I have been to TI before the hurricane and now after. The rooms are all completely re-done with kitchenettes, new furniture etc. The pools are fabulous as is the snorkeling beach but I spent most of my time at the swim up bar.
Bed restaurant on complex is the best restaurant on the island and now you can take dive lessons, go to the spa on site. (my husband dove -- I spa'd). They only have maid service every other day which was fine with us and I heard new pool and lobby furniture will be there beginning of May. Overall the resort is very laid back and friendly. They have washers on site-- to get the sand out of your swimsuit and a deli that sells good wine. Overall a winner. We love the Caymans!

I have been to cayman about 10 times and have stayed in a variety of resorts. This is by far my favorite place to stay in cayman. The people are all very friendly and the pool is fantastic. The room we stayed in was HUGE and very clean if basic. In cayman you would nto want to waste your time sittin in teh room anyway. It is on the west end of 7 mile and they have fantastic drinks and drink specials. I have stayed there several times and it was great each time. The beach is not the greatest but it is a very brief walk to many others and for how much less expensive it is, it is worth the walk.

On a typical vacation, i have been accustomed to staying at places like the four seasons and the hyatt yet still I enjoy this resort the most.

Reading the recent reviews of TI, I'm not surprised to hear that the resort has fallen on hard times. When my husband and I stayed there (my husband was attracted to the PADI dive facility on property) problems started at check in and continued until our departure.

First the GOOD:
1. I was there with my hubby, and we always make the best of every situation.
2. Food was ok
3. The weather was fab
4. The diving was lovely

The BAD (and WORSE)
1. Check in took 2.5 hours. No one manned the front desk. No bartender at the lobby bar to hook us up with a cocktail while we waited and waited and waited.
2. Partial ocean view room - HA! I stood on a chair on our balcony and was able to discern the slightest sliver of ocean in the distance. Don't bother spending any extra cash.
3. Maid service - room was unmade for days in a row, no clean towels without multiple phone calls to housekeeping.
4. First glimpse of the room: broken lamp in room, avocado green bathtub CRAWLING with ants (no hot water either, I should add), overpowering smell of mold/mildew.
5. Disappointing beaches, rocky, nearly non-existent.
6. Hotel "shops" were never open.
7. remote location at the end of 7 mile beach - without a car, you're stranded to walking distance.

Hope this helps. We would not stay here again. We are usually W or Westin regulars...nice upper middle of the road hotels. TI is NOT a nice resort. Its cheap and it will sour your view of Cayman. And that's a darn shame.

We had a ball there--the place was wonderful. Staff was great. Loved the pools and the bars. Close to everything. Loved Grand Cayman--expensive but great. Stingray City a WOW.
Wanted to go back for the Christmas Holidays..:(--Hurricane damage too bad won't take reservations until March.. and I'm booked into Cancun in April--maybe next yr.