What to expect: Consisting of 90 acres, the resort includes ample space, facilities, and services to please both active families and couples seeking R & R. Younger guests tend to congregate on the beach and at beachfront pools. Older couples seek out a large garden pool in the resort's main section across the street from the beach or book a golf-course villa in a section containing three other pools. A skybridge connects the main section to the beach.

Amenity highlights: Fine-grain sand runs 180 feet in front of the resort, part of famed Seven Mile Beach (actually 5.5 miles long). Two large pools and a 12-person spa surrounded by cushioned lounge chairs lie between the resort's beachfront buildings and the sand. One pool contains a swim-up bar. Across the street in the resort's main section and bordered by a garden are a large, three-section pool with swim-up bar and an 18-person spa. Terraced decks furnished with cushioned lounge chairs provide tranquil sunbathing. The golf-course villa section contains three more pools with adjacent spas.

Insider tip: Bamboo restaurant offers complimentary sushi-making lessons Monday–Thursday evenings. Participants are permitted, but not required, to eat their creations.

DINING

Hemingways Restaurant - Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch with ocean view. Air-conditioned dining room under peaked wood ceiling and palm-shaded terrace seating. Lunch specialties include Maine lobster wrap and coconut/peppercorn-crusted tuna. Dinner specialties feature crisp yellowtail snapper, mushroom-crusted rack of lamb, passionfruit flan. Bamboo - Chic Asian restaurant/sushi bar near beach. Menu choices include Korean-spiced tuna, duck salad, and baked scallops. Sushi-making lessons Monday–Thursday evenings. Seven Mile Beach hot spot on Friday evenings. Island music and jazz sessions some evenings. Rum Point Restaurant - Located on tranquil beachfront at Rum Point, 35-minute ferry ride (fee) across North Sound from resort. Caribbean-style wood building. Air-conditioned dining room and screened-porch seating. Caribbean and sunset views. Choices include coconut shrimp with citrus-cardamom sauce; pistachio-crusted seabass with dried-mango salsa; spicy tuna with red-pepper-lemon oil; lemon-ginger chicken breast with tomato-confit emulsion. Dinner only. Wreck Bar & Grill - Located at Rum Point. Canary-yellow, beachfront "shack" with takeout window and picnic-table seating under Casuarina trees. Grilled food, burgers, jerk-pork sandwich, fish and chips, tropical drinks. Lunch only. Island-music band Saturday afternoons. Garden Loggia Café - Buffet and à la carte breakfasts daily. Sunday brunch. Healthful menu available. Seafood buffet Tuesday nights during winter season. Loggia Lounge - Appetizers, pizza, cocktails, music, Cuban cigars. Britannia Bar & Grille - Overlooking lake adjacent to Britannia Golf Course. Two-level air-conditioned dining room. Blue and violet linens. Salads, sandwiches, appetizers for lunch. Dinner menu of steaks, chops, seafood. Beach Grille - Burgers, sandwiches, salads, tropical drinks. Aquas Bar - Swim-up bar in resort's main section used for scenes in movie The Firm. Burgers, sandwiches, salads, tropical drinks. Beach Bar - Swim-up side and sunken side with ocean, sunset views. Burgers, sandwiches, salads, tropical drinks.

NEARBY POINTS OF INTEREST

Rum Point Beach (swimming, dining, music) - 35-minute ferry ride George Town (shopping, dining, cruise ships) - 2 miles Cayman Islands National Museum - 2.25 miles "Stingray City" sandbar (stingray feeding) - 4 miles Cayman Turtle Farm - 6 miles Hell Post Office - 6 miles Pedro St. James Historic Site - 8 miles Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park - 17 miles Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM): Approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 4 miles. Driving directions from Owen Roberts International Airport: Leaving the airport on the main road, turn right onto the ByPass towards Seven Mile Beach and West Bay Rd. At the roundabout, keep to the right and the hotel is ahead on the right. Getting there: There is no shuttle service from this airport so the easiest way is by taxi ($5–15 USD.) Rental cars (more than $36) are available online. Fees subject to change without notice. Shuttle vans or private cars of varying prices also are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost. Getting around: Guests can step off this resort property and walk to several shopping centers with plenty of shops and places to eat. If going into George Town, taxi fare is $5–15 USD and bus fare is less than $5. Buses leave frequently from West Bay Rd and head downtown. Fees subject to change without notice. Driving is on the left side of the road. Shuttle vans or private cars of varying prices also are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost. On ocean beach Full-service health spa nearby

POLICIES

Listed room charges apply to a maximum number of guests for each room category. A charge is levied for each extra guest age 13 and older. There are no extra-guest charges for children aged 12 and younger. A 50 percent charge in quoted room-rate will be assessed for a departure date other than booked at time of registration. Rollaways and cribs are available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply. Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Check-in time is 3 PM Check-out time is Noon

Britain's 18th-century Caribbean colonial era is called to mind upon experiencing the tranquility of the resort's expansive grounds. Just outside the lobby is a lawn lined by tall, stately royal palm trees. A dark pool lies at one end, a rock waterfall at the other. Flowerpots hang from top-floor hotel balconies along one side. From the waterfall, a path leads through a tropical garden past a series of waterfall ponds to a waterway that connects the resort to North Sound on the east—away from the beach on the west. A ferry to the resort's beachfront restaurants on Rum Point 35 minutes away docks in the waterway. The garden path also leads to an elevator-accessible skybridge spanning the street to the resort's beachfront section. Complimentary shuttle service is provided around the resort and to the golf course. A health-and-beauty spa offers massage, body treatments, facials, waxing, and hair and nail care, and features "edermologie" machines to help reduce the appearance of cellulite. Hydrotherapy options include Vichy shower and steam shower. Body treatment choices include Coconut Rub and Milk Ritual Wrap, Lime and Ginger Salt Glow, and Aroma Spa Ocean Wrap. Elemis facials include Japanese Silk Booster and Aromapure. Massages include Swedish, hot-and-cold stone massage, shiatsu, and Reiki. Camp Hyatt offers half-, full-day, and evening sessions of supervised children's activities for ages 3–12, featuring Cayman culture and excursions to kid-friendly attractions such as Cayman Turtle Farm (fees). Other facilities include a 24-hour fitness center furnished with cardio and weight machines and free weights; stores and boutiques in both the main and the beachfront sections; beauty shops in both the main and golf-course villa sections; and a 24-hour business center with Internet-connected computers (fee). Ground transportation: Shuttle vans or private cars of varying prices are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost. PROPERTY AMENITIES Swimming pool - outdoor Swim-up bar Spa services on site Complimentary newspapers in lobby Bar/lounge Room service (limited hours) Parking (free) Business center Audio-visual equipment Safe-deposit box - front desk Express check-in/check-out Security guard Multilingual staff Hair salon Shopping on site Currency exchange Dry cleaning service Air-conditioned public areas Wheelchair accessible Poolside bar Swimming pool - children's Concierge services Fitness equipment Restaurant(s) in hotel On-site car rental Limo or Town Car service available Conference room(s) Internet access in public areas - surcharge Porter/bellhop Doorman/doorwoman 24-hour front desk Number of rooms: 289 Gift shops or newsstand Babysitting or child care Tour assistance Garden Suitable for children

RECREATION

The resort includes Britannia Golf Course designed by Jack Nicklaus. Depending on the day, the course is variously configured as an 18-hole executive course or as a 9-hole course. Rental clubs are available. Shuttle service to the course is complimentary. Three tennis courts provide complimentary day and night play. A water sports center adjacent to the beach rents out snorkeling and scuba diving gear, Jet Skis, kayaks, Hobie Wave sailboats, Aqua Trikes, and paddle boats. The center also books submarine trips, snorkeling and scuba-diving excursions, fishing charters, sunset and dinner sailing cruises, banana-boat rides, waterskiing, and parasailing. Scuba diving lessons are also available. Other recreational activities listed below are available near the resort; fees may apply. Golfing Boating Kayaking Water skiing Aerobics Tennis Parasailing Snorkeling Jet skiing Sailing Dock Volleyball Horse riding/rental Fishing

ROOM AMENITIES

Cable/satellite TV Climate control Telephone Minibar Wake-up calls Hair dryer In-room safe Clock radio Cribs available Non-smoking rooms Air conditioning Voice mail Internet access - dial-up Coffee/tea maker Housekeeping Iron/ironing board Television Rollaway beds Smoking rooms Wheelchair accessible

ROOMS

The resort offers 289 air-conditioned guestrooms, suites, and villas in buildings colored dove-gray with white accents. Rooms and Deluxe suites are located in five four- and five-story buildings comprising the resort's main section across the street from the beach. (An elevator-accessible skybridge spans the street.) Beach suites are located in an L-shape, five-story building adjacent to the beach. Owned individually and rented out when owners are absent, Villas are located between the resort's golf course and a waterway several hundred yards from the beach. Complimentary shuttle service transports guests around the resort.

 

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