Green Businesses
Choose Businesses That Care for the Keys
The natural beauty of the Florida Keys is part of what makes being here so special. Across the island chain, local businesses are taking steps to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and help protect the waters and ecosystems around them.
You can be part of that effort. Use the listings below to find accommodations, restaurants, marinas, dive operators, fishing guides and other businesses recognized for environmentally responsible practices.
Find Green Businesses in the Florida Keys
Ready to make your trip a little greener? Browse the businesses below and use the filters to find participating places to stay, eat, dock, dive, and fish.
Green Lodging
Rest easy knowing your stay can make a difference. Florida Green Lodging properties are recognized for efforts to conserve resources such as water and energy and reduce waste. Look for the Green Lodging leaf when choosing where to stay in the Keys.
Blue Star Operators
Heading out on or under the water? Choose a Blue Star-certified dive operator or fishing guide. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Blue Star program recognizes operators that help visitors enjoy diving, snorkeling and fishing while following practices that safeguard the Keys’ marine resources.
Clean Marinas
A day on the water starts at the dock. Clean Marina businesses help make environmentally responsible boating part of the Florida Keys experience. Use the listings below to find participating marinas throughout the island chain.
Ocean Friendly Restaurants
Make your next meal a little friendlier to the ocean. Ocean Friendly Restaurants are recognized for making choices designed to reduce waste and support healthier oceans.
Skip the Stuff
Sometimes less really is more. Restaurants and food trucks participating in Skip the Stuff help reduce single-use waste by providing items such as plastic utensils, straws and condiment packets only when customers ask for them.
Visitors can help, too. Simply say “no thanks” to the extras you don’t need.
Plastic Free Key West
Plastic Free Key West celebrates Key West businesses taking action to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, single-use plastics. Participating businesses make voluntary commitments to reduce plastic use through more sustainable choices.
Protect Our Seagrass
Seagrass beds are part of what makes Florida Keys waters so special. They also need a little help from boaters. Propellers can damage shallow seagrass beds, leaving scars behind. Check tide and navigational charts before you head out, and steer clear of shallow areas. A handy local reminder is: “Brown, brown, run aground. Blue, blue, sail on through."
Jet Ski Safety
Explore The Florida Keys with a knowledgeable local guide who can help you navigate shallow waters, protected areas and restricted zones. Pay attention to no-motor, idle-speed/no-wake and no-entry signs, stay in appropriate channels and avoid sensitive seagrass flats. Be courteous to other boaters, especially anglers fishing for Tarpon and Bonefish, by giving them plenty of room and keeping your speed and wake down. Always maintain a safe distance from swimmers and divers, follow posted speed restrictions and stay aware of changing conditions throughout your ride.
Filters
Key West
Old Town Manor B&B
Old Town Manor is a historic Victorian bed and breakfast in the heart of Key West, offering 14 unique rooms, a lush tropical garden, and an organic continental breakfast, just steps from Duval Street.
Islamorada
Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina
Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina: A full‑service, top‑tier marina in Islamorada’s Founders Park — safe slips, fuel, and amenities for the boating life in the Florida Keys.
The Lower Keys
Frayed Threads LLC
Frayed Threads LLC is a Key West women's boutique bringing the breezy sophistication of imported European linen to the Florida Keys — thoughtfully curated clothing, handpicked accessories, and beautiful shoes designed for women who want to look effortlessly elegant from the beach to brunch.
Key West
Key West Legal Rum
Key West Legal Rum Distillery offers free daily tours and tastings of small-batch, salt-cured rums crafted by chef-distiller Paul Menta. Located at 105 Simonton St, it's a must-visit for rum enthusiasts and curious travelers alike.
Key West
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Grand Key - Key West
Located near Smathers Beach, DoubleTree Key West offers family-friendly comfort with newly renovated guestrooms and meeting rooms, resort-style amenities, and a complimentary shuttle to Old Town and Duval Street.
Meetings Max
300
Total Space
8746 sq ft
Largest Room
3402 sq ft
Key West
Finz Dive Center
Six divers, one boat, and a NOAA Blue Star operator running everything from a two tank reef dive to a ten hour run out to the Dry Tortugas. The Vandenberg, Joe's Tug, night dives and spearfishing are all on the board, with a divemaster in the water every time.
Key West
Argo Navis Key West Sailing Charters
Argo Navis is a 75-foot luxury catamaran offering intimate, all-inclusive sailing experiences in Key West, including sunset cruises, brunch sails, and private charters, with curated food and drink pairings.
Key Largo
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)
Explore ocean conservation with REEF's citizen science, education, and marine programs.
Key West
Key West Garden Club at West Martello Tower
Tropical garden paradise by the sea at the historic West Martello Tower—free-admission gardens, beach views, volunteer-run, perfect for nature lovers in Key West.
Key West
Key West Bed & Breakfast
Doze in a hammock, swing on the porch, and wake up to complimentary breakfast — Key West Bed & Breakfast is a charming 10-room adult-only inn tucked into a Bahamian-built 1898 Victorian home on quiet William Street in the heart of Old Town, where the vibe is laid-back, the rooms are colorful, and the pace is gloriously slow.
Key West
We've Got The Keys
We’ve Got The Keys is a Key West–based destination management and event planning company offering concierge marketing, corporate retreats, festivals, and incentive travel programs.
Key West
Key West Historic Inns
Key West Historic Inns — a curated collection of five distinctive, historic properties in Old Town Key West offering boutique stays steeped in island charm.
Weddings Max
100
Meetings Max
25
Marathon
Captain Hook’s Marina and Dive Center
A Blue Star dive shop and marina at mile marker 53 on Vaca Cut, running reef and wreck trips twice a day, plus snorkeling, sunset cruises, boat rentals and a bait and tackle counter. They will also put you on a coral nursery dive with Mote Marine Lab, which is not something most dive shops can offer.
Key West
Mavka Permanent Jewelry
Mavka Permanent Jewelry is Key West's most unforgettable souvenir experience, creating custom clasp-free bracelets, anklets, and necklaces welded right onto you in minutes at the Shops at Mallory Square, in sterling silver, gold-filled, or 14-karat gold with charms to celebrate any milestone worth marking forever.
