Physical Address:
Marathon Cottages and RV Pads
1800 Overseas Highway (MM 48)
Marathon, FL
33050
About MWR Facility in Marathon:
The Marathon Cottages are open year round and have topography similar to that of islands in the eastern Caribbean. There are beaches and excellent fishing on both the Gulf and the Atlantic sides of the Keys. The Marathon cottages are 111 miles southwest of Miami (3 hour road trip), 48 miles northeast of Key West, Florida. Near mile marker 48 (mile markers are small green signs on right side of highway).
Online reservations are confirmed electronically by the Lodge Hosts in Marathon and requests are processed Tuesday through Friday. For example, if you submit your online reservation request on Friday Night, you should expect to receive a confirmation on the following Tuesday.
We are a small MWR facility located on an active United States Coast Guard Base. Our MWR facility has a limited recreational equipment available. The cottages and RV Pads are located at USCG Station Marathon, in Marathon, Florida. There are 4 cottages , 2 recreational boats,
2 bicycles, 4 charcoal grills,
4 RV pads, and a basketball court situated on Vaca Key in the heart of the Florida Keys. All of the cottages have the same lay-out, they sleep 5 people: 1-Queen size bed, 1-Roll away bed and 1-"L" shaped couch . All cottages come fully furnished with linens, towels, and a fully equipped kitchen.
Our RV park is currently CLOSED, NO dates on re-opening, Re-open dates will be listed on this site only, please no phone calls or emails inquiring about the park at this time.
ELIGIBLE PATRONS:
Military ID/Proof of eligibility are required at check-in.
Active duty and their dependents/same-sex domestic partner of the U. S. Armed Forces (Coast Guard, Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines); members of the ready reserve, reserves in training, members of the National Guard and their dependents; military Cadets of Service academies and their families; commissioned corps of the Public Health Services and their dependents/same-sex domestic partner; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on active duty; retirees of the U. S. Armed Forces and their dependents/same-sex domestic partner; and other authorized patrons of the morale-well-being and recreation programs, including but not limited to: honorably discharged veterans with disabilities and their dependents/same-sex domestic partner; Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents/same-sex domestic partner; un-remarried surviving spouses of military personnel; DHS/DOD appropriated and non-appropriated funded active and retired civilian personnel and their dependents/same-sex domestic partner; Coast Guard Auxiliarists; and other individuals entitled to commissary and exchange privileges.
Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018. This bill extends access to Department of Defense (DOD) commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers.
If you have any questions regarding patron eligibility, please refer to Coast Guard Morale, Well-being, and Recreation (MWR) Manual, COMDTINST M1710.13 (series)
Military ID/Proof of eligibility are required at check-in.
Station rules:
- NO personal watercraft (Boats, Jet skis) are allowed or docking at the station
- NO trailer parking (Boat, Motorcycle, RV ,Cargo)
- NO launching of kayaks or SUPs
- No swimming or diving from the station, fishing is allowed at the end or the property NOT in the basin.
- 1 parking space is allowed per cottage, your vehicle must fit in a normal parking spot.
- Helmets must be worn while biking or motorcycling on the station.
- NO pets allowed unless service dog, Must have proof of training from a certified trainer, NOT from online.
- NO weapons allowed.
Reservations:
- Request for reservations are submitted online at : https://vrentals.vacationrentaldesk.com/MarathonVacationRentals/homepage.html
- All applicants must affirm they have read the Privacy act statement and the Statement of understanding, when submitting the reservation request online.
- Reservations for the cottages are processed up to 1 year in advance with full payment processed at the time of booking.
- Reservations are confirmed by email. The receipt of payment and check-in procedures will be sent to the email address provided by the applicant during the reservations process.
- Request for reservations checking in or out on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years day will be denied.
- Reservations rental period: The minimum rental period is 2 days: Maximum rental period is 14 days. A maximum of two cottages,
two RV sites ,or combination of the both may be reserved by a sponsor for the same rental period. Multiple reservations can be accepted with 30 days between rental periods but cannot exceed the 14 maximum within that time. - NO PETS ARE ALLOWED unless a service dog, If a service dog, you must send us a certificate of validation of the dog training for approval, online certificates are not valid. NO dogs will be left in the cottages unattended ,the dog will be taken with you at all times since it is a service animal.
- No check-in or check-outs are permitted on Federal Holidays, reservation requests will be cancelled if requested on these days. Call us if you have any questions about this.
- Full payment is required at time of reservation.
Prior to Checking-In:
Please call (305) 743-3549 on your scheduled day of arrival at 0900 am for instructions when arriving at the station. You will be entering through a security gate. Arrival check-in is between 1400 and 1700 with the Cottage Caretaker.
Boat Reservations:
- Our boats are for seasoned boaters. The sponsor (and operator, if different person) MUST have the Florida Boaters Safety certificate.
- Guests staying here can reserve up to 30 days prior to arrival. Anyone not staying at our cottages can reserve 15 days out.
- Boat rentals : Monday-Friday $125.00 Saturday-Sunday and Holidays $145.00 for full days (08:00 - 16:00). Half day rentals for $80.00 08:00-12:00, 12:00-16:00 . Plus fuel at market price.
- Call us to make your boat reservation.
Check out policy:
In order for MWR Marathon to keep our cost down, it is the responsibility of each guest to clean their cottage the day of departure. There is a detailed list in the room.
New Cancellation Policy:
- Cancellations prior to 60 Days of reservation will be assessed a 10% Cancellation Fee.
- Cancellations 59-31 Days of reservation will be assessed a 25% Cancellation Fee.
- There will be NO REFUND within 30 Days of a reservation.
Payment will be forfeited and no refund will be issued for cancellations made 30 days or less prior to reservation check-in date. - Due to filters on .mil email accounts, persons using those email addresses will likely not receive your confirmation notice. Please use a personal email or call the Marathon Cottages office (305) 743-3549 for your confirmation. Reservations are processed Tuesday through Friday.
- By agreeing to the terms presented when creating a reservation request online, all applicants affirm they are eligible patrons, have read the Privacy Act Statement and self-certify to the terms in the posted Statement of Understanding.
Privacy Act Statement:
In accordance with 5 United States Code (USC) 522(e)(3), the following information is cited when you are providing personal information to the U. S. Coast Guard.
Authority that authorized solicitation of the information: 14 USC 632.
Principal purpose for which information is intended to be used: To provide the U. S. Coast Guard with sufficient information to evaluate the request for use of the recreation facilities under the auspices of Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.
The routine use that may be made of the information: To provide a record of all applications for use of the Marathon recreation facilities controlled by Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.
Disclosure: Voluntary; however, failure to provide the information may result in disapproval of the application.