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.

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.

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.

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