Gardens of the Kai
Nestled in tranquil Cayman Kai, The Gardens of The Kai is a cozy complex with 16 2-story condos, right on a beautiful 1,300-foot stretch of sandy beachfront.
Tucked away from the bustle of tourists on Seven Mile Beach, yet close to 5-star restaurants and fun activities, it's the perfect spot for your island vacation.
Our condos, ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms, are decked out with everything you need for a great stay. Guests love the pool, the beach, and the awesome ocean views. And, most of all, they dig the laid-back vibes that make every moment here feel like paradise.
Location
Nearby Points of Interest
- Short walk to the island's Bioluminescent Bay.
- 13-minute walk to the Rum Point Club & 1 minute to the Kaibo Beach Bar & Grill
- 10-minute walk to Starfish Point
- 5 miles to the nearest grocery store, Chisholm's Grocery
- 6.7 miles to Over the Edge restaurant
- 7.2 miles to Cayman Crystal Caves
- 9.3 miles to our Guest Services Welcome Center
- 14 miles to the nearest supermarket, Foster's Express
- 26.5 miles (50 min drive) from Owen Roberts Airport (GCM)
Getting Around
A rental car is highly recommended. Taxi cabs are unreliable and expensive outside of town and Seven Mile Beach. Plus, there is no Uber or Lyft on the island.
For rental cars, we recommend Budget Cayman, Avis, or Marshalls.
Day Tripping
Cayman Ferries operates daily water taxis departing from the Kaibo Marina to Camana Bay. Perfect for day trips to Seven Mile Beach or shopping excursions at Camana Bay.
Download their app to purchase your tickets in advance. Just be sure to make it back for the return voyage across the sound!
Amenities
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Barefoot Sandy Beach |
Communal Freshwater Pool |
Beach Notes
The beach behind the Gardens of the Kai is a white-sand, barefoot beach and there is lots of it for privacy and sunbathing.
The beach-front homes in Cayman Kai offer calm water for wading, beaching a rental boat, or just safe shallow water swimming close to the shoreline for little children. Adults won’t swim further out than 20 feet—Rum Point Beach is too nice by comparison—the water is shallow and has a softer bottom and there is no reef here to support marine life...but we do see the occasional turtle, eagle ray, or tarpon swim by in the shallows!
Another benefit is that we rarely get any seaweed on the beach so the beaches stay cleaner than the oceanfront beaches.
The big draw to this area is the proximity to the Rum Point Club, a public beach club within a short walk that offers a fantastic barefoot beach, water sports, a restaurant and bar, a gift shop, and pick-up beach volleyball games. Also nearby is the Kaibo, a beachfront restaurant, bar, coffee shop, and marina.
Lastly, about 20 minutes east there are 2 large resorts--Morritt's and The Reef--that offer manicured beaches, plus restaurants, a grocery store, plus wine & spirits store. These two resorts also offer scuba, and snorkel trips, jet ski rentals, windsurfing, kiteboarding, oceanfront pools, and bar service.
General Grand Cayman Beach Notes
All beaches in Grand Cayman are technically public since the Crown owns up to the high water mark.
The shoreline quality behind your property may vary slightly from the images on our website due to shifting tides and weather patterns. The next-door beach is also always available for your use.
Ocean Debris & Sargassum Seaweed
Beaches in Grand Cayman may also experience floating ocean debris and sargassum weed seasonally. This location is VERY rarely affected.
Booking Rules
- Visa, MasterCard, and Discover accepted.
- A 3-night minimum stay is required year-round.
- A 5-night minimum stay is required over Thanksgiving week.
- A 7-night minimum stay is required over Christmas and New Year's week.
- Shorter stays, if available, may incur a departure cleaning fee
- Guests must be 21 years or older to book and must occupy the unit during the entire stay.
- Pets are not permitted in Rum Point Resort, however;
- Service animals are permitted in the resort, residences, and restaurants.
- Service animal documentation must be approved at least seven days prior to check-in.
- The entire resort is 100% non-smoking.
- A US$ 1,000 remediation fee will be charged for smoking in rooms.
- Check-in is at 4:00 PM
- Check-out is at 11:00 AM
