Chesapeake Resort in Islamorada, Fla., boasts an oceanfront location in the Upper Florida Keys. Seafood restaurants, ethnic eateries, and bar and grill joints are available nearby on the Overseas Highway beginning one half mile from the resort. America's only living coral barrier reef, which runs the length of the Florida Keys, begins about five miles off offshore, and is teeming with colorful tropical fish, underwater gardens and shipwrecks.

Features. This family friendly resort stretches across 6.5 acres amid gardens and 700 feet of white sandy beach. Complimentary continental breakfasts are served daily. A meeting room accommodating up to 40 people is available. The resort offers freshwater swimming in two outdoor pools, one accompanied by a spa tub and boasting ocean views. Guests have access to water sports via a beach service renting out bicycles, fishing gear and various watercrafts. Tennis courts and a fitness center are available, and younger children have their own sandy play area with a jungle gym, swings and slides.

Chesapeake Resort offers standard hotel rooms and suites with separate living and sleeping areas. Hotel rooms, located in a two story building with no elevators, offer coffeemakers and mini fridges. Oceanfront suites offer kitchenettes. Select suites have jetted tubs in the bathrooms and dining tables with chairs. Cable television is provided. Private balconies or terraces boast ocean or garden views. Bathrooms provide complimentary Gilchrist and Soames toiletries.

The Rainbow Reef Dive Center, located on the resort's beach, offers two daily dive trips to various dive sites around the reef. Guests are provided with equipment and instruction for a fee. Weekday special

Book a stay through August 28, 2006 for travel June 28 September 1, 2006 and the resort will waive the $18 per day resort fee. Amenities covered by the resort fee will be complimentary and include: