The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Seven Mile Beach
Grand Cayman, Nightly Rates(699.00 - 3,900.00)4 Star
Property Description
Spanning one hundred forty-four acres along the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea from the white sands of exclusive Seven Mile Beach to the North Sound, The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman sets new standards for a world-class resort both in the Caribbean and beyond. This luxury hotel features a business center, an environmentally conscious children's activities program, the first La Prairie Spa in the Caribbean, five restaurants, fully equipped fitness center, the nine hole Blue Tip golf course designed by Greg Normand and a Nick Bollettieri designed tennis center. The Ritz-Carlton features the largest ballroom and meeting space on the island with more than thirteen thousand square feet including a nine thousand square foot ballroom. Outdoor function space is also available. Deluxe and club level guest rooms and suites overlook the golf course, resort grounds or Seven Mile Beach and the Caribbean. All accommodations are equipped with compact disc and DVD players, fully stocked refreshment bar with refrigerator, two-line telephone with dataport and voicemail and wireless high speed Internet access. The Reserve is a resort within a resort consisting of twenty-four two and three bedroom oceanfront residences with chef's kitchen, spacious balconies, access to the private Constellation Lounge and butler service. Two dogs or cats under thirty pounds are allowed with a non-refundable fee of 150.
Amenities
Babysitting/Child Services
Bar/Lounge
Beach
Barber/Beauty Shop
Business Center
Concierge
24 Hour Front Desk
Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
Free Parking
Hairdryers Available
Mini Bar
Modem Lines in Room
Meeting/Banquet Facilities
Meeting/Banquet Facilities
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Pets Allowed
Pool
Parking
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe Deposit Box
Shops/Commercial Services
Fitness Center or Spa
Tennis
Laundry/Valet Services
VIP Rooms/Services
Rate Disclaimer
Room rates may vary due to availability or season and exclude ten percent tax and ten percent service
Miscellaneous Information
American Dollars is the native currency.
Check in time is 3pm
Check out time is 12noon
Opened in 2005
365 rooms.
0 suites.
7 floors.
Directions
Take Owen Roberts Drive to Dorcy Drive * Turn right and follow Dorcy Drive to North Sound Road * Turn left and proceed to the traffic circle * Take the third exit onto Esterly Tibbetts Highway and continue on the highway to the next circle * Exit at the opposite end onto Esterly Tibbetts and proceed to the next circle * Exit right onto West Bay Road * Follow West Bay Road seven tenths mile and hotel entrance will be on the right
Owen Roberts International Airport GCM - 4 miles
Guarantee Policy
Advance deposit of three nights room and tax to credit card at time of booking (prepayment may be required seasonally or during special events)
Cancellation Policy
Fourteen days prior to arrival for refund of deposit (policy may be more restrictive seasonally or during special events)
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Cayman Islands National Museum - 4 miles * Cayman Turtle Farm - 4 miles * Duty Free Shopping in George Town - 4 miles * Pedro St James Historic Site - 10 miles * Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park - 15 miles
Related Cayman Islands Content
It is unlikely that the British, or anybody else for that matter, would have desired the Cayman Islands quite so much when they were first discovered. Columbus originally named the islands ’Las Tortugas’ (The Turtles) because they were utterly covered in them. More worryingly, the word ’Cayman’ probably derives from the Carib word, ’Caymanas’, meaning ’marine crocodile’, suggesting that the islands were also the favored home of scores of lizards. In addition to this, the Cayman Islands have long been associated with the history of buccaneers and pirates, who once established
hideouts here.
All of this is easy to forget as you luxuriate on wide, sandy beaches with crystal-clear waters that teem with coral reefs and marine creatures. The Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman is particularly popular and deservedly so. Rather than combating pirate invasion, the closest you will probably get to exertion is diving in shipwrecks, walking through rainforest, and letting velvety stingray brush against your legs.
There are three islands in this British Overseas Territory: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. The latter two are the smaller of the Cayman islands and were discovered by Columbus in 1503. Sir Francis Drake explored the area in 1586, but it was 1670 before the islands came under full British rule. Grand Cayman was settled from Jamaica by 1672; Little Cayman and Cayman Brac were settled some time later and maintained a separate administration until 1877. The governor of Jamaica held administrative responsibility for the islands until 1962, when Jamaica itself became independent. Since then the islands have had their own governor appointed by the British Crown.
Geography The Cayman Islands are situated in the Caribbean, 290km (180 miles) northwest of Jamaica, 240km (150 miles) south of Cuba and 770km (480 miles) south of Miami. The island country comprises Grand Cayman, the largest and most populous of the islands, and the sister islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, which lie approximately 143km (89 miles) northeast of Grand Cayman and are separated from each other by a channel about 12km (8 miles) wide. The islands are peaks of a subterranean mountain range extending from Cuba towards the Gulf of Honduras. The beaches are said to be the best in the Caribbean, the most notable being Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. Tall pines line many of the beaches; those located on the east and west coasts are equally well protected offshore by the Barrier Reef.
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