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243 Treasure Harbor Road
Islamorada, FL 33036
(305) 852-5389
Located at Mile Marker 86.5
For reservations only,
call 800-436-2023
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By Victoria Shearer and Michelle Sheldone On Plantation Key, one sign stood out from the rest for the way it meshed exactly with the theme that was running in my head. It announced that somewhere behind the trees over on the Atlantic side lay the Ragged Edge Motel. At the end of a long and winding residential road that leads to the ocean, the Ragged Edge is a delightful discovery untouched by modernization and expansion. The majority of guests here return year after year, and some have visited regularly for as many as 20 years. When guests arrive, they clang a cowbell made from old dive equipment and the personable manager, Jackie Barnes, a former South Dade farmer, comes 'round on his bright red golf cart. Often, he wears a large straw hat and bears a grin that stretches from ear to ear. The Ragged Edge's property is vast, open and grassy, exposing the majestic waters of Hawk Channel to all who pass through. An elevated freshwater pool, a wooden gazebo and an observation deck offer a spectacular vista. Four two-level buildings of Tahitian-style architecture house motel rooms with refrigerators, efficiencies, large studios with screened patios and two-bedroom, two-bath apartments. Rooms and efficiencies are small, with two double beds, prefabricated wood furniture and tiled bathrooms with showers. Studios, also with two double beds, are more spacious and modern, with tile floors throughout and full baths. Some studios and efficiencies adjoin. Rooms, studios and efficiencies at the Ragged Edge accommodate as many as four guests, while apartments sleep up to eight. Sprinkled |
