PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended

It may be way down in the pecking order from the Ritz-Carlton and the Westin Casuarina, but this five-story choice on Seven Mile Beach is still among the island's top-ranked hotels. A favorite with large package-tour groups and conventions, it's a 5-minute drive north of George Town. Its ochre-colored, vaguely Hispanic-designed buildings each contain roofed-over loggias that open onto views of the sea, a verdantly landscaped interior courtyard, or the side of the hotel. Regrettably, the complex sits astride a relatively narrow portion of Seven Mile Beach, a fact that contributes to a densely populated strip of sand immediately in front of the hotel, and just a bit too much congestion around the swimming pool. But there's plenty to do at this family-friendly resort, with lots of emphasis on organized activities. The resort has its own watersports facilities, with good snorkeling a mere 15m (49 ft.) offshore. Each of the spacious accommodations was remodeled and contains modern art, dark-grained wood furniture, pastel walls, tropical-patterned fabrics, large closets, and private balconies. Bathrooms are spacious, with tub/shower combos.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Portable Cayman Islands, 3rd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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