Beach with shade needed

[weston gal]

We will be in Grand Cayman next month and want to go to the beach. My friend has had several skin cancers and needs shade on the beach, either trees or a place that rents unbrellas. I have looked at Royal Palm and Sea Grape. Which one would be better? What are the charges for a lounge chair? We are seniors and just want a nice beach where we can relax.

[evandbob]

We will be in Grand Cayman next month and want to go to the beach. My friend has had several skin cancers and needs shade on the beach, either trees or a place that rents unbrellas. I have looked at Royal Palm and Sea Grape. Which one would be better? What are the charges for a lounge chair? We are seniors and just want a nice beach where we can relax.

 

You can relax at either, but you'll need to pay for the umbrella, maybe $7 or so extra. The lounge is free (or inc. in the resort visiting price).

[runner15km]

Royal Palms may offer the most shade. http://royalpalmscayman.com/royal-palms-webcams

[weston gal]

Royal Palms may offer the most shade. http://royalpalmscayman.com/royal-palms-webcams

Thanks for the input. I have emailed Royal Palms for more information.

[bookbabe]

You can relax at either, but you'll need to pay for the umbrella, maybe $7 or so extra. The lounge is free (or inc. in the resort visiting price).

 

Lounges are not free. They're a separate rental, unless you are on a cruise ship excursion or have purchased one of the rare hotel day passes.

 

Lounges and umbrellas are readily available at both Royal Palms and Sea Grape.

[Colorado Kat]

Royal Palms is very nice. Rental loungers. Tables and chairs while you eat, on a porch under an awning. Very nice pool - I think they have shaded lounge rooms there?

[cb at sea]

There are trees lining the beach, too...no charge to sit under one! None of 7-mile beach is too deep....beaches are fairly narrow, so you can sit in the treeline and still be close to the water!

Loungers/umbrellas/watersport rentals, etc...are readily available everywhere up and down the beach.

[weston gal]

There are trees lining the beach, too...no charge to sit under one! None of 7-mile beach is too deep....beaches are fairly narrow, so you can sit in the treeline and still be close to the water!

Loungers/umbrellas/watersport rentals, etc...are readily available everywhere up and down the beach.

Thanks for the help. Royal Palms responded that there aren't any shade trees on the beach. So I am confused. Do you mean that the trees are just behind the sand and you can set up the lounge chairs just under the shaded area? Does anyone have pictures?

[bookbabe]

There are trees in a couple of spots along SMB, but not near Royal Palms (or I think Tiki Beach). As far as I can remember, most of the trees are near either Sea Grape/Public Beach or the sections without facilities.

 

You can see exactly what Royal Palms looks like via their webcams at http://www.reefgrill.net

[panoramaofthepast]

We will be in Grand Cayman next month and want to go to the beach. My friend has had several skin cancers and needs shade on the beach, either trees or a place that rents unbrellas. I have looked at Royal Palm and Sea Grape. Which one would be better? What are the charges for a lounge chair? We are seniors and just want a nice beach where we can relax.

Have you looked into Rum Point? Lots of shade there and not as crowded as Seven Mile Beach.

[weston gal]

Have you looked into Rum Point? Lots of shade there and not as crowded as Seven Mile Beach.

Thanks for the suggestion. I looked at Rum Point, the shade would be perfect, but I think it's too far

[CDNJehn]

Rum Point did have a lot of shade, as well as facilities and a restaurant. It's about a 40 minutes drive to Rum Point from the pier.

 

There is some info on non-resort beaches here ...

http://www.grandcayman4u.com/attractions/beaches.htm

[Milhouse]

Thanks for the help. Royal Palms responded that there aren't any shade trees on the beach. So I am confused. Do you mean that the trees are just behind the sand and you can set up the lounge chairs just under the shaded area? Does anyone have pictures?

 

Dug thru my pix. Here's a picture but likely doesn't give enough of the landscape to provide enough detail you're looking for...