I have been there many times and I always enjoyed the place, yet the entrance fee has become ridiculously high. Paying so much to see the house of a writer with public restrooms that stink, and this time had even cat feces inside is anticlimactic. Take a picture outside. It is not really worth it (And they only take cash)

Nice place to visit and get some insight into Hemingway. Guided tour is well worth the time. Loved the cat influence all descendants from Snow White. More real artifacts in Cuba but still worthwhile visit. Great quirky story about the pool and the urinal fountain.

First a shout out to Timmy our guide. Under trying circumstances he did a great job. Why did I give it a low rating? Let me start with the admission process. Cash only for entry. This is not a foundation or 501(c)3. It is a for-profit organization that only takes cash. And the ticket process is very loose. Small blue ticket that you put in a bucket with someone asking if you want a tour or self guided entry. If you want a tour guide, she tells you what time to meet in the first room - no advance scheduling. My wait was 20 minutes, but others on the self guided tour just came and went through our tour. And while you’re trying to listen to the guide, others doing the self- guided tour are walking about and talking loudly. With todays technology, you should be able to buy timed tickets on line, know that when you show up, you won’t have to wait, and not be disrupted by rude tourists. We had to ask more than once for folks to quiet down and parents were not controlling their kids handling and touching the cats. This appears to be a very loose financial situation that the IRS should take a look at. I wouldn’t give them another $17.

This is the type of place you should try and see at least once, but you can live without seeing it too. We have been here twice now, once 16 or so years ago. The property is lovely and it is something you can do in about 90 minutes or so. Not sure I can really say it is worth the price of admission, AND they will try and tack on a guided tour once you get in there and strongly influence tipping at the end. The cats are cool, and despite the signs -- people try and pick them up and the cats make sure you understand they are not into that... even if not right away.

I'm an animal lover, so I suppose paying almost $80 (cash only) for my family of 4 might be worth it just for the super cute kitties. They honestly are the sweetest, cutest cats ever. If you are interested in seeing anything about Earnest Hemingway, don't set the bar too high. The house does look amazing, and does have interesting pieces, but they cram it full of an uncomfortable amount of people, so you really don't get much out of it. It was incredibly frustrating not being able to get a picture of anything indoors because the house was packed full. If you are going to charge that much, the amount of people inside should be limited to a certain number. Unfortunately, like many things in Key West, it's about getting your money, not giving you a good experience.

We took the guided tour and it was well worth it. the guide was very friendly and we learned a lot. He didn't know much about Hemingway's early life in northern Michigan, however. My family has a summer home in northern Michigan near his family's summer home and we used to enjoy dinners with his sister. Beautiful home and grounds. I recommend visiting this historic home.

So I need to say right off the bat, I am not a Hemingway fan. However, our tour guide, Scott, provided so much interesting info that I came away with this: Hemingway was very much a man of his era and possibly needed some care for his mental state. All of that aside, the house is amazing and the cats were equally so. Although it was 'vet day' so lots were making themselves absent from view. Scott had lots of good stories-the cat prints in cement, the pool and penny tale. Even after our tour was over, my hubby chased him down with more questions which he graciously answered. Cash only for tickets and worth your time! Don't miss the gift shop.

This stop was at the top of our Key West bucket list. I am an animal lover but I think that the number of cats roaming the property inside and out is excessive. There must have been at least twenty and most were sleeping at 10 am…all over the furniture…obviously bored. The house itself is nice but could use some work. We were disappointed that it had very little furniture/authentic possessions/memorabilia of Hemingway. My favorite part was the upstairs outdoor terrace. The tour was 30 minutes long. While the tour guide was very good, there were too many people on our tour. We were crammed in the small rooms and it was very warm and muggy. Overall, I’m glad we visited and took the tour but if we had to do it over we would have taken the self-guided audio tour so that we could take our time and visit an our own pace.

If you have any interest in Hemingway at all this is a must see! Scott, our tour guide was not only very knowledgeable about Hemingway’s life but also about the history of the house and Key West. The cats which roam the property are a bonus and love being petted and paid attention. The tour is only 30 minutes long but you will leave feeling it was longer after learning so much in a short period of time.

We had to wait an hour for a tour and walked around the grounds petting the cats. So many, and most of them were sleeping. The tour was very informative but there were so many people it was hard to see many of the items he was pointing out. You could go back through by yourself but we only had 1 day in Key West.