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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum Reviews

Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

Key West, FL
4.9 out of 5 rating, 115 reviews
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    Hemmingway Wedding

    Oh my gosh! I could go on and on about the amazing experience my husband and I just had at the Hemingway Home. With Ralphi ( on sight planner through the Hemingway House), we were able to make our dream come true! The whole day felt like a dream and planning with Ralphi was easy and stress free! Ralphi made sure that each of our concerns or requests were addressed and our vision came to life. Throughout the night everyone kept making comments on how beautiful and how amazing the venue looked! Thank-you so much to the Hemingway House and their amazing staff!
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    Kirstin Sent on 06/06/2022
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    Wedding Perfection

    Sheer perfection. If I had to describe our wedding using only two words those would be it. My husband and Iive in Austin, TX so having our destination wedding in Key West at the Hemingway Home was of course very fun to plan but being so far away from
    home there was a lot of uncertainty. Heck, we didn’t even see the venue in person until the wedding rehearsal day! But let me tell you - I wouldn’t have done anything differently. I put my full trust into Vicky, our month of coordinator, and the rest of our vendors (Great Events Catering, KissMe Entertainment, Key West Cakes) and they created the most magical night of our lives. They say perfection doesn’t exist, but I can assure you it does, because that’s exactly what my husband & I experienced on 04/23/22. Thank you Vicky for your professionalism, kindness, and knowledge of the venue & island. We are forever grateful. ♥️
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    Madison Sent on 05/15/2022
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    Best Day of Our Lives

    Dreams really do come true! Words fall short trying to describe how perfect our wedding day was at the Hemingway house, but we can say with heartfelt certainty that was the best day of our lives (so far!) This wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible work of Vicky Furman and her team. She answered every question with such enthusiasm and thoughtful guidance, and truly made our wedding go off without a hitch. You can trust Vicky with the smallest to the biggest details, and she will handle everything with professional confidence and incredible customer service skills. Each and every suggestion & recommendation she made ended up working out perfectly and made our day a comfortable, enjoyable and special experience for us and our guests. If we could turn back time, we would do it all over again and wouldn’t change a single thing. Thank you Vicky and team for making our dreams a reality, and giving us the most beautiful start to our forever.
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    Kelsey Sent on 03/16/2022
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    Easy, Breezy Wedding Planning Process

    This is your sign to have your wedding at the Hemingway House if you're in any way considering it. Despite having to postpone our date, we could not have asked for a smoother planning process, and our day was everything we'd dreamed it would be. Vicky was an incredible day-of coordinator, assuring us along the way and making sure everything was in order. The vendors were also all excellent. (We went with Great Events for catering, Milan Event for florals, and Eventfully Yours for equipment.) We wouldn't have changed a thing, and we're so thankful to everyone who played a role in our special day.
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    Paradise Wedding in Key West

    Great wedding experience from start to finish. The wedding coordinators at the Hemingway Home (Jen, Vicky and Alex) were hardworking and knowledgeable about everything...literally everything from weather patterns in the season to vendors on the island with their working relationships. They were detailed oriented and quick response whether email, text or phone call. They sent me a recap of all the vendors expected times and placement for the reception on the property. The property is gorgeous and well maintained. They were very accommodating to my shrinking wedding size due to covid-19 and last minute changes which included moving my ceremony location to the Hemingway Home. The natural lighting on property was perfect for January. Ceremony was at 5:30 pm had plenty of natural lighting and privacy on site for the wedding ceremony. No need to go elsewhere for the ceremony. They coordinated well amongst the many vendors involved and last minute changes. Definitely recommend. Only suggestion for the venue is to be able to extend the venue hours to earlier (before 5:30 pm) and later (midnight) currently not an option.
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    Beautiful venue and amazing service! Vicky was AMAZING

    Vicky was absolutely AMAZING. Our wedding couldn’t have gone better and it was more and better than expected! It was truly a fairytale. Vicky was responsive, helped us when needed, and made sure our wishes were fulfilled. I would recommend the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum as a wedding venue any day! Definitely top notch and the best venue in Key West ♥️
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    Christina Sent on 12/29/2019
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    Our dream wedding

    Vicky was our planner through HH and was super helpful from the day we were engaged throughout the wedding planning process. She was very responsive to all texts/emails no matter how small the issue. She is familiar with the vendors and helped make decisions that would save us money where it was possible (since everything adds up!). She let us send items for our event to lessen the crazy amount of stuff we would be traveling with. She was super tolerant of our crazy family members at the rehearsal and did a great job wrangling the circus. Our Hemingway home wedding went off without a hitch with her help and guidance.
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    Kayla Sent on 12/04/2019
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    Hemingway Home and Vicky Furman!! The most beautiful/amazing experience!

    Vicky Furman is EVERYTHING. From the very beginning, she provided me with guidance and support based on my budget and what I was looking for in our wedding. It was SO helpful to have her as a contact to know who to reach out to and what to ask for. She is SO organized and when you talk to her she makes you feel comfortable and confident. She is also SO CALM! Which is what every bride to be needs in their coordinator. Meeting Vicky felt like I was meeting a friend. She was open, honest, made me feel great about our wedding day and decisions. I think the best part is that there were so many times when I told myself “She does this for a living and I’m 1 out of 1 million brides she’s working with”, but Vicky never made me feel that way. I always felt like a top priory and she shared in my excitement for all that was to come. She made everything happen and go off without a hitch and I couldn’t imagine our day without her. She is truly one of a kind and the best there is! Our day, the venue, the music, the food, the décor, the ceremony and so on—it was all beautiful, perfect and I am still beaming from the good vibes. She made it all happen.
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    The most magical place!

    The Hemingway house exceeded all of our expectations! We got married right around sunset time and it was magical! The Hemingway house went above and beyond to create our vision and make it come to life. We received so many compliments on the venue!
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    Anthony Sent on 11/10/2019
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    Amazing!!!

    We cannot express how amazing Vicky at the Hemingway Home is! She was with us every step of the way. She was wonderful and the Home is beautiful. We would get married all over again because of how beautiful everything was and how well it was all handled.
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    Jennifer Sent on 05/07/2019
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    Best wedding location on the island

    Key West isn't just a sun-lit island locale, it's quirky, historic, fun, exciting, and interesting. The Hemingway House embodies all of these Key West traits at its best. Not only are the grounds beautiful and gorgeously well kept, but the locale is truly one of a kind. Where else can you have a wedding with 50+ cats roaming the grounds? So happy with our decision to get married here, it made our wedding truly one of a kind.
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    Miranda Sent on 04/16/2019
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    Our dream wedding

    Our wedding at the Hemingway Home was better than we could've ever dreamed. Vicky was so kind, helpful, & responsive. The grounds are absolutely gorgeous. It was so wonderful to have our ceremony, cocktail hour, & reception all in one place, but because they were each in a different area of the grounds, it felt like a new experience for each part. Would recommend this venue a thousand times over. The beach is great, but you and your guests will likely spend plenty of time there anyways, why not have your wedding in this spectacular, green space with so much history!?
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    Beautiful venue, wonderful staff

    We chose Hemingway Home as our venue after touring the house during a winter vacation down to the Keys. Having our wedding here was a truly magical experience. We had perfect weather (got married end of March), and the grounds and gardens were beautiful. Our guests loved cocktail hour by the pool, and the set up for the reception with the dance floor and string lights on the lawn was beautiful. I also can't say enough about our event planners. I worked with Jen and Vicky, and they both were very responsive to any questions, knew all of our vendors, and handled all the arrangements day and week of with no problem. Our event ran perfectly - if anything wrong happened I had no idea! - and Vicky watched out for us both the whole night, making sure we had our favorite drinks, got a chance to sit and eat, and that all the little events during the reception happened on time. Day of, I had a minor freakout that I had messed up the flower delivery time and couldn't get ahold of the vendor. I texted Vicky and she responded instantly with "I'll handle it! :) " - flowers arrived half hour later, right on time. I would recommend Vicky and Hemingway to anyone, it was such a special day and we were able to just relax and enjoy ourselves because the staff did such a great job.
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    Perfection!

    The Hemingway home was the perfect venue. I love cats and having my wedding there was so much fun. My guests loved it. All the staff were great from planing to post wedding. It was perfection!
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    My wedding was perfect!

    My wedding day was absolutely perfect, the venue is so beautiful and private, we had the place to ourselves and my guests haven't stopped raving about it. The day was made even more perfect due to the help of my wedding planner, Vicky Furman. The first time I talked to her I immediately became a calm bride because I knew whatever needed to get done, Vicky would handle it. She was so helpful in figuring out how to make my visions of the perfect wedding a reality, she helped me find ways to save money in the budget without compromising what I wanted, and she was not afraid to offer her opinion when I really needed someone to do that. There are so many details to plan but Vicky laid it all out for me, helped me prioritize and made something that can be extremely difficult so easy. I can honestly say I was never stressed out during the planning of the wedding or on the wedding day, not once, and that is because I knew Vicky was there for me. That alone is worth a lot of money, and on top of it she made my wedding more beautiful than even I imagined. I could not have asked for a better venue or a better person to help me plan it, if I had to do it all over again I would not change a thing!
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    Better than we ever dreamed!

    We booked the Hemingway Home based on photos and reviews from this page, and it was even better in person! The Hemingway Home is so breathtaking and beautiful. We can't wait to come back in future years to celebrate our anniversary at this special place:) Vicky was absolutely INCREDIBLE and such an awesome coordinator. She was available throughout the entire process to answer questions and walk us through everything. She was extremely responsive to emails and was willing to be so flexible to make our special day what we wanted it to be. I could go on forever about how happy we are that we had Vicky as our coordinator. HIGHLY recommend to everyone! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
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    I am a huge Hemingway fan so being able to have our wedding ceremony at his home just added to the ambiance of out day. Vicky, Alexa & Anna were all amazing to work with. They were all very prompt to returning emails & offered any assistance when we didn't know what decision to make.
    They only issue that I know of was that the day of the wedding they had a film crew on site & they film crew was not off site when they were suppose to be. Therefore we were rushed in the beginning of the evening & some attention to minor details were missed. But all in all it was a perfect ceremony!!!
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    If I could give the Hemingway Home more stars I would. I would especially give our AMAZING wedding planner, Alexa Morgan 5 of her own. Alexa was there with me every step of the way and then some. I consider myself quite OCD and Alexa was more organized than me. I was blown away by how much she went above and beyond for us to make our day perfect. The history surrounding this venue is wonderful and the ground are gorgeous, I would definitely recommend looking into this venue if you were looking to get married in Key West. Also make sure Alexa is on your team! I can not say enough amazing things about her.
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    DAVE IS THE BEST EVER. He said to us early on "Your guests are going to leave here and say it's the best wedding they have ever been to." ABSOLUTELY. I didn't think there was any way to make the Heminway House any more beautiful, but Dave did it without even blinking an eye. He told me everything I needed to know and asked me questions about things I hadn't thought about, which made our day flawless.

    During the rehearsal, a friend said "expect 3 things to go wrong tomorrow and you will be fine." Well, my hair and makeup took longer than expected and a bridesmaid had to be sewn into her dress. Neither of which happened during the wedding, because there were no mistakes. Everything was so perfect and that is completely because of Dave (and Anna!) I can't thank you enough for making our day so beautiful. It would not have happened without you.

    BEST VALUE IN KEY WEST. Hands down. Thank you thank you thank you!
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    Perfect Day

    We loved everything about our wedding at the Hemingway Home. The event staff and planner Ralphie went above and beyond to make our day wonderful. The grounds are stunning and our guests could not stop complimenting the event. Highly recommended!
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    Complete perfection!

    I have nothing but great things to say about Hemingway and the team of wedding planners there! My husband and I love Key West, so naturally that is where we chose to get married. In all the times that we had been to Key West in the past we had never visited the Museum though, so when we booked it we were going in blind basically. Alex and Jen were so incredible and responsive to all of my questions even though we were only a small group with 10 guests rather than a couple hundred like they are probably more used to seeing. Our ceremony was held during open hours at the museum, but honestly it was still very private. I would not change a single thing about my wedding day and a lot of that credit goes toward the team at Hemingway for making everything so easy!
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    Our perfect wedding day!

    This venue was absolute perfection in our eyes! The grounds were stunning and the cats adorable! And I can't say enough good things about Vicky! Vicky worked with us, and by worked with us, I mean she held my hand as I asked one million questions throughout the planning process. At the start of planning, Vicky provided us with a booklet of protocol, vendors, and planning recommendations. This was extremely helpful, and she walked me through booking each vendor, asking what we were looking for and recommending one or two that would be appropriate to meet those needs and our budget. (Extra shout out to SoundWave and Karol's Cakes, our two fav vendors she recommended). Vicky made sure that everything was perfect, from the vendors to bustling my dress when my bridesmaids couldn't figure it out. My (now) husband and I were so thankful for all that the Hemingway Home and Vicky did to make our wedding a complete dream. If you're considering reserving another venue, just... full stop. Book the Hemingway Home now. You'll have zero regrets.
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    Fantastic experience!

    Vicky at Hemingway House made planning our wedding seamless. Everything was taken care of and her communication is immediate! She made me feel so comfortable and the experience of our day was amazing!! Thank you so much!!
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    The most beautiful place!

    We made the decision to elope due to Covid-19 constraints. We wanted something beautiful, relaxed, but still very special. When we learned that the Hemingway Home did small weddings, we knew that was the place for us. We were happy from our very first conversations with Vicky, our event planner, all the way through the entire process. Our wedding was very small, with only our grown children in attendance. But, even with a small wedding, you still have to think of photography, lighting, flowers, seating, timing, etc. Vicky gave us great vendor options, and reached to all of them, making sure it all came together seamlessly. It was a magical day, with the most beautiful backdrop of the Hemingway Home and gardens. We would not have changed one thing!
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    Best Day Ever

    We started planning our wedding 16 months ahead of time. As a native Floridian I knew I wanted to be near the ocean but I didn't want the traditional beach wedding. Enter Hemingway Home and Vicky. With Vicky's help all of our wedding dreams came true! Let me just say, Hemingway Home is the most stunning venue I have ever been to. We had a twilight ceremony of about 60 people and we can honestly say it was the best event of our lives. We are still getting texts/calls from our family and friends about how amazing our wedding was. The grounds themselves are stunning, so we went simple on decor and added extra lights for the mood. It functions as a museum during the day so there are some rules when it comes to where you can go and when you can conduct your rehearsal, but that was understandable. There was no other venue I would have chosen for our day. If you are looking for a beautiful, tropical venue, Hemingway Home is the absolute best choice.
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