Spa hours run daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
What Do Treatments Cost, and What Is the Service Charge?
On the October 2026 menu, prices sit before a 22% service charge added to every service. Cheapest on the menu is a 30-minute facial at $135, and a 50-minute massage starts at $175. Facials run $135 to $325, massages $175 to $390, body treatments $190 to $460, and there is no 60-minute massage on the menu.
What Thermal Facilities Does the Spa Have?
Two steam rooms, one in each locker room, and nothing confirmed beyond them. The hotel publishes no sauna, hot tub, cold plunge or cold shower, so the wet side is steam-only with no thermal circuit. A TripAdvisor feature page seen in search results is the only trace of a sauna.
What Does the $65 Resort Fee Cover?
As of October 2026, a $65 nightly resort fee, $73.13 with 12.5% tax, covers golf course use with clubs, balls and tees, tennis racquets and balls, pickleball equipment, fishing poles and licences, fitness classes, water aerobics, Wi-Fi, a 24-hour shuttle and boat and trailer parking. It does not cover spa access, which comes only with a treatment.
Which Fitness Classes Are Included?
Classes run every day, spanning Sunrise Yoga, Energizing Flow Yoga, Beach Body Workout and Water Aerobics, and each one is included with the stay. In bad weather the calendar moves indoors to the lobby.
What Are the Pools, and Is There an Adults-Only Area?
Two oceanfront family pools, a relaxation adult pool and an adults-only lap pool make up the pool deck, with the lap pool heated. The hotel's 18-and-over rule covers massage, body treatments, the spa locker rooms and the adult pool, not the family pools.
How Is Parking Handled?
Cheeca publishes no parking price or valet model. Among its inclusions the resort fee names boat and trailer parking, and the amenities list mentions parking features, but what guests pay to park a car is not stated on any page reviewed.
What Is the Beach Like?
Cheeca Lodge fronts 1,200 feet of private white-sand beach with a 525-foot fishing pier. Beachfront yoga runs from the same stretch.
What Dining Options Are on Site?
Cheeca describes three restaurants and two open-air Tiki Bars, and its pages name Atlantic's Edge, Mia Cucina, Nikai Sushi Bar & Restaurant (12 seats), Tiki Bar, 25 South, Pierre's Restaurant and The Beach Café. Food-and-beverage service is the most common service complaint, about one review in fifteen.
Is Cheeca Lodge Family-Friendly?
Yes. Cheeca is not an adults-only resort, and Camp Cheeca runs for ages 12 and under, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seasonally. Two oceanfront family pools serve families, the beach, pier, golf and included classes suit active stays, and the two adult pools are 18 and over.
Is There a 60-Minute Massage on the Menu?
No. On the October 2026 menu, there is no 60-minute massage, and the spa sells massages at 50, 80 and 100 minutes, from $175 for 50 minutes. Scaling that $175 50-minute massage to 60 minutes gives about $210, an equivalent and not a menu price.
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- Platform ratings
Booking.com 8.3 of 10 from 451 reviews; TripAdvisor 4.2 of 5 from 7,661 reviews; Google 4.4 of 5 from 2,745 reviews.
TripAdvisor and Booking volumes are not published in the sources reviewed. About half of Cheeca's recent TripAdvisor reviews are collected in partnership with the hotel and run a little higher than the rest, so they count at half weight in the Experience reading.
- Sources
- Cheeca.com spa, FAQ, amenities, activity-calendar and golf-tennis pages, the spa's booking engine, The Traveler's June 2026 report.
- Data gaps
- Parking cost and model, a sauna, a hot tub, a cold plunge, room count, airport drive times and product houses.
- Guidelines
- Reviewed under Guidelines Version 9.9
- Version history
- October 2026 Corrected the spa description. The earlier page said seven treatment rooms, a Vichy shower, a hydrotherapy suite and a sauna, and no current hotel page carries them. The hotel names six treatment rooms, two steam rooms and no sauna. Added the 22% spa service charge, treatment-only spa access and no 60-minute massage.
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