New Oceanfront Villa on a Private Beach in Grand Cayman with a Pool & Kayaks

• Fabulous

  Fabulous

  • Guest Penny P.
  • Date of stay 03/16/13
  • Review Submitted 03/27/13
  Caymanease is everything it is advertised to be and more. The pictures on the website are good, but the house has to be seen to truly experience it's charm. The kitchen has everything you would need to prepare a gourmet meal, but you won't want to cook much when it's so gorgeous outside. There are good restaurants nearby, "Over the Edge" is within walking distance and the Tuesday night barbecue at Kaibo is great. Rum Point has great snacks and fabulous "Cayman Lemonade" when you want a day of swimming or after you take the boat out to swim with the Sting Rays. The snorkeling on the reef right outside the house is very good and the kayaks provided are great fun. When it's time to call it a day the 3 beautifully appointed bedrooms await. The suggestion to use a shopping service to have groceries delivered to the house ahead of our arrival was a great timesaver. The Botanical Garden is close by and gave us the opportunity to see the blue Iguanas. The Mastic Trail also is close and is a nice walk in the morning. I would highly recommend Caymanease as the perfect getaway vacation spot on Grand Cayman. The location is quiet, far from the crowds of Seven Mile Beach, the house is spotless and the pool and grounds are well maintained. Perfect!

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• Really exceptional vacation rental

  Really exceptional vacation rental

  • Guest Jennifer B.
  • Date of stay 01/06/13
  • Review Submitted 01/28/13
  This house exceeded our (admittedly high) expectations. It's amazing. The owners have clearly put a lot of thought into what guests might need while on vacation. It's so wonderful to sit out on the screened deck and feel the breeze come through the windows while listening to the ocean. The pool is perfect for a quick dip to cool off in the afternoon. The kitchen is better stocked than my own. The home's decor is soothing and comfortable and the landscaping is lovely. We appreciated the location on the east end of the island, away from the hustle and crowding of seven mile beach. However, this did require a bit of planning for grocery and liquor store visits as the closest well stocked stores are about 25 minutes away. We're scuba divers and loved the proximity to Ocean Adventures dive shop about ten minutes away, we'd highly recommend their dive operation. The owners and the property manager were responsive, helpful, and a pleasure to work with. We hope to return!

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• Perfect House, perfect location

  Perfect House, perfect location

  • Guest Gerald P.
  • Date of stay 07/17/12
  • Review Submitted 07/30/12
  My family of 5 stayed at Caymanese for a week and we absolutely loved it. I can't think of anything we'd change other than possibly trying a place in a different part of the island. Highly recommend if you're staying on the North Side. We prefer rental houses for longer vacations and this is definitely one of the best. Mitzie, the property manager who lives across the street, was extremely helpful and accommodating. House: The house is in great condition. I was a bit worried about it before we got there based on the pictures, but the pictures don't do it justice. Trees and plants are bigger and nicer now. My wife, who is picky about cleanliness, was totally satisfied. Unlike many US rentals, no inventorying or checkout "to-do" list. Everything in the house is high quality. Very comfortable mattresses, comfortable couches, nice bathroom fixtures, all furnishings are good quality. The house also has a nice layout. 2nd floor bedrooms are identical and each have their own bathroom. 2nd floor balcony to watch the ocean or sunset. 2nd floor rooms have nice window seats. There is only 1 TV in the house which some people may not like, but its a good size LCD TV with satellite channels (several HD) and a DVD player. Tap water is 100% fine and there's even a separate ice machine in the laundry room. Washer and dryer are also good quality. Kitchen: Great! Appliances are better than our house. Dishes, pots, pans, etc. are all very good stuff. And its stocked well with everything we needed. They even have several spices and other non-perishable items left from previous visitors (I guess). Pool: Small, but nice. Perfect for us to jump in and play. Crabs seem to like to crawl in at night. Several places to rise off sand near the pool. Beach: The beach is great (totally private, nice sand), but you definitely want water shoes. There is a lot of coral and its very sharp. This is not really a beach you'd run and jump in the water, but you can do that at Rum Point if you want. The snorkeling is very shallow, but really nice. We saw tons of cool fish. Snorkeled almost every day. Kayaks: We enjoyed them a lot, but use with caution, waves can get rough and the coral... Location: If you want somewhere quiet and beautiful with private beach, and don't plan to try new restaurants every night, this is a great location. If you want to be closer to shopping and food, this isn't the location for you. Nice beach at Rum Point.

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• Perfect Blue Beach House

  Perfect Blue Beach House

  • Guest Ashlie
  • Date of stay 04/21/12
  • Review Submitted 05/02/12
  We just returned from an amazing trip to Grand Cayman. The Caymanease was perfect. It is beautifully decorated and very charming. The kitchen was well equipped and we were able to find everything we needed for our stay. The screened in porch was fantastic. We traveled with 2 small children (ages 1 &3) and our baby played in the sunroom the most. She wasn't a fan of the sand. The porch was also great for enjoying the ocean view in the evening when the bugs were out. The house was very private as the lots on each side are vacant so you don't have to worry about anyone else on your beach. The snorkeling as others have said, was fantastic. We did do quite a bit of snorkeling other places on the island and the Caymanease was just as good or better than anywhere else. We saw turtles, eels, schools of fish and lots of bright coral. Watch out for the fire coral if you take the kayaks out! My only complaint & it is so trivial, but I wish that you didn't have to worry about supplying your own toilet paper and paper towels, etc. I would rather pay a few dollars more and have it taken care of for me. Like I said, it was trivial just kind of inconvenient. Mitzie was really helpful and nice and she just lives a few houses down so she is available if you need her. Plan on eating most of your meals at the house because there really aren't that many choices close by or plan to drive. Kaibo was really declicious in Rum Point, as well as the Italian Kitchen on the East End. Lots of places are closed for dinner on Monday night, so plan ahead for that. The drive took us about 45 minutes from Georgetown and about an hour with traffic. I would definitely stay here again. My son wants to live forever at the Blue Beach house and I can't say I would complain!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

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• Just As Beautiful as the Pictures

  Just As Beautiful as the Pictures

  • Guest Ann S.
  • Date of stay 03/17/12
  • Review Submitted 04/26/12
  Our family stayed at the Caymanease for one week. The house is beautifully decorated and very comfortable. The beach is very private and there is a nice selection of restaurants on the North Side. However, our family likes to take long beach walks and this was not possible due to the rocky, undeveloped shoreline near the Caymanease. Additionally, we noticed it was a bit windier and the water not as spectacular as 7 Mile Beach. We enjoyed many nice meals at the nearby "Over the Edge" restaurant whose deck is literally located over the water. Be sure to make a reservation and specify you'd like to sit outside on the deck.

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• Fabulous Home Fabulous Time?

  Fabulous Home Fabulous Time?

  • Guest Sally B.
  • Date of stay 02/15/12
  • Review Submitted 03/01/12
  Cayman is a beautiful place to visit but our accomodations made it the best trip in 10 years! Beautifully decorated. comfortable beds, lovely spacious bathrooms, a kitchen equipped like your own home, landscaped to the nines, groomed beach and even the dish soap had a lovelyisland fragrance! The owners didn't miss a beat in providing a great home away from home for us! Would highly recommend this home to anyone looking for a comfortable and extemely clean place to relax and have fun! Have stayed at The Ritz but would pick Caymanease any day!

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• Beautiful Villa great location

  Beautiful Villa great location

  • Guest Juan
  • Date of stay 02/15/12
  • Review Submitted 02/27/12
  For the last 10 years 3 couples have taken winter trips to the Caribbean staying in what we thought were great Villas. After our trip to Grand Cayman this year we found we have been staying in dumps. Caymanease is beautiful with all the perfect amenities. We lived like Kings for 10 days.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers.

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• An amazingly surreal vacation

  An amazingly surreal vacation

  • Guest Kelly G.
  • Date of stay 08/03/11
  • Review Submitted 10/12/11
  I was fortunate enough to stay at Caymanease in Grand Cayman this past August. The island, property, house, and location are absolutely amazing. Honestly, it was such a surreal vacation. Every moment just felt like a dream. The property is located on a more "local" part of the island. It is quiet and private. There is plenty to do and see on this side of the island. It’s close to Rum Point (my favorite- grab a Cayman Lemonade and walk along the white sand beach or take them out and relax in the water) as well as great restaurants and reefs. The beautiful botanical garden is also close by where you can enjoy a beautiful walk and see plenty of blue iguanas (very cool!). As for the house, it is immaculately maintained and the perfect vacation house. It is a beautiful new house, which doesn’t feel like a house, it feels like a home. There was plenty of room for our group (I went with family) including a fully equipped kitchen. There is also plenty of space to lounge- a living room to watch movies at night, an outdoor (screened) patio and a dining table to sit together and play games :) The two upstairs bedrooms all have large bathrooms (with two sinks and a large shower) as well as a daybed and a place to sit under the window and lookout onto the reef (my favorite place to wake up and read). We spent a lot of time in the backyard (which is the beach!) lounging in the sun, reading, playing ladder ball, drinking a nice cold one or two (or three…). The house also has a pool, which I didn’t understand when I got there because the ocean was just as close to the house, but it ended up being really nice to jump in the pool and cool off. The house also has kayaks to take out and paddle around the reef. You can also grab your snorkel and swim out, there are plenty of reefs and fish to see (it is really incredible). We all had such an amazing time at Caymanease. It was horrible to leave (no one was ready for it, it was actually very sad!) but was really just the most amazing vacation ever. Relaxing, beautiful, perfect. I go back there in my head almost daily. Can’t wait to return. Thank you, Caymanease, for being the perfect host :)

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• Phenomenal Vacation Home

  Phenomenal Vacation Home

  • Guest Jennifer P.
  • Date of stay 04/23/11
  • Review Submitted 07/19/11
  We had been to Grand Cayman before and knew we wanted something on the quieter North Side. Caymanease was exactly what we were looking for...right on the beach with its own private pool! The house was beautifully decorated and comfortably slept our family of five along with three grandparents. Cheryl was so, so helpful even before we booked it and she provided us with great information from where to eat, where to shop and where to play! Our children (ages 3,5 and 7) spent hours and hours in the pool and our 5 year old even learned to snorkel there! The North Side is so quiet and uncrowded you can truly relax and there are plenty of restaurants to try. We enjoyed every meal, but Tukka was definitely our favorite. The house is very accessible for scuba diving and Sting Ray City trips and just lovely for sand castles and kayaking too. We have already recommended this home to friends and would love to return ourselves. Thanks Cheryl and Mitzi for a phenomenal family vacation!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

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• Paradise!

  Paradise!

  • Guest Lynn
  • Date of stay 11/01/10
  • Review Submitted 12/12/10
  Caymanease is truly a 5-star experience! As soon as one walks in the door they know this is not your typical vacation rental - it is truly a home that the owners have obviously taken much care and thought in decorating and furnishing. I loved the beautiful colors, tasteful furnishings, and how everything one could possibly want or need is provided. And the views!!! It was truly paradise to sit on the lovely porch and gaze out at the water. And to be able to step out your back door to your very own private beach and snorkel in your own "back yard" was heaven! I also loved how conveniently located the house is to a number of wonderful restaurants. Thank you, Caymanease, for providing a memorable vacation - we look forward to returning!!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

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Fees:

• Refundable Damage Deposit: $1000
• Tax Rate 13%

Cancellation policy:

Rental Agreement  Check-In Time: Anytime after 3PM Our property Manager, Mitzie Tomlinson, will contact you directly before you arrive and either meet you at the property or give you a code for the lock box. If she does not meet you at the property, she will stop by later that day to ensure you have everything you need.  Check-Out Time: 10 AM • Maids/pool service must be able to clean the property properly • Please place all dirty sheets and towels in the laundry room • Please put all dirty dishes in the dishwasher • Please empty the coffee maker • Rinse Kayak paddles and put on porch • Lock Screened porch • Please take out trash on Tuesday & Friday nights as Garbage collection is early on Wednesday and Saturday mornings 1. Full payment of Security Deposit and Rental fee is due when the property is reserved. 2. A maximum of 8 occupants is allowed by law to occupy the Villa on an overnight basis. EXCEEDING this limit will result in eviction with no refund of fees. 3. Any additional guests added to the reservation will be subject to an additional nightly fee of $200.00 4. No pets or any animals are allowed. 5. NO SMOKING in the villa is allowed. Smoking will result in a loss of your deposit. If you or your guests smoke, please do not litter the shoreline with cigarette butts. 6. Please dispose of all trash properly. We want to respect the environment and protect the sea life. 7. The kayaks are to be used at your own risk, no life vests are provided! 8. Should you choose to use the kayaks you take full responsibility for damage or loss. They must be stored on the beach beside the pool steps and Paddles on the porch. Never leave them by the sea. If they are stolen or damaged you will be charged. 9. No outdoor fires are allowed (The Cayman Government is very strict on this). 10. Please use caution when using the Charcoal BBQ. 11. Absolutely NO fishing equipment or scuba tanks in the villa or pool. 12. No Scuba gear is allowed in the pool. It damages the tile and pool surface. If the property manager finds dive gear in the pool you will be subject to immediate eviction with no refund of rental fees. 13. Please conserve fresh water. All fresh water on the island is filtered rainwater. 14. Please do not put anything other than toilet paper in the toilets, as all villas on the island are on septic tanks. 15. This island (like all islands) has ants/bugs looking for food, especially sweets. We spray monthly and try to keep bug spray available under the sink, but prevention works better! Please keep counters, dining table and floors clean of food debris. 16. Garbage must be put out on Tuesday and Friday night as pick up is early Wednesday and Saturday morning. 17. All windows and doors must be kept shut if using the Air Conditioning, electricity is very expensive and your deposit shall be forfeited for unusually high electric usage. 18. Thermostat must never be set below 72 degrees as it results in the vents sweating and causing drywall damage. 19. When leaving the house all windows and doors must be closed and locked for security as well as maintenance (humidity is constant in Grand Cayman and the salt air is bad for the furniture, linens and electronics). 20. Please leave the furniture as you found it. Do not rearrange beds, tables, dressers or sofas in the villa, as the maids are not able to reassemble or arrange it upon your departure. Moving furniture will result in forfeiture of security deposit. 21. Lost keys will be deducted from the security deposit (the cost to rekey the house). Please keep the key in the lockbox. 22. Villa must be left neat upon departure as noted for check out above. Should it require more than a standard amount of cleaning, the additional cost for maid service will be withheld from your security deposit. 23. If damage done to the villa exceeds the security deposit you agree to pay the additional charges incurred for repair of the villa or the replacement of any broken furnishings or appliances. 24. No Bed Linens may be used on the beach and should not be taken out of the house. The cleaning service takes an inventory of all linens and towels after each checkout; damaged or missing linens and towels will be deducted from the security deposit. 25. The Villa is equipped with a high-speed wireless hub; do not touch or reset the hub. The Internet has been very reliable, so if you have any problem, please contact Mitzie immediately. 26. Should anything break or not operate properly, please call the property manager Mitzie Tomlinson at (345-926-1006) or email her at mitzietomlinson@yahoo.com. Caymanease assumes no liability for any injury or accident during your stay in the Villa. 27. Caymanease assumes no liability for any injury or accident during your stay in the Villa. I, ______________________________ understand and agree to abide by all safety and policy warnings outlined in this lease ________________________________________. (Print name) ________________________________________________ (Signature) I am renting the property for a total of ___adults and ___children I will depart by 10 am on _______.

If you have any questions please contact the owner.