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#1 of 2 hotels in George Town
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  • Hotel class: 1 of 5
  • Rooms: 59
  • Address: 390 South Church Street , PO Box 479 GT George Town Grand Cayman
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Casual Oceanfront Dive Resort set on rocky Ironshore coast, with excellent off-shore diving. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Business Centre No Fitness Centre No Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Not Allowed No Restaurant No Room Service Swimming Pool
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“A Great Hotel For Divers”

Sunset House

28 Mar 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

My wife and I visited the Sunset House hotel the first week of March, 2008. This was our first trip after receiving our PADI divers certifications. We are more accustomed to staying at large resorts like the Palace in Cozumel, MX. However, we choose the Sunset House because we wanted to spend much of our vacation time diving.

The hotel is very well equipped for divers. There are plenty of good sized lockers. The dive center, gear cleaning stations, lockers, boat dock, tanks, and sore dive entry points are all locate near each other. The dive staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. Every morning we set out on a two tank boat dive. They try and keep the same groups of people together on the different boats. This let everyone see different dive sights and helped us to make friends. We never visited the same dive sight twice. We had lunches and dinners with other hotel guests we met on the boat. We took one afternoon to go diving at Stingray City, which was a lot of fun.

The shore diving was a great way for us to practice our diving skills and a nice place to go diving. Shore diving at the Sunset House is very easy. During the day, there are always tanks available a short walk from the entry point. For night diving, we put tanks in our lockers.

We enjoyed the food at the hotel, which is not always easy for vegetarians. The beds were comfortable for hotel beds. The room did not come with an iron, in room safe, or hair dryer. The room did have a small refrigerator and a TV. The had safe deposit boxes at the lobby and a computer with internet access. The overall atmosphere was positive and the hotel grounds and Grand Cayman in general were very clean. George Town is about a 15-20 minute walk. There were plenty of places where there was no sidewalk and we were sharing the road with traffic. I think it is reasonably safe to make the walk during the day but we took a taxi at night. We ate at Bacchus Restaurant & Wine Bar and really loved it. Most of the shops in George Town closed around 5:00 or 6:00 pm. We did not try going into town while the cruise ships were at port. Hell was only good for a quick photo. The turtle farm is a good place to see captive green sea turtles but we enjoyed seeing turtles while diving more.

Our vacation at the Sunset House was excellent. I look forward to visiting again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — SCUBA Diving
    • Disliked — No serious complaints
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TheoreticalChemist's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2008
Travelled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 35-49
Member since: 02 February 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older Travellers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure
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“Listen to the majority of the reviews”

Sunset House

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5 of 5 stars
Upstate NY
24 Feb 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

My wife and I have been to Sunset House about 30 times in the last 20 years. We have never had less than a wonderful experience. The staff from the general manager to the goundskeepers and housekeepers have always been friendly and helpful. The general manager lives on premises right over the dive shop. The diving is excellent, particularly the shore diving right in front of the property - wall, reef, wreck and mermaid. It is also the normal area that the Atlantis Submarine operates in which makes for some interesting photos. The dive staff will give you as much or as little help as you desire. The restaurants and bar are also top notch. We just returned from an 8-night stay and never left the premises except once to go to the store. If you want a family friendly resort where you can get diving limited only by your computer, you can't go wrong with Sunset House.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Wide range of accommodations - simple room to apartment
    • Disliked — Nothing really. We aren't fussy.
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scubafc's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Travelled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 50-64
Member since: 24 February 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Teenagers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure
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“Great Divers' Resort”

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4 of 5 stars
menlo park, ca
31 Jan 2008
5/5 found this review helpful

We spent an enjoyable week diving at Sunset House. The place is a little old and tired, but we were there to dive. The room was spacious and clean, and everything worked. The desk staff and the restaurant staff and the dive staff were all friendly and helpful and attentive. Could not ask for more.

We dove every day on their boat as well as some shore diving and snorkeling each day. There is a lovely small clean pool to wash that salt out of your eyes after diving. The other guests were divers as well, mostly a polite quiet bunch, people very much like ourselves from all over the world.

The greatest surprise was the high quality of the meals. Breakfast was plain and served in an over-airconditioned restaurant, but lunch and dinner could be ordered at the bar or outdoor tables. The food was great, especially the Indian curry specialties.

The resort sits on ironshore, rather than a nice sandy beach, But that is what divers want, since it makes for good snorkeling and shore diving. This is not for you if you need to look at pretty white sand.

It's about half a mile from downtown. We didn't have a car, so to go to town we got to walk along a very busy road with lots of traffic at all hours and with no shoulder or sidewalk. You walk on the right facing traffic and hope for the best.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — food and diving
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dhauk's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2008
Travelled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 50-64
Member since: 06 September 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Teenagers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine
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“Hassel on vacation”

Sunset House

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1 of 5 stars
Farmington, NM
29 Jan 2008
0/5 found this review helpful

I would avoid at all costs. I arrived on a Saturday night. On Sunday morning I was told I could not dive with them, rather rudely. So I found another dive shop and resort to stay at. I checked out on Sunday morning and was told they would refund the rest of my money. When I called expedia for a refund they said that Sunset House was charging me for three nights. I was only there eight hours. The staff was rude, the food way over priced. The location is bad.
Dr Sai Neesh
Farmington, New Mexico

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Disliked — Staff
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anu505050's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2008
Travelled with: Solo traveler
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / ure
Age group: 50-64
Member since: 29 January 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
No way!
I recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Teenagers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“the dive shop/ diving rocks!”

Sunset House

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4 of 5 stars
california
29 Dec 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

This was the first time in the grand caymans. The purpose of the trip was to dive. The dive shop and instructors are excellent. helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. The daily boat dives are well organized. the shore diving is awesome.
The food and bar set up is cool. the staff makes the place.
The rooms are a "holiday inn express" grade. The maid service was grand but if you are planning on staying in your room don't go to this particular place.
If you are going to go to dive... go to the Sunset house dive center.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — the diving program
    • Disliked — the rooms
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC
busteria's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Age group: 50-64
Member since: 29 December 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, Girlfriend getaway, Families with Teenagers
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Families with Small Children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure
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Average price*: £120 (year-round)
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390 South Church Street | PO Box 479 GT, George Town, Grand Cayman