BCC was brilliant! Its not a pristine 5 star, souless place.. its somewhere where you can chill out in a relaxing environment and really feel at home.
The staff made us feel very welcome and, being in a place that the locals use meant that you got some good hints and tips for places to go and and insight to island life...
The dive school was brilliant and Jen really made our first experience of diving something to remember - she was an excellent teacher.
The crusie ships were a bit of a pain, but being off season, they were in at 10am and gone by 2, we just made sure we were out of the hotel at this time and took advantage of being on such a friendly island by hiring a car to see more of the island.
We are not usually fans of going to the same place twice (there is so much of the world to see) but I would make an exception for this place, and would definately come back, bringing my family... if its still there...

OK, after seeing the pictures on-line my wife and I were a little concerned about the accommodations. Then after reading the reviews, we were less worried. We arrived and our room was not ready (we were early). The hotel appeared to be a bit run down. We kept our mind open but as we walked through the lobby and out on to the patio we began to worry. We had lunch while we waited for our room to be ready. The lunch menu/buffet was very basic. The food was OK, nothing special. It took about 3 hours before we could get a room. When we pressed them, they gave us a different room than originally assigned and things went downhill from there. We got in to the room and we were SERIOUSLY disappointed. It was old and tattered. The TV had a crack and the sound couldn't go above "3." The bathroom was atrocious. The tiles had many cracks in them and the caulk-job looked like it was finished by a 1st grader. We sucked it up and tried to make the best of our situation. We stayed for a week. The food was just OK. Breakfast was probably the best meal of the day. We ate out several times and that was extremely expensive. Pizza place across the street was $31 USD for a plain pizza and 2 12-oz drinks. No one at the resort was rude but often seemed bothered when we asked for something, including the bartenders. Our last stay in the D.R. the staff went out of their way to serve you. The grounds were often dirty. We picked up several items of trash because we got tired of looking at it. Our telephone didn't work for 3 days so we couldn't call our 2 little girls back in the states. The beach was relaxing and had plenty of chairs when the "cruisers" weren’t around. We didn't pay for a 5-star vacation and we didn't get one. If you are very frugal and don't mind cheap accommodations then this might be the right place for you. One more thing, we took taxis for 3 days before we found out by accident about the bus service (which is about 75% of the price). The hotel could have told us about it but instead allowed us to take taxis everywhere. They just were not very helpful. For an island that tourism is the only industry you'd think the people at this resort would be more accommodating. If I had to do it all over again I'd spend more money and stay somewhere else.

We booked this as a New Year special with CheapCaribbean.com and having read the reviews on tripadvisor we knew not to expect the Ritz! , it was basic accommodation which was ok for 4 nights.

The room- basic but was always kept very clean and everything worked
Front desk- was always helpful and pleasant
Bar- Rum punch and Caymen beer were fine, staff ok
Food- again basic, we didn't have any problems with the servers as other reviewers have commented. We have to admit we did eat out on 2 evenings out of 4, just for a change of scenery.
The Wharf restaurant about 1 and a half miles away was excellent, bit on the pricey side but worth it (they feed the huge Tarpin at 9pm which is quite a sight)
Beach- AMAZING! beautiful clean beach and the sea was great to snorkel in. We only had 1 cruise ship party in the 5 days and didn't have any problems, they were respectful and were kept away from the hotel guests.
Pool- never used it, needs some work on it really but it didn't bother us as the beach was so great we didn't miss the pool.
Trips- Definately do the Stingray and reef snorkel trip, it was a fantastic experience and the boat guys were great fun and if you can get the crazy singing bus driver even better!
WARNING- Mosquitos- use spray, I did use spray, but I still got a number of bites, keep you room door shut as much as possible.
Summary- You get what you pay for, I could cope with 4 nights here but not 14. This place is for sale to make way for high end condos, I sound hypocritical but it is a shame because if they spent some money on Beach Club it was be the most Caribbean type place on the Island. Some of the locals are quite sad because it is one of the few original Cayman style hotels left, however I repeat it would need a LOT of money to update it. We would go back to Grand Caymen but would stay somewhere else.

My husband and I stayed at the BCC from April 26, 2008 to May 3, 2008. We had a wonderful and relaxing vacation. Yes, the BCC is a bit old and needs some TLC, but we would go back again in a heartbeat. Our room was always clean, the service was always good (with the exception of one moody bartender) (special thanks to J.J., Leesa, Gaspar, Joe, Keith, Donovan and the nice girl at the check-in for your smiles and great service), the food was always very good, and the beach was absolutely beautiful. Crystal clear water and soft white sand. If I had to complain, the only one would be that we would have preferred a room with a king size bed. Other than that, NO COMPLAINTS. It is really a shame that they may be tearing down this resort. Grand Cayman is an extremely expensive island and BCC is the only all inclusive resort. We would not travel any other way. The restaurants and bars are far too costly for our pocketbook. I wish they would just give up the idea of another condo facility and keep the one resort that many of us could afford to stay at.

Must say I was worried about the cruise ship traffic after reading some of the reviews, but it was definately a non-issue. They were only there 1 of the days we stayed and were gone by about 2 p.m. Never bothered us a bit.

Met some great people on this trip. Would like to say hi to Dan & Dee and wish we had exchanged e-mails to keep in touch. Also, Jerry & Linda and the sweet sisters we met, Janet & Julie. Hope you are all well. Of course, we will never forget our very special new friends, Tom & Nancy!! We had such a great time and many, many laughs!!