Grand Cayman - Places to See, Things to Do!

Recommended Hotels on Seven Mile Beach:

- Westin Casuarina – one of the nicest properties on the island.

- Hyatt Brittania – beautiful hotel, many restaurants inside hotel

- Marriott – nice property overall, great pool located right on the beach

- Grand Pavilion – great service, pool area enclosed. Not directly on the beach.

- Sleep Inn – economy hotel, new, clean, on the beach

Rentals

Jeep rental is a must at least for one day. Go out to the town of Hell and mail your postcards from the Hell Post Office. Your friends and family will do a “doubletake” when they receive that one! There are car or jeep rentals. Rent bicycles for a couple of days. To avoid paying rental on snorkeling gear – bring your own. Average snorkel gear rental per day: $12-$15. Most rental companies will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel.

RestaurantsThere are many restaurants located on Seven Mile Beach – within walking distance of most hotels. We enjoyed…

The Almond Tree – great local taste

Crow’s Nest – excellent conch chowder

Liberty’s (Seven Mile Beach)

Canton ChineseChicken-Chicken - great for lunch or a casual dinner – reasonable priced

Hemingway’s – (Hyatt)

Lobster Pot – (Downtown)

Don’t Miss

Stingray City – Fantasea Tours (Dexter). Swim with and feed the tame stingrays. Dive for conch shells. Snacks served aboard the boat on the way home. (1-5pm) Hotel pickup provided.

Snorkeling – We snorkeled every day that we were on the island. Highly recommend Spanish Bay and Smith’s Cove – beautiful coral and tropical fish.

Scuba Diving – Get your certification before you go! You can get certified on the island…but it can be very costly. We used Peter Milburn’s Dive Cayman. Milburn offers Resort Course Dive Instruction---2 hour scuba dive crash course (that’s what we did). Charters are available.

Advance reservations are recommended. Peter has been in operation on the island for over 20 years. He offers very personal – one on one attention.

Duty Free ShoppingGreat deals on perfume, leather goods, watches, and jewelry.

Miscellaneous
- The island can be very costly. Most items are marked in CI (Cayman Dollar). Most vendors accept US currency. When paying in USD – add 25% to the cost of the item.
- Foster’s Food Fair – nice grocery store located on Seven Mile Beach. Buy your snack foods and drinks here.
- Departure Tax – To be paid in cash at the airport before you leave.