Travel Tuesday: The Reef Resort, M Cayman

As promised in final week's Travel Tuesday, today is all well-nigh the hotel. I wanted to portion this inwards a dissimilar post service because I idea it would go the most helpful! (see the amount opor-garai recap here).

WHERE WE STAYED: The Reef Resort, Grand Cayman

I wanted to portion this inwards a dissimilar post service because I idea it would go the most helpful Travel Tuesday: The Reef Resort, Grand Cayman

LOCATION: Like previously mentioned, the hotel is on the eastward destination of the isle which tin convey pros in addition to cons. On the skilful side: you're far away from the touristy things, it's repose in addition to it's a truthful getaway. The downside: everything is a drive away, you're stuck at the resort (can likewise go a skilful thing) in addition to you lot don't larn to sense much of the island. No thing what side of the isle you lot determine to rest on, I propose renting a car. For what nosotros wanted, the location was perfect. It was a truthful getaway in addition to correct on the beach. What to a greater extent than could you lot want?

Perks of beingness on the eastward end: seeing the sunrise.

THE ROOM: What I idea was then keen well-nigh the hotel rooms were the fact that they all faced the water. At some hotels you lot tin go disappointed past times having a parking lot or edifice view. That was non the illustration here. Every room had a balcony in addition to a killer thought of the water. There were sliding doors to the balcony that -- every bit I institute out on the final twenty-four hours -- you lot could force all the means opened upwards (three door widths). The room was likewise real build clean in addition to stayed that means amongst the staff everyday. There was the basic materials similar a kitchenette, fridge, dresser, mirror, cupboard in addition to hangers, TV in addition to safe. We likewise had a massive California Rex that was comfortable.

AMENITIES: What I idea was interesting was the choice for an all-inclusive packet during your stay. Most of the time, hotels are either all-inclusive or they aren't. However, the Reef had the choice for day-to-day or for a longer (three-day minimum) package. We were debating the choice but eventually decided against it solely because nosotros weren't certain how much we'd go at the resort since nosotros had a car.

They likewise had their ain watersports vendor where you lot were able to rent things similar jetskis, snorkel gear, kayaks, paddle boards, windsurfing gear in addition to kite surfing equipment. This is likewise where you lot booked dissimilar tours similar Stingray City, swimming amongst dolphins, submarine rides, helicopter tours, horseback riding, turtle farms, in addition to scuba, snorkeling in addition to museum tours. Booking everything through them was awesome in addition to actually convenient. They were the ones that advised us to larn on the sunrise tour for Stingray City!

In improver to the H2O actives, the hotel offered yoga classes, had a lawn tennis court, pools, hot tubs, a tennis/basketball court, a spa, beach volleyball in addition to a beach bar. Inside the antechamber in that location were dissimilar movies, games in addition to actives to play in addition to rent.

FOOD: We ate 2 meals during our stay. The kickoff nighttime in that location was an choice for a buffet on the beach for New Years. Being on the beach (literally toes inwards the sand) for dinner was in all likelihood the solely skilful purpose well-nigh dinner. It was rather expensive for a buffet in addition to the nutrient was solely mediocre. There were people serving the buffet in addition to would rate you lot a minor component of what you lot wanted in addition to would brand you lot movement on. Maybe it's only me, but if I'm at a buffet I'm going to larn my money's worth in addition to conduct my ain portions. There was an array of options for nutrient itself which was prissy but all of the nutrient was only okay. There was zip that fifty-fifty stands out right away looking back. I only yell upwards it non beingness real good.

We gave the resort a minute conduct chances during our final dinner inwards i of the 3 restaurants at the hotel. This, thankfully, was MUCH better. It was the minute best repast of the trip in addition to it all but made upwards for the buffet night. Surprisingly, it was likewise cheaper than the buffet on the beach in addition to nosotros fifty-fifty got 2 appetizers in addition to 2 large dishes. My repast below:

THE RESORT: The beach was awesome in addition to ever real clean. There were to a greater extent than than plenty chairs to larn some then staking out a location was never a problem. Parking was gratuitous which was prissy since nosotros rented a machine in addition to nosotros likewise never had a work well-nigh finding a location nigh our room. Wi-fi was gratuitous inwards the antechamber in addition to $5 for 24 hours if you lot chose to purchase it for the room. The resort ever felt real security in addition to the staff was amazing; genuinely real helpful in addition to extremely nice. Overall the resort was awesome. It was a keen house to rest in addition to I would recommend it to friends!

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