Safe Harbor Marathon

We were so impressed with the updates and efficient manner the marina is being run. We were there a few years ago & it was not a good experience. This time we stayed 3 months and it was awesome! All the staff were exceptional and addressed any thing we brought up promptly. Staff were very friendly & accommodating to all our needs. Keep up the excellent standards. We will be back when our travels send us your way. Thank you! TOMKAT

This is our 6th year. Excepting the significant increase in dockage fees, the manager, Dottie, and her ENTIRE staff are a pleasure. The facility is clean, marina store and fuel dock are well stocked, and manager and staff are on top of everything.

Friendly staff, clean and convenient marina

A great stay, friendly staff and convenient location.

Great docks. Great people. Fair price for fuel

We loved your marina! We will be back in the future. Thank you for the hospitality.

Great place and staff. Really enjoyed our stay.

We had a great dock hand and the facility was very clean

This was our second stay at Safe Harbor Marathon and it will not be our last. Dottie, Claudia, Alyssa, Chris and Brian made sure that our visit was perfect. They are helpful, friendly, and professional. The property is well maintained and close to several restaurants and attractions. The pool is a perfect spot to relax in the evening and visit with fellow mariners. Thank you Safe Harbor Marathon staff for taking great care of us!

Great facility! Claudia was a delight on the docks. Great food and service at the restaurant as well. Many thanks!

From arrival to departure, marina staff insured our every need was met! We enjoyed our stay, and enjoyed meeting all marina employees. Everyone was very courteous and pleasant, and we will certainly return in the future!

This is our second year visiting this marina. Staff is excellent and facilities are great.

have stayed in several marinas in the keys. this one was my favorite. Staff (Rick) was friendly and knowledgeable. tied up to new floating docks made getting on and off the boat a breeze. had about 6' at all times coming into port at near low tide. turned up a bit of mud while backing into slip(4'draft). Lazy Days restaurant was good. Our little boy enjoyed the pool. I would feel comfortable here for extended stays too.

Easy in to slip. Rick was very helpful with docking and pump out. Will visit again

It's a little challenge to get into slips with current & wind, but one in, you have a relaxing friendly staff, a swimming g pool, lounge, fitness center, Lazy Days restaurant/ bar & free ice with fuel. I enjoyed my stay.

It's a great place to dock. Everyone here is Great,

Easy in and out, right off the channel before you enter the harbor. Watch the shallows, check Active Captain and Waterway Guide alerts. East, E Docks, are perfect for short stay tranients. The E docks are floating. The E dock slips feature the Aqua Lounge (bathhouse) and a small office and store that can fullfill all quick stop needs. Longer stay amenities such as the bar/restaurant, pool, gym, and laundry are better served from the western docks.

This was our first time in Marathon and we couldn’t have picked a better Marina. The staff were friendly, professional, and visible (walking the docks, etc.). The Marina and facilities were clean and easy to access. I would highly recommend this Marina

Ahoy All Mariners We’re 40yr veteran cruisers, sail & power, seasonal & yr round live aboard in NYC, CT, Boston, Miami & St Augustine. Not since Brewers Capri in Port W, LI have we had such a wonderful marina experience. Dottie Wright leads a great team with Kirstie & Cindy holding the front desk fort, Chris, Ryan & Robbie on the docks, Carlos in the yard & Claudia & Rick welcoming you at the fuel & transient dock & Alyssa doing regular rounds like Dottie. to make sure all’s well, it’s an absolutely first rate place because of the team & great leadership! Just having a well run, clean marina and a friendly staff would have been more than enough, but the staff coordinates a full slate of activities from Trivia nights to music/cocktails by the pool, to pot luck dinners & St Patty’s Day parties! We liked it so much we’ve stayed a month & we’ll be back next year! Thanks for all the fun! Cap’n Jimmy & Colleen on S/V Pelican

The staff is top notch, helpful and very friendly. The facilities are nice and very clean. The cleaners do an awesome job. The pool is one of best at a marina. We revisit with old friends when we stay here and make new friends. A great marina. Ed and Gary are wonderful bartenders at the restaurant.

Nice marina, location and staff. Good fuel prices too.

Safe Harbor is a lovely spot, but it is pricey and the cancellation policy is unsupportive of cruisers.

Great place. Stellar staff, very nice amenities, convenient for boat access. Could be closer to a grocery store and the Lazy Days restaurant leaves a lot to be desired. But the polish that Safe Harbor has applied really is apparent.

Dock hands amazing ! Marina staff amazing! Pool and sunset view priceless! I can’t say enough about the Marathon safe harbor marina. Thank you for a great time

Great service and nice facilities!! A little shallow at the outer entrance of the main channel. 5 ft. draft.

Great marina with all the amenities and close to restaurants

Everyone was friendly. Plenty of help, facilitates were clean. Everyone seemed to work hard.

Absolutely loved our stay at Marathon marina. Staff are helpful, the premises are clean and we appreciated dock-master Rick’s help and advice. We will definitely be back.

Dockmaster is great guy so very helpful he is only reason we come there

Safe Harbor Marathon is a modern marina with a pleasant and helpful staff. Claudia is a gem. She happily helped us fuel up, pump out, and then assisted us when docking our boat. We will be back soon.

The shower temps on the Aqua lodge were turned down to just warm. Last week they were pleasantly hot. A $20 per night electricity surcharge is “ highway robbery!” We stayed here because of all the benefits not offered by the competition. There is no way a boat is using $20 per day. My beach house is only $40 per month on off season! I would urge the Corp leaders to eliminate that mis guided decision. Also, the threaten $50 replacement fee for a lost fob is unreasonable. The location and the staff are all outstanding. From the lady at the fuel dock to Dottie in the office to the young lady checking you in. The staff members exhibit an unparalleled friendly approach to the boaters’ needs. The upper corporate management needs to keep the exciting big picture and drop the nickel and dime approach to generate revenue. All the best, John, Ventnor, NJ

Colorado trailer sailor approved! I stayed there for about a month over December and we had an absolute blast. Marina staff was incredibly kind along with the seasonal and transient renters I met. Special thanks to Dottie, Fuel dock Rick, Cindy, Brian, Chris, Gene, and Tony who made me feel at home for so many weeks. Thanks again you guys and hope to make the trip back again this year!

Beautiful marina. Very nice people. Yummy restaurant on site. Wish we were staying longer than just a quick overnight. We’ll definitely come back.

Best marina yet, spent two nights there traveling from Key West to Biscayne Bay. Cindy in the office was very kind and informative. Chris on the dock went above and beyond. Would definitely recommend!

Had a good stay at Safe Harbor Marathon. Bathrooms were kept clean and all went well except for the wifi at our dock. Lazy Days restaurant has a Happy Hour but you must ask for the HH menu. Large portions for regular meals. Heated pool is lovely.

Very impressed …. Been with Safe Harbor for several years, and the facilities and staff were excellent. Just terminated with Safe Harbor BSM since repairs after Ian for the live aboard was pathetic. They could learn a lot from this marina in how to take care of their customers . Once again they earned every star and will see my business again in the future.

Very friendly staff! Great location. Pool and restaurant on site!

We enjoyed the experience from booking to departure. Everyone very helpful. Nice marina to come back to

Great that you have recycling prominently located! Pool with adjacent restaurant, at water’s edge, is lovely. Shower building should be replaced with more roomy facility.

Our stay at Safe Harbor Marathon was great. Staff is cheerful, helpful and all around made our stay enjoyable. Excellent dockage, bar and restaurant, pool facing amazing sunsets. Real close to Key West. We were going to transient for a couple days on our way to key west with DejaVu our Hunter 290 but had to stay for a total of 8 days due to deteriorating weather brough by hurricane Nicole. Our only complain was the toilet paper that was pitiful!!!. I commented to management on this and was assured that they were aware of the situation and they were just waiting to run out of existing stock to replace with real TP. It is a no brainer... The extra expense on better TP is going to be offset by the savings in Hand Soap!!

We love stopping here when they have room. Floating docks are great. Claudia and Cindy are very friendly and helpful. Good dinner at Lazy Days. A five-star marina!

Shower poor. Had on demand hot water, but so far from shower that it fluctuated between cold and scalding. And 30 amp shore power pedestal constantly tripped off. Had to borrow a 50 amp converter and hook up to a pedestal across the dock.

Absolutely the easiest and nicest Marina to book and stay at! Everything about the place is just great! Go to place when passing through the Keys.

We had to stop here due to damage to the boat and we extremely grateful to the staff for getting us in and working with our ever fluctuating timetable. We were delayed in getting help for repairs due to Thanksgiving closures and the staff worked with us to figure things out. Facilities are great with a beautiful pool and excellent restaurant on site. Thank you again, we appreciate it.

We came to Marathon for repairs and re-rigging on our catamaran. We basically got stuck here waiting for work to be completed. What a marvelous place to be "stuck". We like it so well we may never leave - except for the occasional trips to Bahamas and other nearby spots. Love the wonderful friendly staff and the pool and facilities are fantastic. Also appreciate that they are always continuing to upgrade the facilities.

We loved this RV/Marina spot. Beautiful views, very very clean. Staff is very nice and welcoming. Dottie has been most helpful. Sondra Hruby

We were met at the fuel dock by a very friendly and helpful lady. After fueling she explained our slip location and had someone there to meet us and catch lines.

Jules is golden and everybody likes her. She has a nice mix of professional and being cordial. Dottie is a "B" and she drives business and me away. It's a shame she hasn't realized how to use SKILLS rather than her bad temperament to achieve what she sets out to do. She will tank this marina.

great place for the rv. nice pool. bath house is clean. floating docks are nice and fuel station is easy. staff was always great to work with. only complaint is a policy complaint. requiring full pay a year in advance is crazy. want to book my boat slip and rv for next year but 100% full pay is unfair.

Good place to stay!!!

We really enjoyed our stop here. For starters, we were met at the dock by an employee who pointed out our slip and took lines from us. That is always appreciated. The large floating docks meant there was no need to adjust lines repetitively. The fuel dock was easy to maneuver. The restaurant was BIG and it was great! I didn’t give five stars only because there were amenities that more “posh” marinas offer. We paid $190, which wasn’t cheap. We only paid $160 in Key West.

Friendly marina staff. Fuel dock was helpful and attentive. Ships store was very light on maintenance and service items. Main showers were a little dirty and old. My crew reconsidered and chose to shower aboard.

Excellent floating dock on our side. Nice pool and good waterside restaurant. Clean bathrooms/showers

Easy access on the Atlantic side near the North end of seven mile bridge. Great staff. Nice wide concrete floating docks. We had to extend our stay and haul out for some repairs and they were very accommodating and have a 75 MT travel lift.

Love staying here. Great facilities

Super friendly marina. Love it

Always a good time. Great people and facilities. Looking forward to my next trip back.

Derek was very helpful during our arrival and docking process and pleasant as well. The facilities were clean and quiet and the pools was warm and clean, very nice overall. We will go back.

Always been a great Marina. Floating docks and fueling facilities are great. Restaurant on site is great

Our 3rd year here & a friendly, well run operation. Susan does a great job, obviously cares about & is responsive to each & every boater. She is ably assisted by Jules, Cindy, JJ, Derek & the entire team. Great pool, clean, large laundry facility, good restaurant on site, weekly pumpout, nice docks & well run. What more can you ask for? We're looking forward to our next visit already! 4/28/22 update on leaving- at fuel dock Claudia was exceptional as we arrived early and at 6:45am she made sure we filled with diesel and were on our way. Helpful, efficient, friendly! Thanks to all, great stay, looking forward to returning!

Very shallow, office is a long walk away, clean facility

I have been familiar with Safe harbor Marathon/Marathon Marina for over 20 years. It did win an award in 2018 but the condition/services since becoming a corporate facility have greatly diminished. The bathrooms were almost completely neglected for weeks until an outside cleaning service was hired. There used to be security with a closing gate which no longer is operable which allows anyone access at any time. The laundry facilities are deplorable as there are 3 washers and 2 dryers inoperable and the washers take over an hour and a half to do a 30 minute load. Only on two days a week are boats able to be hauled out as there is no one on the premises capable of this function. If there was an emergency I don't think one could get their boat pulled. There is a floating bath house that has been inoperable and no plans to fix other than to pull it out but no effort has been made. I have been given a plethora of excuses on all issues. Maybe it's corporate. I do like the staff as they are friendly and helpful. I apologize to any of the staff if this is a reflection on them. These issues have been ongoing for months with no rectification in sight.

Derek went above and beyond for us last week. My in-laws were coming into town and staying in one of the apartments on property. I got the key and checked out the room only to find that it had not been cleaned. In the time it took for me to drive to the airport and back he had cleaned the entire apartment from top to bottom! Considering he usually works in the office and it was a weekend so no housekeeper was working, I was absolutely thrilled that he was able to pull it off in such a short period of time. My in-laws enjoyed their stay at the marina and commented multiple times about how clean the room was. Thank you Derek for everything!

Great location , staff is friendly and super helpful from the moment we pulled in, fuel dock is super friendly and helpful. Fixed and floating docks, we are on Fixed, they are just fine, no issues at all. Dock neighbors are friendly. We will stay here again

Wonderful staff who keep an eye on my boat while I had to travel back home. More than anything, they have my trust.

We booked 2 nights stay and halfway thru our first day, we liked it so much we booked a third night. Employees helped with docking at fuel dock and our slip; loved the saltwater swimming pool; next door to excellent restaurant; laundry facilities (dryers were great but washing machines were quite slow) . . . Price was not outrageous for the keys . . . People were very friendly. Canal heading toward our slip was pretty narrow - and quite shallow outside of canal, so a bit tricky getting into and out of slip, but location is close to Moser Channel. We would stay here again.

Nice marina. Helpful staff and great pool

Derek is the man. We pulled in after a long day of travel and some boat issues and had no power. Derek was super helpful and accommodating and helped us sort through the problems. Huge thanks to Derek and the other marina staff for their hospitality.

The marina is great. We stayed on the transient docks - which are the newer floating docks. The saltwater pool is fantastic. The on-site restaurant is great - with some super $5 appetizers and happy-hour specials. We didn't use laundry facilities so can't comment.

Cindy and Rick were great help during our stay. The docks are nice, pool was amazing, plenty of laundry machines, and the private showers were nice to have too.

The staff was very helpful. I enjoyed the pool and gym. The location is right across from the Heritage trail that is walking distance to the new railroad trail leading to Pigeon Key. Walking distance to many restuarants. I would stay here again.

Very pleasant staff who got us set up with a slip with us arriving an hour after closing. Called me with my slip number and good instructions to it. Our stay was extended while we made some repairs and they were very accommodating. Slip was great with no power issues (30 amp). Showers were a little tight but clean and worked well. Definitely will stay again on our next trip to the keys.

Awesome staff however the showers could use some attention

Friendly dock master. Terrific docks. Nice restaurant on premises. Enjoyable stay.

Spent 2 nights here after a long passage & had an OUTSTANDING experience. Jules & Susan were very helpful & Derek @ the fuel dock went over & above to assist us in a number of ways. Top notch facilities & walking distance to several good restaurants. Highly recommend!

We have received great service. Especially I would like to thank Derek who serviced gas station and whose help was far and beyond. I highly recommend this marina.

Staff was fantastic!!! Since they we will be going under construction soon, there were only portable trailer toilets and showers. The adjaceny to the bridge does make it a little noisy, and being Super Bowl Sunday probably added to the noise. It is close walking distance to restaurants.

Great place enjoyed our stay

My wife and I were so pleased with Derek in reservations. He spent a great amount of time extending our stay at the marina so that we could assist a family member in Michigan. While we were at his office desk he managed to extend our stay and address numerous incoming calls. He did this all by being kind and helpful to each caller. We want to thank Derek for his professionalism with us. We and sure his other customers feel the same. Marathon Safe Harbor definitely hires competent hard working employees. Thank you, Courtney and Diana Blanchard

Great marina in Marathon near Seven-Mile Bridge. Nice, clean facilities including heated pool and spacious laundry room made this a good stop for our family after several weeks at anchor. Derek at the fuel dock was incredibly helpful upon our arrival, helping with lines as we pulled into our slip, providing all the information we needed to get around the marina or travel around town, and helping us with pump out. He was also very nice to my kids as they peppered him with questions. Great stop, and we can see why it can be hard to get a spot there!

This is a well organized marina with exactly what a transient or long term visitor could ask for: easy pump out, quick fuel service, clean facilities, saltwater pool … you name it. We look forward to returning to this marina in the future.

Dock staff was very friendly and helpful.

Just as I expected, A GREAT STAY. Thanks for the power cord loan!!!

Great marina with friendly and helpful staff. Definitely recommend this marina!

Very nice staff was very professional and facilities were properly maintained….

It was difficult getting in and out of the dock. Location has nothing within walking distance. Pool was far away from the docs. We had to leave 1 night earlier bc was absolutely nothing to do there.

Marathon Marina was great. Very accommodating when we arrived after hours. Cindy was very helpful and helped sort everything out. Would definitely come back to them next time.

Very bad experience. Still going on. Made a reservation on 28th July, to come in 29th, paid one day. Cancelled next morning due to heart problem, confirmed cancellation on telephone. Was told I would be charged one day. Fine. Then, I was charged two more days, total of three. $129 plus $258, after cancellation. The charge goes to Daniel Land, (702)250-1013. I called him. Quite rude, and slurred, finally admitted he was with Safe Harbor, and someone would call me back. Noone did. Since then, I have called Safe Harbor Marathon, formerly Marathon Marina, daily. i have spoken to three different people, all of whom “took” my information and said someone would call me back. Today, I have called three times, and left a message. This is not a good business situation. One employee said they have been having problems since bought out by the Safe Harbor group. Another had me hold on while she went to check to find the records. I urge you to be careful in any transactions with this company. 457pm 8/3/2021 I just got off the phone once again with Safe Harbor Marathon. I was able to reach them using a friends phone. I learned that they are having problems. They do not process credit cards, they are foing through a company names DOCKWA that actually processes the cards, and thus they have no way yet to refund unauthorized charges. They are understaffed, and are having other problems. Their office phone is (305) 743-6575.

Great stop, friendly service at the ships store, decent priced diesel, easy tie up to older fixed docks. Really good Resturant! Overall a great stop!

We stayed here for a week. This was our second time here - last year for only 1 night. Great amenities -laundry, small gym, etc... All super clean. We did not need to use the shower facilities. We were on the fixed dock section - the docks are all in great shape. Pump out at every slip is handy. Really helpful and nice staff. Other marina guests were also very friendly - there's a really great vibe at this marina. Our slip had a terrific view of the sunset. Close to a bus stop for the Keys Loop. While a bit pricey for a 1 week stay, we would definitely come back!

Hands down the best in marathon. Awesome staff always very helpful.

Susan and her team are AWESOME! New floating docks! Nice exercise room and comfy captains lounge with big screen and satellite. Clean shower rooms and nice laundry facilities. Good WiFi. Also nice that it was spitting distance from 5 great restaurants. We will be back!

We came to Marathon Marina and RV as a stop over to the Bahamas. Due to weather and boat work we stayed a month. The staff in the marina office made it work so we could stay. We made friends and spent Thanksgiving with the residents. It is like being welcomed into a family. The facilities are clean and convenient. Everyone is helpful. We wouldn’t stay anywhere else.

This is the best marina we have ever stayed at! The staff is friendly and professional. The property is maintained really well. We are delighted to be a part of the Marathon Marina family!!

Spectacular views, safe, clean, and well run marina!

Beautiful Marina, location is great! The staff very helpful, went above and beyond to make sure our stay was one we would never forget. If you are in the Keys rather by land or water you must stop at Marathon Marina.

Just reopened after Irma. Debbie, the wonderful dock master whose warm personality and supreme service orientation complement the attractive and upgraded physical plant, deserves accolades and kudos!