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which serves well-prepared light fare, including platters of local food
and sandwiches.
18 Seafan Dr., West Bay, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. & 888/946-5656 or 345/946-5656.
Fax 345/946-5657. w ww.cobaltcoast.com or w ww.divetech.com. 18 units. Winter
US$270 double, US$330 1-bedroom suite for 2, US$530 2-bedr oom suite or villa
for 4; off season US$250 double , US$290 1-bedr oom suite for 2, US$475 2-bed-
room suite or villa f or 4. Dive packages available. AE, DC, MC, V. Amenities: Res-
taurant, bar ; fr ee airpor t transf ers; Jacuzzi; wat ersports equipment/r entals. In
room: A/C, TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free).
Comfort Suites Streamlined, efficient, and r elatively cost-effec-
tive, this hotel is often cited as one of the less expensiv e accommoda-
tions along Seven Mile Beach. Rising five sand-colored stories above
the southern end of the fabled beach, it follows a time-tested, generic,
and familiar lay out that has pr oven successful in hundr eds of other
locations within North America. Each of the comfor table bedrooms
has a large writing table, a boon to business travelers, and is comfort-
ably but pr edictably outfitted in tones of blue and white. U nfortu-
nately, none of the rooms has a balcony or veranda to let the light in,
and only some have worthwhile views. But all units have refrigerators,
coffeemakers, and micr owaves. O ne- and two-bedr oom suites also
contain stoves and dishwashers. There's a small pool, dir ect access to
the beach along a sandy footpath, and a simple restaurant and bar set
beneath the palm fronds of an open-sided bohio (hut) beside the pool.
The mor e extensiv e bar and r estaurant choices of the also-r ecom-
mended Marriott lay immediately next door.
West Bay Rd., Grand Cayman, B.W.I. & 800/517-4000 in the U.S., or 345/945-7300.
Fax 345/945-7400. w ww.caymancomfort.com. 108 units. Winter US$225-US$325
studio, US$250-US$385 1-bedr oom suite, US$385-US$410 2-bedr oom suite; off
season US$165-US$195 studio , US$245-US$305 1-bedr oom suit e, US$315-
US$345 2-bedroom suite. Rates include breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Amenities: Res-
taurant, bar; babysitting; bikes; ex ercise room; Jacuzzi; wat ersports equipment/
rentals. In room: A/C, TV, k itchenette (in studios), k itchen (in suit es), hair dr yer,
Internet (free).
The Gr and C aymanian Resor t Kids This is the most
upscale apar tment-hotel r esort on the N orth S ound. This go vern-
ment-rated five-star facility was originally built on scrubland that had
been shunned by many other developers.
Within a shor t drive of the island 's biggest golf course, facing the
rocky beachfront of N orth Sound, you'll find an opulent cluster of
beige-yellow apar tments, each designed in a moderniz ed v ersion of
the British colonial style. A ccommodations occupy a series of two-
and three-story wings, and furnishings in each unit ar e more elegant
than the major r esort competitors. The granite-trimmed priv ate
kitchens ar e genuinely plush. S ound-insulated doors can be locked
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