This year, 2018, Sunset House is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and we would like you to celebrate with us in Grand Cayman!
Away from the Seven Mile Beach strip, Sunset House is a pleasant combination of rural ambiance and Old Cayman charm. Only minutes from George Town, the Resort is perched on a picturesque coral ledge overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
From this picturesque spot, we provide our famous Grand Cayman dive experiences! And because we’re a hotel by divers, for divers, you can combine underwater adventures with your accommodation thanks to our Dive + Stay custom Grand Cayman diving packages. Please just contact us if you have any questions. But for now, let’s get started on Sunset House’s story…
The Sunset House Grand Cayman Story
The Sunset House tradition began in 1958 with Hebe Connors, a native 9th generation Caymanian, and her son Adrien Briggs. It was the first accommodation for divers travelling to Grand Cayman.
Miss Hebe added an eight-room guest house to her original cottage, accommodating a small number of visitors. Now, some 60 years later, Sunset House has grown to 36 air-conditioned units, including a choice of courtyard rooms, ocean view rooms, suites and apartments all nestled in lush greenery along the southwest shore of the island. Already curious? Find out more about the rooms at Sunset House.
Hebe Connors had an arrangement with Bob Soto, considered the father of recreational diving in the Cayman Islands, to take care of her diving guests. Bob worked on a Navy salvage tug in 1945 and brought this diving knowledge home to Cayman in the late 1950s. Miss Hebe asked Bob to teach her son Adrien to dive. When he was not in school, 12-year-old Adrien would accompany Bob on dive trips. According to Bob, Adrien ‘was a tough little dedicated diver’.
Adrien and his wife Bonnie started Sunset Divers in 1972, incorporating the dive shop into Sunset House. This was when Sunset House became Grand Cayman’s hotel for divers by divers.
One of the most famous attractions at Sunset House is the popular and casual My Bar. The resort’s outdoor tiki bar sits on the sea’s edge, overlooking the western horizon. It is the place to be during happy hour to watch the spectacular Cayman sunset. Sea Harvest restaurant is also on site, offering a mouthwatering choice of West Indian and East Indian cuisine.
Sunset House is also the home of Cathy Church’s Underwater Photo Centre. Cathy Church and her expert staff are on hand to offer photo courses and critiques, and the retail store has a full range of cameras, accessories, and souvenirs.
With Sunset Divers on site, divers are offered the best diving Grand Cayman has to offer, including custom dive boats (with two new ones on their way for next season), professional instructors, a full range of PADI courses, rinse tanks, and newly built dive lockers. Everything you would expect from your resort dive shop!
The shore dive on the house reef never disappoints with the famous Mermaid ‘Amphitrite’, a 9-foot tall bronze statue sitting at 55 feet, keeping an ever-present watch over the Sunset House reef. Venture a little further and you will find the wreck of the David Nicholson, a landing craft purposely sunk by Adrien as an artificial reef.
Head over to the Our History page to find out even more about us!
Celebrate with Sunset House in Grand Cayman!
To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Sunset House is offering an exciting dive and room package, including seven night’s accommodation, six days of two-tank boat trips, unlimited shore diving, made-to-order breakfast, round-trip airport transfers, a souvenir Sunset House t-shirt, a glass of bubbly, and all tax and service charges. Packages start at $1435 for double occupancy. The travel period is between May 12th and December 21st, 2018. Based on availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers. New reservations only.
Sunset House’s guests are treated to the same warm hospitality you would expect from your family and friends. It is a tradition passed down over three generations, and now to the grandchildren. Over the last 60 years, since 1958, the Briggs family have been entertaining visitors in their expanded home.
So, browse our range of Grand Cayman diving experiences and start planning your adventure here in paradise. If you have any pre-booking questions for the Sunset House team, please don’t hesitate to contact us for the answers you need.
