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390 South Church Street PO Box 479 GT
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Sunset House: But if it's a DIVERS hotel & package you want...    Check Rates
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  • catalysta
  • Updated By catalysta on August 21, 2006
  • Room at the Sunset House - Grand Cayman
    Room at the Sunset House
    by catalysta
    This hotel is practically next door to the Seaview, just a little ways further south from Georgetown. It's the next step up, just a little nicer. Advertised as created "by divers, for divers", it offers good values in its packages, with a good dive shop onsite as well. One of the big draws is that reknowned underwater photographer Cathy Church has her gallery & dive school here.

    Although the rooms don't have a lot of extras either, they are just nicer, and roomier than the Seaview. But who needs Sat TV when you are staying at THE shore diving hot spot? BTW, the managers let me have a look and take a few photos when I told them I was going to put them on my Virtual Tourist web page!

    I did the Stingray City dive with the outfit here at the Sunset House. It was a great dive boat, nicely outfitted, and the equipment was all very good.

    My only caveat, as a rank beginner in the Dive World, would be to warn other beginners that there's a bit of the dive snobbery in the hotels that cater specifically to divers, and you'd better know how to handle your own gear, that's what's expected of you.

    I was a little confused at times, & the guys in the shop could've been a lot more helpful in their explanations of where/when/what to do. (Monosyllabic answers just don't cut it when you are a newbie.)

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
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  • Website: http://sunsethouse.com/resort.php
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    Sunset House: Shore Diving At The Sunset House    Check Rates
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  • Updated By catalysta on May 24, 2006
  • Shore Diving At The Sunset House - Grand Cayman
    Shore Diving At The Sunset
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    by catalysta, 4 more photos
    The shore diving here was nicer too!
    And it was easy to just snorkel as well, with all sorts of interesting fish right there by the steps. In fact, it was here that I swam right into a school of Caribbean Reefs Squids, at least a dozen of them, who posed for me quite nicely (see additional photos with this tip).

    Just as an aside, did you know that many fish, groupers & parrotfishes included, switch genders in different phases of their lives? Most start out as females, then become males in the final phase of their lives. What fun, too bad we don't do that too, presto - no more gender inequality issues! Reminds me of an old Ursula LeGuinn book, what was the title of that one...

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
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  • Phone: 345-949-7111
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    Sunset House: Gorgeous diving experience    Check Rates
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  • By tigerandyx9 on September 21, 2007
  • Hermit Crab at Grand Cayman - Grand Cayman
    Hermit Crab at Grand Cayman
    by tigerandyx9, 1 more photos
    I went there for the underwater photography course given by Cathy Church. These were two of the best weeks I ever spent! The Sunset Divers, the superb dive support yatchs, Cathy Church's U/W Photo Center and the associated logistics, the excelence and dedication of Cathy and her assistants , along with the beautiful grounds, complete this diver’s Caribbean paradise. Of course, I rented a scooter to get around and enjoy the rest of the island.
    From early in the morning, before breakfast, we would examine the previous days work (U/W negatives/slides) as to develop a shooting strategy for the current day. Several dives per day in different sites gave me the opportunity to practice and enjoy this great activity.
    At night, along the restaurants and bars on Seven Mile Beach, I could enjoy fine meals and a relaxed drink, or two!, by the sea.

    Perhaps what was outstanding was the support given to a diver, whether beginner or expert.

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: 345-949-7111
  • Directions: south of Seven Mile Beach
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