Cayman Islands Travel Guide: Where We Stayed, What We Did + What I Wore

We simply obtained again from a visit to the Cayman Islands, and it was actually certainly one of our favourite holidays we’ve taken as a household. We went in March, and the climate was completely wonderful – heat, sunny, and excellent for spending all day on the seaside. It stayed within the excessive 70s to low 80s the whole time, with blue skies virtually each day. I feel we had one fast afternoon rainstorm, however that was it!

The water within the Cayman Islands is simply as stunning as you’d think about – crystal clear and probably the most gorgeous shade of turquoise (you’ll be able to even see it from the airplane!). We spent most of our time at Cemetery Beach close to our cottage, and the ocean there was so calm with barely any waves, which was good for our women. Even simply standing within the water, we might see little fish swimming round, and lots of people close by have been snorkeling. The sand was extremely delicate and virtually appeared like finely crushed seashells.

March is taken into account peak season in Grand Cayman, so there have been undoubtedly lots of people on the island, nevertheless it by no means felt overly crowded. The seashores nonetheless felt relaxed, and we at all times had loads of area. The solely factor I might suggest is making dinner and lunch reservations forward of time – most eating places refill rapidly this time of yr, and it will be robust to stroll in and not using a reservation.

I needed to place collectively a full Grand Cayman journey information sharing the place we stayed, our itinerary, and the whole lot we did whereas we have been there, together with the entire outfits I wore all through the journey. We stayed at Botanica Beach Cottage, which ended up being such a particular place, and I’ll share extra particulars on that under. I additionally included a comparability to Harbour Island since that’s usually our go-to spring break vacation spot!

If you’re planning a visit to the Cayman Islands and searching for concepts on the place to remain, what to do, and what to put on, I’m hoping this put up is useful!

What I Wore

Monday swimwear blue floral bikini top and matching bottoms // Monday swimwear blue floral sarong // Monday Swimwear hat // Amazon shell necklace // SAME little girls one-piece // ZARA blue crossbody

Outfit on the left: H&M eyelet button up top // H&M eyelet shorts // Lack of Color raffia bucket hat // Zara crochet tote bag // Outfit on the appropriate: Zara striped dress // Nordstrom woven mary janes // Tortoise shell necklace // Amazon straw clutch // Zara little girls crochet dresses

Amazon mini dress // Amazon shell necklace // Target bow sandals // Miu Miu sunglasses // similar bag

Outfit on the left: Zara white mini dress // Zara sandals // Shell necklace // Amazon pink woven bag // Zara crochet dresses // Target toddler sandals // Outfit on the appropriate: Lack of Color raffia bucket hat // H&M bikini top and matching bottoms // Zara ruffled midi skirt // Amazon shell necklace

SAME pink and white stripe bandeau top and matching bottoms // Monday Swimwear sarong // Beaded necklace // Lack of Color raffia bucket hat // SAME little girls pink and white swimsuit top and bottoms

Outfit on the left: Abercrombie maxi dress // Zara sandals // Shell necklace // Miu Miu sunglasses // Amazon pink woven bag // Accessories from left to proper: Amazon straw clutch // Amazon pink woven bag // Tortoise shell necklace // Amazon shell necklace // Amazon heart necklace // Brown beaded necklace // Shell necklace

Nordstrom lace midi dress // Nordstrom woven mary janes // Shell necklace // Amazon pink woven bag // Zara little girls crochet top and matching pants // Target toddler sandals

Outfit on the left: SAME brown and white polka dot bikini top and matching bottoms // Lack of Color raffia bucket hat // H&M eyelet shorts // Miu Miu sunglasses // Outfit on the appropriate: H&M one-shoulder bikini top and matching bottoms // Monday Swimwear hat // Monday Swimwear sarong // Target bow sandals

Nordstrom green and white maxi dress // Dolce Vita sandals // Shell earrings // Miu Miu sunglasses

How the Cayman Islands Compares to Harbour Island

We usually journey to Harbour Island within the Bahamas for Spring Break, so this yr we needed to pivot and take a look at someplace new; enter: the Cayman Islands! The Cayman Islands is far simpler to get to, only one simple two-hour flight from Charlotte and – voila – you’re there! (To get to Harbour Island, we needed to board two planes AND take a ship – which makes touring with children way more tough!) Once your on Grand Cayman, the whole lot is well accessible by automobile, which we did need to hire. Since they’re a British territory, everybody drives on the left aspect of the street there. This did take us a minute to get used to, however fortunately, it was very simple to navigate round city and the roads are good and vast. This was very completely different from Harbour Island, the place there aren’t any automobiles on the island and everybody will get round by golf cart as an alternative. The islands are each comparable in pure magnificence with crystal clear, turquoise water, delicate sand and palm bushes in every single place! Grand Cayman was undoubtedly extra industrialized. One distinction that we famous was the accessibility of groceries – Grand Cayman has a number of massive grocery shops with all of the recent produce and packaged meals we might ever need, whereas Harbour Island has solely a small grocery retailer with very restricted meals provides. However, I’ll say that we did just like the eating places in Harbour Island higher, and zipping round from place to put on our golf cart! 

Where We Stayed

Our favourite a part of our keep was the Beach Cottage we rented from Botanica. It’s some of the beautifully-decorated locations I’ve ever stayed in! With seashell-lined mirrors, handmade tiles, delicate colours and high-ceilings, it’s good mix of informal luxurious and island allure. With three bedrooms and two loos, it was the proper measurement for a celebration of 4 adults and two kids. Aside from how fantastically it’s embellished, it is usually STEPS away from the seaside, with its personal non-public seaside entry simply toes away from the again terrace. I can’t even put into phrases how good it was to be this near the seaside – it made seaside days a lot simpler with children. We might pop in for lunch to make a sandwich, then pop again to the seaside in lower than 5 minutes. We additionally obtained to take pleasure in a number of sunsets on the seaside, which ended up being a few of my favourite reminiscences from the journey! 

Our Itinerary

Day 1

Arrive

2:00 pm – Grab lunch 

2:30 pm – Pick up groceries from Foster’s Republix

3:00 pm – Check into Botanica Beach Cottage 

5:00 pm – Unpack and luxuriate in frozen pizzas on the home 

Day 2

8:00 am – Breakfast on the home 

9:00 am – Morning at Cemetery Beach

12 pm – Lunch on the home (sandwiches/chips) 

5:00 pm – Dinner Reservation at Tillie’s

Day 3

8:00 am – Breakfast on the home 

10:00 am – Cayman Turtle Centre wildlife encounter for the household

12:00 pm – Lunch at Schooner’s Bar and Grill 

3:00 pm – Prenatal Massage at The Spa at Kimpton Seafire

5:15 pm – Dinner Reservation at Ms. Piper’s Kitchen and Garden

Day 4

9:00 am – Breakfast (smoothie bowls) delivered from Island Naturals

11:30 am – Lunch Reservation at Bonnymoon Beach Club

Beach time 

1:00 – 3:00 – Afternoon buying at Camana Bay

5:00 pm – Dinner on the home (nachos!)

6:00 pm – Sunset images on the seaside

Day 5

7:00 am – Grab breakfast (smoothie bowls) from Island Naturals

8:15 am – Depart West Bay for the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park tour

11:30 am – Lunch at Kiabo

5:00 pm – Casual dinner at Macabuca Tiki Bar

Day 6

Depart to go residence!

Overall, we actually loved the Cayman Islands. It felt like a straightforward journey (even with two toddlers!), in every single place we went was tremendous kid-friendly, and you may both e-book your itinerary with excursions and actions, or simply merely benefit from the seaside each day. We LOVED the pure great thing about the island, the crystal-clear water and delicate sand, and can most undoubtedly be planning a return journey again to the island subsequent yr!