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Disclaimer: When I stayed here it was a Holiday Inn and that was before Ivan, in 2003. On our last trip to Grand Cayman, I noticed the hotel had changed hands and is now a Marriott. But I can't imagine it has changed all that much. This wasn't the kind of Holiday Inn my parents used to take us to during my childhood vacations. To compete with the likes of the Westin and Marriot, this hotel has a fairly impressive lobby, a huge pool with a fountain, and five floors of very well maintained rooms. The bathrooms looked brand-new.
Although the hotel isn't directly on 7-Mile Beach, it is just a walk across the street. Hotel guests get free access to the beach lounge chairs and towels. The hotel has a store and a restaurant and small bar. A "Business Room" is located just off the lobby, for those of us who can't spend more than a day away from a computer and the internet. There is also an exercise room and of course, the pool. Leave a Comment
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Very nice, on the beach, very easy to travel by public transport to downtown Georgetown. Car rental right across the street. Great buffet on Friday nights, with a fire eater show and caribean music. A must to make reservations.The buffet was rather pricey but foods from around the world, Large dessert table. beautiful dining outside at sunset. i really don't know how much the rooms are because I won the trip from a local radio station.
great views, very nice rooms and decor. pool and hottub. very family friendly place to stay, or even for a honeymoon!! very romantic. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than average
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We stayed at Morritt's Tortuga Club on the East End. It's a time-share resort of townhouse condos. We weren't all that impressed when we first saw it, but the condo we got turned out to be quite comfortable and perfect for two couples.
Actually, I'm not sure exactly what it cost since our traveling companions traded their time-share for this, but I think it was mid-range for Cayman. It cost about $30 extra for the electricity for one week. And dinner for 4 at the restaurant was around $200 - and it wasn't that good, plus drinks came in PLASTIC cups! However, everything in Cayman is pretty expensive, so needless to say, we cooked in most of the time.
The pool area was quite nice, complete with waterfall and pool-bar - though a little small. What we liked about Morritt's was that the beach was sandy, but once in the water it was all coral and rock so it was great to come home after a day of diving and then eat dinner and go out for a night snorkel at the home-beach. Morritt's shines a light into the water at the dock house, which attracts huge tarpon and other critters. We had as much fun night-snorkeling as we did diving.
We found the in-house dive operation to be nice but expensive. We had a much better dive with Divers Down out of Georgetown. We opted to do more shore diving than boat diving due to the expense ($80 minimum for 2 tanks). The down side of staying on the East End is if you want to shore dive, you may have to sit in traffic for a very long time to get to the good spots around & beyond Georgetown. They have rush hour in the AM & PM. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherComparison: about averageDirections: On the East End of Grand Cayman. Take the shore route east and north and you'll get there.Other Contact: http://www.morritt.com/
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Sea Lodge (#17 I think). It was reasonably priced, especially for the imenties we got:king bed, bath, kitchen, dining area, living room, furnished porch, etc. Also, AIR CONDITIONING! It's hot, don't mess with places that don't offer AC, you'll be miserable. This place was great and the housekeeper was very sweet.
It was about $1000 for a week-which, in the Caymans, is very reasonable especially for the accomodations. Make sure to get the condo at the farthest point toward the sand/sea.
Right on the sand. Within a few paces of great snorkeling. Close to Rum Point. 20 minutes drive to Seven Mile Beach. Excellent porch with comfy patio furniture and GREAT views from all windows and porches. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherComparison: about averageAddress: Cayman Kai, Sealodges
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$190 US
The price was $190 a night. It's across from the beach where there's not much shade. The view from our room was fabulous. They have a good breakfast buffet. Probalby won't stay there again because I'd prefer to be right on the beach. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelComparison: about averageAddress: Seven Mile Beach
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One of the 2 pools at the morritt's tortuga. This one even has a swim up bar in it--although it was closed when I took this picture. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Right next to the Tortuga Club is the brand new Morritt's Grand. Phase 1 of 5 phases was just completed about a week before our trip. I toured the Grand and it really is grand! If we ever get to go back, I'd love to stay there. Obviously, the views from here are as great as from the Tortuga. I've included a sunset picture from the Morritt's beach.
Not only does it have the dishwasher and washer and drier in it's units (no washer and drier in the 1 bedroom units though, unfortunately), but it also has jacuzzis in the master bedrooms (not sure about in the 1 bedrooms), and has a pool with an ocean view. It seemed to me, though, that the actual livingroom, dining room was smaller than the one in our 1 bedroom unit at the Tortuga club. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Right next to the Morritt's Tortuga ClubOther Contact: As you may know, touring places
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We went there on an RCI exchange. THe resort we exchanged into is the Morritt's Tortuga Club. Although it isn't the newest or fanciest place around, it was very nice. It was nicely furnished and decorated. We also had an ocean front, first floor room right next to the lobby and patio where the nightly entertainment was held. It's about a 30 minute drive from Georgetown and 7 mile beach, but it was in a rather secluded but nice east end area. I would recommend this resort for someone who doesn't mind being away from the major town of Georgetown. We found the entertainment at the resort was fun, so we didn't miss being so far away from Georgetown.
We stayed in a 1 bedroom condo. As you enter the condo, the bedroom was to the left. Straight past the bedroom was the kitchen which opened up into the livingroom. We didn't have a dishwasher, but most everything else we wanted was there. In the livingroom was a hide a bed couch, small entertainment center with tv and stereo and a glass topped round table with 4 wicker chairs. The floors were big tiles, practical for the walk out beach location. The bedroom and livingroom/diningroom were connected through the bathroom. There was no washer and dryers in our room, but I was told you could use the resorts laundry room---but we didn't try that. The new Morritt's Grand next to the Tortuga has all the ammenities to make it a Gold Crown Resort. The Tortuga Club was listed as a resort of internation distinction.
Also on property is a dive shop, as well as 2 pools ( a 3rd one at the Grand), a workout facility, gift shop and mini grocery, and fine dining. There was plenty of daily and nightly activities that we enjoyed greatly---limbo and line dancing, jazz, and blues, stand up comedy, late night disco, karaoke, barside games, prizes, and icecream social.
I would recommend you rent a car if you stay here. It was great being able to go all over the island. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPrice: US$40-80 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: POB 496, East EndPhone: (345) 947-7669 EmailDirections: From Georgetown, head east out of town towards East End. Continue east, go past the blowholes and through East End. The Morritt's Tortuga Club & Resort and Morritt's Grand Resort will be on your right.Website: www.morritt.com
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I haven't been to other hotels/resorts in Cayman. What I can say is that the rooms were comfortable, the view was great, the beach was always clean, the staff very helpful, and the diving facilities - great! Leave a Comment Theme: HotelAddress: Grand Cayman - East EndOther Contact: http://www.rci.com/CDA/Resort_Di
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Although not directly on the beach, it's about 100 yards away via a brick path, it also was recently built and some units have kitchenettes. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: on Seven Mile Beach next to the Marriot
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