Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

My family and I just returned from an exceptional week at the Kimpton Seafire! After extensive research on a vacation that our 3 year old and 1 year old would enjoy, we landed on the Kimpton and within 10 minutes of being at the resort, we knew we had made the right call. In depth review: PROPERTY: Can't say enough about the resort and its facilities. The lobby feels fresh and modern. They did a really nice job building the property and giving it an "open air" feel. As for the pool, it's essentially one large pool divided into 3 different sections (adult, main pool, kids pool). We didn't use the adult pool. It was fairly small but didn't seem crowded. The main pool was a nice size and had the most activity. And at the far end, there is a kids pool which is pretty shallow and was perfect for our 1 year old. We overlapped with 2-3 days of Feb school vacation, but we never felt like we couldn't find chairs at the pool. I was worried about possibly having to reserve seats at 7am. Wasn't an issue here. We also spent time at the beach each day. Plenty of chairs. Nice touch having beach toys for the kids. Lastly, there is a splash park which our kids loved. You can even order food/drinks there and there are chairs for the adults. RESTAURANTS/BARS: Breakfast each day was at Ave. Excellent buffet. Kids under 5 eat free at the hotel which was a really nice perk. You can also order off the menu for breakfast but we mostly did the buffet. It had everything we needed and more. We ate lunch by the pool each day. All of the chairs have flags on them. Raise the flag and someone will come by (they always were there within 5 minutes or so). Great pool menu and food. Aside from the kids stuff, we had a grilled chicken wrap, falafel wrap and tried a couple salads. Cocoloba is a lunch/dinner restaurant on property. They offered typical mexican food. It was situated right on the beach which was nice - and we loved the food. Think margaritas, chips/salsa, tacos. Perfect for kids too. We went to Ave for dinner as well and absolutely LOVED it. One of the best meals of the trip. Finally, you MUST check out the Library By the Sea bar. It was ranked as a top 50 bar in the world, and you'll understand why. They even had live music a couple nights. ROOM: We booked a 1 bedroom ocean view suite and it was perfect. Very spacious, great for families. You can probably get away with a smaller room but we wanted a bit more space with the kids. Massive bathroom/tub/shower, huge outdoor balcony, very comfortable beds. Overall the room was very well-appointed and clean and had everything we needed. It was cleaned twice each day (you can request certain times each day, clutch with napping kids). SERVICE: The service at this hotel is tremendous. Some of the best hospitality I've seen. I wish I wrote down all of the names, but then again I'd be writing another 5 paragraphs of shoutouts. Everyone at the Kimpton is there to make your stay perfect. Other quick things to note: - Easy to get a taxi anywhere, no need to rent a car (be prepared the taxi rides can add up though) - As others have mentioned in reviews, be prepared to spend on the food in GC. Dinners were all pretty $$, but I guess that's part of the deal coming to this island. - If you're a couple with no kids....just know there are a LOT of families at the Kimpton. It was never "loud" or anything like that, but kids are everywhere. - We checked out the Ritz one night for dinner (Andiamo, great for kids)...I much prefer the Kimpton. The Ritz was so spread out and looked a little dated. BOOK THIS HOTEL ASAP

Cannot imagine staying elsewhere. I’ve been at the Kimpton for a multi-week work trip and the people here are remarkable. Have had a host of issues from illness to weather-related travel problems and the people here have been incredible from start to finish. Cannot explain what a difference the people make.

For our first trip to Grand Cayman, I made a relatively last-minute booking (about 6 weeks out) through the IHG website and got a room, for my husband and me, that looked exactly like the picture on the website, a king suite with a partial ocean view. The room was about $1800 a night plus taxes and fees, which was less than comparable rooms that were available, when I looked, at the Ritz and Palm Heights. Our booking was for five nights. We stayed 2/18-2/23, 2025. Besides availability and cost, I was swayed to this resort by Reddit posts that bragged about the high quality of the service. In recent years we've been to Aruba and various resorts in Cabo, including Nobu, Grand Velas, and the Waldorf, among others, so any comparisons that I make would be based on that. The room that we had, 307, was a little worn, especially the furniture, which had nicks in the wood and sagging cushions. The light switches were confusing, and the USB plug on one side of the bed didn't work. The air conditioning was set to not go below 68°F, which might not be a problem for some people, but as a menopausal woman, left me uncomfortable in the middle of the night. I like how the bathroom was arranged, with a large separate water closet that had a fan. It was also very nice that you could shut off the bathroom fully from the bedroom with sliding doors. The room also had a very large closet, which was excellent for getting dressed. The small mostly open shower had two heads, a rain shower and a handheld. Someone needs to take a bottle of Clorox Clean-Up to the handheld, because there was black mold on the bottom spouts that made me not want to use it. There was also a bit of black mold between some of the shower tiles, but otherwise the bathroom was quite clean. There was always an ample supply of personal care products available in the room, not only body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion, but also razors, toothbrushes, etc., which was very convenient. Housekeeping came to the room early every morning, before 8 o'clock, which felt a little excessive given that we were on vacation and did not have young children. Then they knocked on the door every 15 minutes unless I got up to press the do not disturb button. They then spent most of the morning hovering outside the door waiting to pounce. One morning I had a stomachache so I came back to the room to use the restroom, and rather than leave, the worker remained in my room, cleaning, which I found kind of uncomfortable. Maybe it was a language or cultural barrier thing, but weird nonetheless. I tried in-room dining twice and it was fine, but not exceptional. The service was relatively quick and the food was close to the quality in the restaurants, at least for breakfast and a snack that I ordered. Food-wise, our very best meal was the chef's table experience at Avecita. Nico was our server/sommelier, and he was outstanding. The chefs were also outstanding, and I'm sad and embarrassed that I don't remember their names, because they are profoundly talented and kind. My very favorite dish was the mushroom course, which could be my favorite thing I've ever eaten. I am not a fan of octopus, and that course was also just delicious. I would highly recommend this special experience to anyone visiting the resort or just this restaurant, because it was worth every penny. Coccolobo, the bar/restaurant by the ocean, was good. The three times we were there we sat at the bar, and the drinks were very good and the bartender service was exceptional. It was also a great place to watch the sunset. I would highly recommend spending time there if you're on Seven Mile Beach, whether or not you stay at the resort. We did not do any excursions, but we did rent a cabana by the pool for a day. That was OK, but I would not do it again. It included a small split of champagne, chips and salsa, and a cooler full of nonalcoholic beverages. Our cabana got very little sun in the afternoon, even in the chairs that were out in the sun, which was a disappointment. I would prefer for the chairs sitting in the sun, to get sun, and the chairs under the cabana to be shaded. Without the rental, on the busiest days, my husband came down no earlier than 7 AM and was able to get pretty much the best chairs by the pool. He would just sit there and drink his coffee and read a magazine in the quiet until I arrived. I felt like the service at the pool was generally lackluster, like the servers there were just not very excited about their jobs. The people who moved things around for you and brought you towels were better than the food/drink servers. I'm sure this is a resort choice, but having stayed at a number of resorts in the Caribbean, all my other experiences included carafes of cold water bought to your seat at the pool as a part of the experience, which would make the situation at this resort much better. I constantly felt dehydrated here, and if you're on vacation, you shouldn't have to worry about that... that should be a part of the service. I had a couple of issues with the pool itself, which again is a resort choice. First, the adult pool is the size of a postage stamp, which is probably fine if it's not super crowded with families in the regular pool, but this week happened to be quite crowded. Secondly, the depth of the adult pool is 5 feet. I'm pretty sure about half of the population visiting the resort is women, and based on a Google search, the average height of the global population of adult women is about 5'3" to 5'4" tall. That means most women in this pool can't even keep their nose above the water. As a human female spending hard earned money for a luxury vacation, not being able to stand in the pool while breathing seems like a pretty big oversight. I had a small pedicure service at the spa, and that was outstanding. Ms. Brown was kind and professional and did a great job, and I would recommend her to anyone. One place where the service specific to this resort did shine was in the valet/baggage area. Employees there were friendly and so helpful. I feel bad that I don't remember any names, but every single person we interacted with down there was fantastic. I can't speak to what the resort is like for families with children, in terms of either quality or value, but there were lots and lots of children and they seemed very busy and for the most part, pretty happy. I would stress though that, from my perspective as a patron, it is definitely a family resort. If you are a part of a couple, with no children along for the trip, I would think twice before booking here. It was not a bad trip, by any means, but there is not much here that is geared for only adults, and for the cost, your money is probably better spent somewhere else, without children, if you can find it. In terms of service, I think most of the best things about this resort can be accessed by anyone, not just people staying at the resort.

I took my 7 1/2 year old son to the Kimpton Seafire Resort in Grand Cayman for the Winter school break February 19-23, 2025. My wife and I usually stay at Ritz Carlton hotels. I was not sure what to expect with the Kimpton Seafire Resort. My travel agent recommended the Kimpton Seafire Resort to me. The Kimpton Seafire Resort is a family hotel. While nice, it is not elegant. We had a beautiful 9th floor corner suite with a giant living room, and a full kitchen. The suite was very quiet with a comfortable bed and a variety of normal size very comfortable pillows. Some soft and some firm pillows. The TV’s worked great. We had a huge outside terrace. We had a Personal Assistant/Concierge named Kimone McFarlane who checked on us every day to make sure we were happy. Kimone was very professional. The pool cabana we rented was really nice. The service at the pool was great. Mo, one of the pool managers, made sure we were happy. The beach and water is beautiful. Very nice sand and turquoise water. Lots of sports activities to do. Our room cleaner Susan was great! The hotel has a splash park which my 7 ½ year old loved. He made friends there. Wifi at the splash park was not good. The food and service in the hotel restaurants were excellent. The hotel boutique was nice but very pricy. The food/bakery store was very good. The entire staff at the hotel were super friendly. My son and I had a great time. We used a, “Meet and Greet” service to expedite us through customs on arrival, and on departure to get us through baggage check-in and security, super-fast. It was worth the money not to have to wait in any lines. Grand Cayman is nicer in appearance than most every island I have been to. It is a 3 ½ hour flight from New York. I look forward to returning to the Kimpton Seafire Resort.

Would not stay again. Let's see where to begin... the room was not available until 4:30. We had to consistently check on readiness since front desk never called. Lighting and decor in room looks like a bipolar pop star decorated. Except for the hot pink accent walls ,it is so dark and hard to get ready for a meeting or event and the tiny makeup mirror in the bath does not help. There are no rugs on floor, so make sure and wear the slippers because my feet were black with dirt from the vinyl flooring.. There is not ample closet space for a 4 day stay with 2 adults. There is literally no hanging space for long dresses since the safe was awkwardly put down low on a closet ledge. Why did they cheap out on a tub /shower combo? Just put in a nice shower. Check upon arrival because many of the end rooms have a balcony thet open to a service road and the "highway" very noisy. Obviously very family oriented since there is a pool table in the entry lobby??? Pool and beach very crowded with what seems to be 100's of chairs ( with no cushions) On a positive note, The Library bar and servers are lovely, although the Kimpton needs to up the offerings on Rose and champagne-