Brac Reef Beach Resort, Cayman Brac

Well, where to start? Just got back last night from Brac Reef Resort and couldn't wait to write this review. First off the weather was less then ideal to say the least. Windy and cold all week. But I am still scratching my head as to how the staff at BRBR managed to make this a trip of a lifetime!! They definatly made lemonade out of lemons!! The dives were amazing, the guides were great and the staff was extemely helpful! From the start, the check in was easy and quick. Polite people and thorough process. Darning our hoodies and shorts we set out to check in at the dive shop. Fast check in, got our dive bags to use for the week and got our gear together for the first dive in the morning. You need only to carry your wet suit and fins off the boat each day and carry it up in your dive bag to the "dry room". Your BC is taken care of all week. The "dry room" was locked up each night and actually pretty dry by the next day! They take care of the rest. Everything is right there. Dive shop, dry room and boats right off the same dock. The dive guides are great! Menne, Helen and Mick were awesome! Safety was the focus all week. With detailed info on each dive site, complete with drawings (oh btw, Menne your reefs looked like twinkies LOL) and a thorough ideal routes from start to finish. Helen's added drawings of sea life that could be seen around the different areas of the reefs, was helpful!! Both Menne and Helen were great guides, easy to follow and helpful in finding the tiny things one might miss. Fruit, water, snacks and dry towels were there after every dive and roll calls performed before leaving every site. "Valet" service to say the least! With boats fully equiped with all safety back ups and a design perfectly suited for divers, getting on and off the boat was diver friendly. The most memorable sea life sitings for me was a huge octopus as we started on our decent at one site!! He didn't stay long once eveyone came down, but long enough for most to see this rare treat! Another amazing, first for me and my husband, was while floating at our safety stop. A "Comb jellyfish" of some sort! Complete with 2 "led lights" pulsing up and down in brillant colors!! The Grouper were oddly very friendly!! Letting most divers even pet them! Lobster and crab were not as abundant as in some other places we have dove, but if you were willing to look alittle closer with a light, they were there for some great pictures! The rooms were very clean and cozy, room service took care of every detail. Although they advertise "cable" tv. Only a few channels come in good. But no matter, we really didn't spend much time there. Every night the Tipsy Turtle had something going on to keep us entertained! The food was top notch!!! All 3 meals are buffet style, and really amazing! Lots of choices and all very tastey! Do not miss the friday BBQ night!! All the dining room staff does all they can to accomadate all taste buds! If you needed something you didn't get, then you didn't ask! There really is no snokeling from the beach. You need to talk to the front desk about the good spots to snorkel from. But don't forget to walk the beach in the early morning hours! I found lots of cool things right off shore to take pictures of!! One last note, if you order room service? Invite a few friends! The portions are enough for a party! :) See BRBR again real soon!!!

I LOVED THE QUIETNESS THE PEACE OF MIND U CAN HAVE BEING ALL ALONE YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE LITLE ISLAND SINGING WITH THE WAVES OF THE SEA

Cayman Brac is an island that is NOT for everyone. However, if you are a diver or you are looking to literally "get away from it all" you will positively LOVE the island as well as the people. The Brac Reef Resort is not a fancy, upscale resort that you may picture...in all honesty, if I wasn't on a diving vacation I wouldn't have even stayed there. The rooms are modest...my husband and I had a room with two double beds...I don't know if the hotel offers anything else, but this was a disappointment. There is even a sign in the room that requests that the air conditioner be turned off when you leave the room to save energy. We had the food plan and the buffets were a little bit different each day...overall I would rate the food as above average but not exceptional. The swimming pool was too cold to really want to spend any time in and the hot tub was broken half the time we were there. HOWEVER....the dive shop on location at the hotel is absolutely exceptional. This is a first-class operation. The divers are very knowledgeable of the island and the various dive sites. This was the best diving I have done in a long, long time. The Tibbets is a wreck that was everyone's favorite. If you have a rental car, you can even drive to the site and snorkel out to it. You will NOT be disappointed! This was different way of vacationing...you are up early and on the boat at 8 in the morning, right after breakfast. You can arrange to do 2 dives in the morning and one in the afternoon after lunch. Besides diving, there is not much else to do at the resort. There is Karaoke night at the hotel where some of the locals join the festivities. We found ourselves going to bed very early...around 9 pm each night. You basically wake up, eat breakfast, dive, eat lunch, dive then eat dinner with the same people for days. This was a positive experience for us...we enjoyed everyone and everyone was very friendly. We jokingly referred to the Brac Reef Resort as "Dive Camp". One note...if you spend a couple of days on the Brac try to rent a car, if possible. There are many caves to explore on the island, as well as the lighthouse park on the bluff and several public beaches. There is also a parrot reserve...but we saw more wild parrots at the Christopher Columbus Park in the middle of the bluff. Overall, if you are a diver looking for a "dive vacation"...you will love it here! P.S. Please note the Divi Tiara resort has been closed for several months.

This is a beautiful resort that we chose as our honeymoon destination. We were disappointed that the rooms are very plain hotel style rooms. We were also disappointed to find 2 double beds in the room instead of the one king as requested. The staff was friendly but were not able to resolve the bed issue for us. We chose the full meal plan but did not use it all of the time since the food choices were limited. We would not recommend the meal plans for future guests. The on site dive shop is absolutely #1. The staff was great and the diving was exceptional. We will definitely continue to do all our scuba diving with them on future trips.