We just returned from a week at Cobalt Coast in Grand Cayman. We had read rave reviews on TripAdvisor and many good ones on SB. The week was easily the most expensive trip that we have made over the past 10 years.
Accommodations are "OK". Rooms are reminiscent of a 1970's Vegas motel. Nothing fancy - but serviceable, The AC units were loud and had no real way of adjusting temperature or turning them off. Warning: Make sure that you get what you are promised. We ordered two oceanfront rooms and one garden room. Confirmed in email. We were given a two bedroom suite with a shared passageway and living room for two of us. Not what we were expecting (especially at the inflated prices they charge). Dora (the Manager) was adamant about that's what was being given to us. After some "discussion" this was resolved and separate rooms were given as promised. Not a great way to start the vacation.
Food at the resort is good. I do not recommend the MAP plan at $60/day. You will tire quickly of the limited choices on the menu. Al la carte is a better choice. We ate at several restaurants (Timbuctuu, Heritage, Deckers) which are great but you will have to take a taxi ($20 min) every time you want to eat out because the resort is FAR away from everything. I mean far. Also: Nothing happens at night. The pool area is deserted. This resort definitely caters to the over 60 crowd. It was our mistake not to rent a car - that should be mandatory. Overall the accommodations are OK.
Diving with DiveTech was excellent. My only beef is the mandatory one hour dive limit. You are limited to 60 minutes. Period. This often meant that we were getting back on with 1000-1300lbs in the tank. Ugh. Daily dives consisted of a first dive to about 100 feet then a shallow reef at about 40-50. Reefs are in good shape; Lionfish are plentiful - on one dive we saw five good size specimens. Frankly I preferred the shallow reefs - much more to see and photograph. We dived the Kittiwake ($100 kaching), Sting Ray City ($80 kaching) and one afternoon dive to the Doc Poulson ($30 kaching). An afternoon "lionfish killing" dive is $45 kaching - you get the idea). Dive staff at the shop are good and the shop is well stocked. Divetech has several dive locations which means that your are never blown out.
Overall a good vacation but value for money is simply not there. Cayman is expensive. Really expensive. Don't believe the hype that you read on Trip Advisor. I suspect that the real attraction here is for tech divers because the shop offers every thing they need.
Accommodations are "OK". Rooms are reminiscent of a 1970's Vegas motel. Nothing fancy - but serviceable, The AC units were loud and had no real way of adjusting temperature or turning them off. Warning: Make sure that you get what you are promised. We ordered two oceanfront rooms and one garden room. Confirmed in email. We were given a two bedroom suite with a shared passageway and living room for two of us. Not what we were expecting (especially at the inflated prices they charge). Dora (the Manager) was adamant about that's what was being given to us. After some "discussion" this was resolved and separate rooms were given as promised. Not a great way to start the vacation.
Food at the resort is good. I do not recommend the MAP plan at $60/day. You will tire quickly of the limited choices on the menu. Al la carte is a better choice. We ate at several restaurants (Timbuctuu, Heritage, Deckers) which are great but you will have to take a taxi ($20 min) every time you want to eat out because the resort is FAR away from everything. I mean far. Also: Nothing happens at night. The pool area is deserted. This resort definitely caters to the over 60 crowd. It was our mistake not to rent a car - that should be mandatory. Overall the accommodations are OK.
Diving with DiveTech was excellent. My only beef is the mandatory one hour dive limit. You are limited to 60 minutes. Period. This often meant that we were getting back on with 1000-1300lbs in the tank. Ugh. Daily dives consisted of a first dive to about 100 feet then a shallow reef at about 40-50. Reefs are in good shape; Lionfish are plentiful - on one dive we saw five good size specimens. Frankly I preferred the shallow reefs - much more to see and photograph. We dived the Kittiwake ($100 kaching), Sting Ray City ($80 kaching) and one afternoon dive to the Doc Poulson ($30 kaching). An afternoon "lionfish killing" dive is $45 kaching - you get the idea). Dive staff at the shop are good and the shop is well stocked. Divetech has several dive locations which means that your are never blown out.
Overall a good vacation but value for money is simply not there. Cayman is expensive. Really expensive. Don't believe the hype that you read on Trip Advisor. I suspect that the real attraction here is for tech divers because the shop offers every thing they need.
