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Property Amenities
The Reef Resort features 2 outdoor pools, 2 spa tubs, and an outdoor tennis court, as well as a restaurant and a beach bar. In seasons when children are out of school, The Reef Resort offers supervised kids' activities (surcharges). The Concierge Center features 3 computers providing high-speed Internet access to guests. Wireless Internet access is also available throughout the property including the beach (surcharge). The resort also has a meeting room and banquet facilities with 900 square feet (83 square meters) of conference or exhibit space. 2 laundry rooms contain coin-operated machines. A picnic area includes charcoal grills.
Le Soleil Spa provides plant-based facial, body, and massage therapies and treatments.
Room Amenities
Rooms
The Reef Resort offers 152 extra-spacious oceanfront studios and suites in six three-story yellow buildings with blue roofs. Each studio and suite features a balcony or patio with a full ocean view. All units are nonsmoking. (Smoking at the resort is permitted only outdoors.) Ceiling fans provide a cooling alternative to units' air conditioning. Televisions offer U.S. cable channels.
Couples favor oceanfront deluxe studios that feature four-poster king beds and oval spa tubs draped with sheer white curtains. Families vacationing on Grand Cayman Island favor one-bedroom oceanfront suites and two-bedroom oceanfront condos with fully equipped kitchens.
Decor includes tile floors, white walls and ceilings, light-colored furniture, and artificial plants.
Full housekeeping is provided on Wednesdays and Saturdays; garbage removal and towel replacement takes place on all other days.
Wireless and dial-up Internet access are available (surcharges).
All rate plans are Room-Only unless the "All Inclusive" rate plan is specifically booked. The All Inclusive rate plan must be noted on the booking confirmation email in order to receive the all-inclusive program benefits.
All-Inclusive Details
Guests can book rooms at The Reef Resort for a rate that is either for the room only or for all-inclusive. All-inclusive rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply, for example, to premium food items or drinks; or to dining at specific restaurants). Guests who book all-inclusive rates do not have to pay extra for onsite activities such as snorkeling. Taxes and gratuities are included. Please note items that are not included; these require a surcharge.
Taxes and gratuities
Gratuities and taxes are included.
Food and beverages
Not included
Accessibility Options
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.
Dining
Pelican's Reef Restaurant - Second-floor, air-conditioned dining room with panoramic views. Linen-service dinners with starters such as crab cakes, conch ceviche, coconut shrimp, and main courses include lobster, steak, pasta, shrimp/crab-crusted mahi mahi. Fixed-price menu Tuesday and Thursday nights featuring show by Barefoot Man, Cayman's famed Caribbean singer.
Rusty Pelican Beach Bar - Open-air, thatched-roof spot serving salads, sandwiches, wraps, fish and chips, shrimp pasta, fish, tropical drinks for lunch and dinner.
A continental breakfast is available for a surcharge.
Recreation
Graced by palm trees, the Reef Resort's 1,600-foot beachfront offers uncrowded sunbathing, with coral heads right off the beach for snorkeling and two small areas for sand-bottom swimming. A reef 300 yards offshore generally keeps the water flat. The hotel's beachfront also offers beach umbrellas and sun loungers.
Two pool complexes offer freshwater swimming. One complex comprises two rock-lined foliage-fringed freeform pools with a children's pool in the middle featuring a dolphin fountain. One pool measures 75 feet long and is bordered by a rock waterfall. The other measures 40 feet and features a central infinity edge. The complex includes a rock-lined eight-person spa tub. The second pool complex comprises an 80-foot-long freeform pool and a six-person spa tub.
The resort rents snorkeling gear. Scuba-diving instruction, including a certification course, is available, and diving and snorkeling excursions can be arranged for multiple dive locations around Grand Cayman Island. Windsurfing and kayaking are also offered on site. Use of a lighted artificial-grass tennis court is complimentary.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site at The Reef Resort, in the Colliers Bay area of Grand Cayman, or within a short drive of the property; fees may apply.
Spa
Le Soleil Spa offers massages, manicures, and pedicures in its 3 treatment rooms (surcharges). Advanced reservations are required.
Promotions
2012 Cayman Summer Splash Promotion
Book a minimum 5-night stay in a "Summer Splash" rate category now - September 25, 2012, for travel May 1 - September 30, 2012, and receive the following:
Must book a "Summer Splash" rate category to qualify. Minimum 5-night stay required. Offer may not include taxes or gratuities. Other restrictions may apply.
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out of 296 reviews
“Best vacation ever”
We stayed at the reef for a week and it was the most fun we've had on a vacation. The rooms and view were fantastic, the food was very good, we liked that they had a different theme each night. The staff was the best,everyone was so nice and friendly especially the bartenders, they were fantastic! If your looking for a very relaxing vacation then this is the place for you. We want to go back next year!! We went in January and it was alittle windy but still in the mid 80's during the day, but needed a sweatshirt at night sitting out at the bar. We had a great vacation, and the all inclusive was absolutely worth it.
“Reef Resort Recommended”
Great relaxing vacation. Awesome resort in a perfect location. White Sands Water Sports is a great onsite tour company. They do a really good job. The Italian Kitchen next door has awesome foor. Food at the resort is good as well.
“Excellent & Extremely Clean!!”
Nothing against Seven Mile Beach, but if you're looking for quiet time, this is the place. Great rooms and quiet atmosphere with activities and also music to enjoy. Great snorkeling and a great reef just steps from your room. Unfortunately, the wind was a bit strong and made for some larger waves, but overall the place was just great. The good thing about this Island is that you can literally find a great snorkeling place loaded with reefs almost anywhere. Thank you to the folks at The Reef for they're wonderful hospitality. We will definitely come back to Grand Cayman.
“Loved it!”
Very helpful staff, great room, nice facility. We will go back!
“lovely, quiet hotel with amazing snorkeling!”
My boyfriend and I stayed at the Reef hotel for 5 days at the start of November. When we arrived we were upgraded from a normal to deluxe suite. The room was incredibly spacious and very clean, it also had a lovely balcony. The beach is wonderful, and the best snorkeling we did on the island was right in front of the hotel! We saw two sea turtles, and innumerable schools of brightly colored fish just 50 or so feet out. The hotel was very quiet (it was also the off season), there were some families, but mostly middle aged couples: no spring break/bachelor party vibe. The hotel is located on the East End of the island, there are several nature preserves nearby, and it feels a world away from the gaudy strip malls that dominate the Seven Mile Beach area. If you do stay at the Reef, you probably want to rent a car to explore the island.
“Great stay”
Had another great stay at the Reef. The staff was great as usual. The room was nice and clean and everything was in great shape. They were having a pretty bad seaweed bloom while I was there but they had a large crew out every morning trying to keep the beach as clean as possible. It was nice and quiet just like my previous stays which is what I was looking for.
“Great stay at a relaxing resort”
The Reef is not a Hyatt or a Hilton, but that isn't what we were looking for. We wanted quiet, peaceful, clean, and truly a carribean feel. It was well maintained, and felt like a home away from home. Everyone at The Reef was pleasant and cheerful, and went out of their way to ensure we had a pleasant stay. We were only approached once by a salesperson trying to get us to sit down for the review of their "timeshare" option, and the person was a typical pushy salesperson, and finally got the hint. But that only happened once all week. The Reef is NOT conveinient to travelers unwilling to rent a vehicle, it is in a remote part of the island with little nearby ameninties and not many options for food and nightlife nearby. But when I go on vacation, I don't want to be in the middle of the action. I want to be able to go back to a peaceful place and chill after a night out on the town. Which is exactly what I got. It was a perfect respite from the other tourists and busyness of Georgetown.
“non turista location”
clean & comfortable with nearby grocery & liquor store away from the tourist area good food and a friendly staff had a great stay
“The most relaxing vacation by far...”
Amazing place and people! Can't wait to go back!
“Great place to get away from it all”
We loved the Reef. It you want peace and quiet and to be away from the crowds this is the place for you. Everyone there was very friendly and our room was very clean. The pool was nice and the snorkeling was great right there at the resort.
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The preferred airport for The Reef Resort is George Town (GCM-Owen Roberts Intl.) - 28.6 km / 17.7 mi.
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