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Castaway Cove: Beach House w/Backyard Snorkeling, Dock, + Modern Interiors

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On the beach, beach towels
Flat-screen TV, stereo

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Entire home

4 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
  • Outdoor Space

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Grand Cayman, Grand Cayman
  • Place, Grand Cayman Beaches
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, North Sound
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Starfish Beach
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Airport, George Town (GCM-Owen Roberts Intl.)
    ‪53 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

North Side

When you stay at this vacation home in North Side, you'll be on the beach, within a 5-minute walk of Grand Cayman Beaches and North Sound. .This beach vacation home is 26.1 mi (42.1 km) from Seven Mile Beach and 26.2 mi (42.1 km) from Governor's Beach.

What's nearby

  • Grand Cayman Beaches - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • North Sound - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Cayman Kai Public Beach - 7 min drive - 3.3 miles
  • Starfish Beach - 16 min drive - 5.5 miles
  • Seven Mile Beach - 55 min drive - 30.3 miles

Getting around

  • Owen Roberts Intl. Airport (GCM) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪South Coast Bar & Grill - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Rum Point Club and Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Kaibo restaurant . beach bar . marina - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Caboose - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Czech Inn Grill - ‬22 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Castaway Cove: Beach House w/Backyard Snorkeling, Dock, + Modern Interiors

***Property Overview***
Welcome to Castaway Cove, an oceanfront villa located on the North Side.

Offering excellent backyard snorkeling, this airy, sun-filled two-story beach house features breathtaking views from almost every room, vaulted ceilings, and an open concept design.

Enjoying a protective coral reef, Castaway Cove is perfect for snorkelers and water enthusiasts. Guests can enjoy their own private dock with thatched cabana, built-in benches, and an ocean ladder for gentle water entry. The dock is a great spot for lazy lounging above the waves with a good book or your favorite people! We advise all guests to wear foot protection when wading into the ocean.

The living area features vaulted ceilings and an open design, allowing tons of natural light and dazzling ocean views to fill the interiors. All the comforts of home are provided, from plush couches to a large HD cable television with surround sound.

***Castaway Cove's Sleeping Arrangements***
(Sleeps 10 guests total, 8 adults max)
-- Bedroom #1: lower-level, primary suite, king bed, ocean views, HD cable TV, ensuite with shower.
-- Bedroom #2: lower-level, king bed, ocean views, ensuite with shower bath.
-- Bedroom #3: upper-level, king bed, ocean views, shares a Jack & Jill ensuite equipped with a shower bath.
-- Bedroom #4: upper-level, two twin beds, ocean views, shares a Jack & Jill ensuite equipped with a shower bath.
-- Additional bedding: sleeper sofa in the living area, suitable for 2 children only.

The home's kitchen comes equipped with modern appliances and breakfast bar seating. There's a formal indoor dining table with seating for 6, plus an alfresco dining table on the oceanfront deck.

Combined with its convenient Northside location, minutes away from a grocery store, restaurants, and excursions departing from the Rum Point Club, it’s easy to see why Castaway Cove is an excellent value for young families and traveling groups. With no properties adjacent to the home, guests are assured maximum privacy to relax and recharge under the island sun.

NOTES: Kayaks and Seaview boards are available for discounted rental. A signed waiver is required.

***Rate Details***
-- 13% Occupancy Tax added to all rates.
-- 10% Guest Service added to all rates.
-- Accidental Damage Protection added to all rates.

***Booking Rules***
-- Christmas & New Year's dates are split into two rental periods. Please inquire about your travel dates before booking.
-- Shorter stays are welcome but subject to a higher cleaning fee. Please inquire to book.
-- No weddings or events permitted
-- Must be 25 or older to book and must occupy the property during the entire stay.

***Grand Cayman Villas & Condos Guest Services***
The 10% Guest Service Fee includes your Guest Services Membership.

Member Benefits
-- Complimentary snorkel equipment for all members of your group
-- Complimentary pack-n-plays, booster seats, & baby gates
-- Complimentary early check-in, if no check out on the same day
-- 10% Advance Booking Discount towards a private charter to Stingray City
-- Guest benefit card providing 10% discounts at select restaurants and small businesses
-- Centralized on-island Welcome Center with private gym and business center
-- Unlimited access to our private gym with yoga studio, cardio machines, and weights (18+ yrs.)
-- Business Center access: computers, printer, scanner, & FedEx/DHL supplies
-- Referral to preferred vendors, guest services desk assistance
-- Kayaks available for discounted rental; signed waiver required.

***Nearby Points of Interest***
-- 3-minute drive east to the nearest store, Chisholm's Grocery.
-- 6-minute drive east to Over the Edge restaurant and Cayman Crystal Caves
-- 2.8 miles west to the Rum Point Club and Bioluminescent Bay
-- 4 miles west to the Kaibo Beach Bar & Grill & Starfish Point
-- 6 miles east to our Welcome Center
-- 10 miles east to the nearest supermarket, Foster's Express, and restaurants at Morritts and the Wyndham Reef Resort.
-- 12 miles east to Tukka Restaurant & Bar and the Cayman Parrot Sanctuary
-- 13 miles to La Casita Taco & Tequila Bar
-- 24 miles (48-minute drive) from Owen Roberts Airport (GCM)

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***Beach Notes***
The entire island is only 22 miles wide from east to west, so you are never too far from anywhere on Grand Cayman. All beaches in Grand Cayman are public since the Crown owns up to the high water mark. The beach or water entry behind your property may vary slightly from the images on our website due to shifting tides and weather patterns. The beach next door is also always available for your use.

The homes in Northside offer great reef-protected snorkeling. The beaches in Northside can have plenty of white sand, but can also be pebbly with natural rock formations. Either way, with the abundant marine life we have in the water, you will want to wear foot protection—pool shoes or fins—when wading into the ocean.

From North Side, it's an easy 10-minute drive to the Rum Point Club, as well as a 10-15 minute drive to Tukka restaurant in the East End. You'll also find 2 resorts in the East End—Morritts and The Reef—with restaurants and a dock bar.

***Ocean Debris & Sargassum***
Beaches in Grand Cayman may also experience floating ocean debris and sargassum seaweed seasonally. Sargassum is a harmless seaweed that has increased in frequency over the summer months. Our owners do make efforts to remove heavy sargassum and will have the beach raked before your arrival.

If sargassum weed becomes extremely heavy behind your property, we will reach out to the owner for alternative solutions, which may include a partial refund or relocation. We try our best to work around Mother Nature.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. A flat-screen television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include a microwave and a washing machine.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach
  • Beach towels

Pool/Spa

  • Massage

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car recommended
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

Dining

  • Chef service
  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Stereo

Outdoor areas

  • Dock
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Concierge services

Location highlights

  • Near the marina
  • Near the ocean
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Kayak
  • Water sports equipment
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkeling nearby
  • Swimming nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

Our hospitality team will follow up after booking for your contact info & email address.
All guests must check-in at our Silver Thatch Welcome Center at 846 Frank Sound Road. Directions will be emailed to you 2 weeks prior to arrival.
A signed Rental Agreement is required after booking. Click on the Rental Agreement link below for details and our full cancellation policy.

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

6888

Castaway Cove: Beach House w/Backyard Snorkeling, Dock, + Modern Interiors Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 10 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 10 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 10 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 10 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 10 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jo D.

Everything was perfect.

It was great to have a few paper products already there, plus extra pillows, beach towels, light switches were labeled and phone numbers for anything we needed. The home is very comfortable and nicely decorated with plenty of space, rooms and bathrooms for everyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Dawn B.

Fantastic House

We just loved this house. We visited for Spring break 2016 we had a total of 8 people, 4 adults and 4 children ages 11-15. The place was perfect. Plenty of space for everyone, so nice quiet and secluded. The kids just loved the pier and the reef just off the beach to explore by snorkeling over it. It was such a relaxing vacation we did not want to return. You will need to rent a car to stay here, but the area was great, near Rum Point, the Crystal Caves, we used Tortuga Divers in Morritts only a 10 minute drive away. Georgetown was about 45 minutes away, but one day in there was more than enough. Just packed with cruise ship visitors. The house was very well equipped, the beds were comfortable we had everything we needed right there. You could easily cook all your meals here if you wanted. We had breakfast and lunch in and sampled the local restaurants for dinner. Just a great trip all around, I highly recommend this house, it is even better in person than you can see in the pictures.
Verified

8/10 Good

Amanda D.

Private, Clean, Rum Point/North Coast Home

Pictures are very accurate and the home has plenty of amenities, as if you were staying at a friends house. Games, books, extra chairs and everything in the kitchen. The property owners, along with Silver Thatch AND the cleaning lady Chloe, were very personable and helpful! Be aware the north side of the island has plenty of wind so snorkeling off our beach front was not possible. That was strictly due to weather though. With calm/warm weather snorkeling would be possible. Also, FYI, there is a enormous amount of seaweed on the beach, limiting space to lounge or lay out in the sand. The seaweed is piled up along the entire stretch of coast 2 feet high and litter is abundant! Again, nothing against the property, more a public service announcement for the northern part of the island.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Kathy B.

Some highs some lows.

The view was phenomenal but couldn’t really get into the water due to grasses and rocks so a pool was very much missed. The inside is large and the kitchen was very well equipped but the microwave didn’t work (so they have another one on the counter?) and the fan by the stove didn’t work (which leads to a lot of smoke and odors) and a security detector inside kept beeping. We called the management company who came out to fix the detector 5 days into our visit. The Mgmt company fee, by the way, is ridiculous. It’s supposed to give you discounts and high quality bath products. We got 3 small soaps. The pier and shack at the end were delightful and the location is our favorite
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2018
Archival

8/10 Good

kathy f.

Great private home rental!

Our stay was 12/28/16 - 1/4/17. Our party of 8, 2 families of 4, had a wonderful time at this home. Description of property is very accurate. Very private location. You have to have a car to stay here. The house was very clean, and was perfect for us. We loved snorkeling from their pier, and even if the water seemed a bit rough (not every day), the current conditions were not bad for swimming. Very pretty coral! The beach is not your clean white sand at a resort, but was very enjoyable. The only issue I had with the house (reason for 4 stars) is that I slept in the master suite and at night I love the windows open to listen to the ocean and you cannot open the sliders at all, they are completely caulked on the outside and the room has no windows so we had to have A/C on. I think overall weather is hit or miss, 5 of our 7 days were windy and 2 were not. The 2 that weren't were buggy and the other 5 weren't. But you are in a tropical location so bugs are to be expected. We enjoyed the deck everyday and wonderful stargazing at night. I have to say, overall the house was very nice and I would definitely recommend staying there.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Harry M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Home/ Bad fuel

The house was everything the website promised . Perfect ! Be careful when putting gasoline in your rental car- we ended up with diesel in our tank on our way to turn the car in at the airport and that is an expensive way to finish your vacation!!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gillian L.

Loved it!

Went with a group of friends and we loved it!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Keri C.

Beautiful house and view, great location!

Had a great time! Would stay here again.
Archival

6/10 Okay

Amber W.

Beautiful View

This house was beautiful. We were unfortunate in our timing, as it was very windy at the house our entire stay. We were unable to use the beach or sit outside during our visit. The beaches were covered in seaweed so thick, we couldn't walk the beach either. Our second night there, the power went out for 5 hours and we weren't able to sleep in the stifling heat. The next day, it was off and on, as well. And every night, I'd wake up around 12:30 am because the a/c in the master was reset to 80 degrees and I'd have to adjust it. It felt a little stingy that only a partial roll of paper towel was provided and we weren't aware that no cleaning supplies would be there unless discussed prior to our stay. Also, we had two flat tires with our rental vehicles due to the numerous nails and screws found in the parking area. We picked up a few handfuls of them and threw them away to help future visitors. One of the dining chairs is unraveling and my father sliced his finger on an exposed rusty nail. I'm usually not one to complain, as I love VRBO and have used it many times, but this was my least favorite stay through the site. Fortunately, the weather was amazing on the other side of the island, so we drove over there daily to enjoy the beaches and attractions. I still gave the home 3 stars instead of less and I'm sure most of our trip would have been different if not for the weather. Also, the views from the home were amazing. We only wish we could have gone outside to enjoy it more!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2015
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda M.

Paradise Home for the whole family!

We took a family vacation and stayed here for a week. WOW and WOW! Location location location. This house was perfect in every way. The size and layout was great. The waterfront location is stunning. Beautiful views. We loved that it is on the north side of the island it makes it very private but had lots to do in the area without all the tourist. The house is very comfortable and has everything you could need. We had 7 adults and 3 small children and had plenty of space. The water was great and the location made snorkeling very easy and lots of sea life to enjoy. it was far from the big towns but we really enjoyed taking the drive into town it's an easy commute. One feature we really enjoyed was going to Starfish Pointe the beaches there are spectacular. As well as going to Rum Pointe, very fun place. Great house and manager was very accommodating. Our family made great memories and we will be back to Castaway Cove! Loved the house and island!