KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Southernmost on the Beach Hotel, located on the Atlantic Ocean at 508 South St. in Key West, has been named one of the United States’ top 10 best hotels for romance in TripAdvisor’s eighth annual Travelers’ Choice Awards.

Winners are based on millions of reviews and opinions from travelers on TripAdvisor.com. TripAdvisor’s online announcement of the award quoted a traveler who describes a previous Southernmost on the Beach vacation as “5 perfect nights in Key West.”

Southernmost on the Beach features more than 120 guest rooms and suites, including 80 that each measure more than 400 square feet. Rooms offer private balconies, ocean views, flat-screen televisions and distinctive décor. Amenities include an oceanfront pool bar, fitness center and private tanning pier.

The property is part of the Southernmost Hotel Collection, a group of unique properties on the Atlantic Ocean side of Key West’s historic Old Town. The collection also includes the 19-room La Mer Hotel & Dewey House at 508 South St., a AAA Four Diamond bed-and-breakfast in a pair of historic homes on an Atlantic beach, and the 127-room Southernmost Hotel at 1319 Duval St.

TripAdvisor-branded Web sites provide online travel reviews and feature more than 25 million monthly visitors and more than 15 million registered members.

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