This is one of those places that one is almost reluctant to tell people about. It’s clear that for many folks, a Grand Cayman vacation means Seven Mile Beach. But for those who prefer privacy, quiet, and pristine natural beauty, this is the ticket. The house is clean, spacious, and well laid out for a family or two couples — plenty of doors, and everything opens to the porch and sea. The owner was responsive and friendly. We wouldn’t change a thing.

We loved how close the cottage was to Run Point, Kaibo and the private secluded beach right at the property. Kirby was very responsive and ensured we were prepared and taken care of. We snorkeled off our beach every day and saw a lot of amazing sea creatures. A few things to note, there is no air conditioning and with the fans, it helps, but can be fairly warm. While there were screened in porches on both sides, we did experience a fair amount of small gnats that got through. It is also an economy cottage, so don’t expect a high end experience. It was not a concern to us as we got what was expected based on the photos and we’re pretty much out and about on the island or at the private beach the whole time!

Property is just as described by the host. The beach and snorkeling on site is great. Spent hours in the screened porch looking out at the water while having a coffee, food and cocktails. Sea Lodges are a safe, quiet and respectful neighborhood. Used the host’s charcoal grill a couple times and the kitchen area including the blender. Only thing I couldn’t get to work was safe deposit box. Also enjoyed Botanical Garden, Starfish beach for a sunset and Vivine’s for some Cayman cooking. We had a great stay.

This beach cottage paradise is as tranquil and peaceful a place as I have ever seen. Spotless, cozy and so comfortable with quiet, friendly neighbors and literally ON the beach. We fell asleep every night to the sounds of the waves and breeze through the palm trees. Kirby is a fantastic host; he checked in several times to check on us (we experienced an unexpected storm during our vacation), attentive to every need, and full of recommendations. Great for kids or couples looking for peace and quiet. The cottage itself is definitely not a brand new resort. It feels like a warm, comfortable home that has seen a lifetime of great memories. Not a party atmosphere, but a minute down the road from Rum Point if that’s what you’re looking for. Quick drive to great restaurants, grocery stores, etc. The snorkeling steps from our front door was breathtaking; gorgeous array of fish, corals, conch, birds, and more. 11 out of 10, beats any resort by a long shot, in my book. Definitely will return, very highly recommend!

Absolutely perfect apartment, even the ice was already made, the only thing the apartment could use is a new frying pan, but besides that everything was perfect, would stay again and recommend to others.

Everything was as described and expected. We had a wonderful stay. Snorkeling from the beach was exceptional, especially if you take a raft or kayak over the reef. We saw several octopus, reef and nurse sharks, rays, angel and parrot fish. We will definitely stay here again.

We checked into this condo for what was supposed to be a 6 night stay but we left after one day as it was not meeting our expectations for what we wanted our vacation to be. The pros of this place were: It was located on the beach with a nice view and a good cross breeze to keep it a good temperature and is very close to the restaurants at Rum Point, the bedrooms were big and the beds were comfortable. The cons were a lot more which was why we left: The place is old and has never had any upgrades at all, the windows don’t have glass just louvers so it was not secure, it would have been no effort for someone to enter when we were not there, the sofa smelled terrible and made it difficult to sit anywhere near it, although there’s screened porches on the front and the back enclosing the windows and doors the mosquitoes and black flies were able to get in and we were all bitten all night the one night we stayed there, there is no air conditioning (this was a first for a vacation rental and we’ve been to many) there’s no pool and no dish washer, the kitchen is a kitchenette and not easy to prepare a meal, the appliance are old and rusty and the cleaner forgot to clean up a spill in the refrigerator before she left so we had to clean it before we could put the groceries away. There were no TVs in the unit so unless you bring a laptop or iPad you can’t have a movie night. I contacted the owner and asked for a refund of 5 days and he gave 50% of his fee only. Not impressed.

The cottage is in a great location, had wonderful view, and has easy access to beach and snorkeling. Kirby was wonderful to work with and very quick with responses to our questions. We had a great stay and will definitely return in the near future.