Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman
The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman is a luxury hotel in Georgetown, Cayman Islands, operated by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. It lies on Seven Mile Beach. The hotel was nominated for the Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Residences and the Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Suite in 2013 at the 20th World Travel Awards.[1]
Location
The luxury resort hotel is set in an area of 144 acres that extends from Seven Mile Beach, a stretch of pure white sand along the Caribbean waters, to the North Sound.[2] The hotel is comprises two buildings set on either side of the boulevard that runs parallel to the Seven Mile Beach. The link between the two wings is provided by a catwalk which is climatically monitored and is sound proof, and the catwalk runs over the busy thoroughfare. The hotel also encompasses the golf course and a spa built to the pattern of “La Praire’s Silver Rain”. There is a fee to eneter the hotel.[3]
Architecture and facilities
The Ritz-Carlton is triple story building, which was opened in early 2006, is reported to be the largest building on the island and built contravening the building rules of the island; it has thus generated controversy. The hotel has 363 rooms and suits and 69 residences.[4]
The Ritz-Carlton consists of two main buildings; the Waterway, which contains the lobby, restaurants, spa and guest rooms opposite the lagoon, and the other, which is a U-shaped complex of residential suites around a pool and restaurants, faces the ocean.[2] The corridor is long and forms the art gallery with artifacts on display made by local craftsman, arranged in rotating display cases.[5] The main Waterway building contains the hotel lobby and concierge, the Silver Palm Lounge, Taikun and Blue by Eric Reipert on the 3rd floor. It also contains the Silver Rain La Prairie Spa, a ballroom, and the "Garden View" and "Resort View" rooms. The lagoon and garden is to the east of this and contains the Blue Tip Golf Course (nine hole), designed by Greg Norman, and three clay tennis courts and one grass court designed by Nick Bollettieri.[2] The ball room is 9000 sqft and has the facility to be divided into three smaller rooms. The terrace adjoining it has further space of 4600 sqf which can accommodate more guests spilling from the ballroom.[6]
The hotel has 24 residential suites, which range from one to three bedrooms. The largest and most expensive suite is the 2,400 square feet (220 m2) Ritz-Carlton Suite overlooking the ocean, which as of 2006 cost $5,000 a night.[2] The Resort View Club Room, with an area of 480 square feet (45 m2), overlooks the North Sound Pool and has a 75 square feet (7.0 m2) terrace.[7] Ocean Front Club Room, of the same size, overlooks the beach. Many of the rooms are furnished in Italian linens and marble tables, with rattan chairs on the balconies.[2]
References
- ^ "The Cayman Islands win at 20th World Travel Awards". Cayman Net News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Cayman Islands: Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman". The New York Times. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Christina Paulette Col?n; Alexis Lipsitz Flippin; John Marino (22 July 2011). Frommer's Caribbean. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-1-118-10734-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Tricia Hayne (2008). Cayman Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-1-84162-214-9.
- ^ Fodor's (28 December 2010). Fodor's Cayman Islands. Fodor's Travel Publications. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-307-92796-5.
- ^ Paris Permenter (January 2008). Cayman Islands Adventure Guide. Hunter Publishing, Inc. pp. 292–. ISBN 978-1-58843-640-5.
- ^ "Guest rooms and suites". Ritz-Carlton. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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