This hotel is away from the traffic and hubbub of 7 Mile Beach, yes you need to rent a car, but it allowed us to explore the island on our own. The room we were in was a king suite, which had a full kitchen, a dining area, a living area, a separate bedroom and bath. We were very pleased with our room. Yes the beach(?) area is underdevelopment, but perfect to be out in the sun, a nice non busy pool area, always able to get chairs unlike a lot of busy resorts were people can't get a chair. Yes there is construction in the lobby, but does not affect common outdoor areas. If you desire a laid back, quiet resort then consider this resort, if your looking for busy, high energy place look for a place right on 7 mile beach

I never write reviews, but the negative reviews I read before I left made me feel like I had to. I really have to wonder if some of the negative reviews are from people who have never traveled to the Caribbean before! I received my room here on an Interval International exchange. As far as Interval resorts, this was a little better than average. For the reviewer who thought that this was unacceptable of the Interval name, let me assure you, some of their resorts get a whole lot worse!

First, the obvious. This resort is not the Ritz Carlton. You are not paying for anything at that level. You will need to temper your expectations. You are not on 7 mile beach, but it isn't inaccessible (Yes, you need a car. No, driving on the left side of the road isn't that big of a deal). I'm not sure where some previous reviewers were driving to get to the resort. Yes, the road to the resort is a little bit twisty as it winds around a golf course, but the road is in good condition, it is not unsafe, it is not excessively long. It DOES have some speedbumps, because the road is full of pedestrians and golf carts. Is this a problem? No. It just means you can't drive 50mph down it. Relax and enjoy the view.

Pros:
QUIET! Away from the hustle and bustle, but it is close to everything that matters (just for fun, I timed it.... 7 minutes from my room at the Grand Caymanian to the Ritz Cartlon lobby via car).
Clean. The resort grounds are immaculate. Staff was caring for the greens and the pool and the beach every day I was there. The room (I was in the older phase 1) was clean and tidy. The only thing that indicated the age of the room was the VCR in the room. I'm not there to watch movies, so who cares?
Good staff. People were extremely friendly, and every request we had was handled expediently. They are doing a handful of renovations to prepare for the Holiday Inn name, but the staff managed it in the way that if not for the construction crew in the lobby, you would never know!
Cons:
The "beach". It's not really a sandy beach as much as an area that is covered with sand. If you are sitting on a hammock though, it does the job. However, given the location on the island, it gets windy. During my stay, the winds varied from "non-existant" all the way to "there goes my hat again!". When it got windy enough to lose my hat or blow around pages of my book, I either moved over to the pool or a beach on 7 Mile Beach.
The pool was clean and inviting. My problem was there isn't much of a shallow end if you are on the shorter side. You get in and almost immediately, you walk into 5 feet deep water, which wasn't conducive for wading or standing and talking - what I like to do in a pool while on vacation! Get yourself a pool noodle or lounge raft (not provided by the resort) if this is how you like to use a pool.
Non-guests dominated the resort on the weekend. Around 10 kids (who were not guests at the resort) were running rampant around the pool and the resort. Their "chaperone" wasn't really concerned when they were running across our chairs and jumping on our stuff. Out of control.

Summary: You can't beat the price. I happened to enjoy the location, since it was easy to access everything that was worth while, yet still gave me a relaxing home base. There are a couple of deficiencies, but not the horrific experience that others make it out to be.

The hotel is located about 2-3 minute drive away from the main roads, which is good and bad.
Good because it's quiet and peaceful throughout the day (except for karaoke nights and occasional rooster crowing).
Bad because we really needed a rental car to go anywhere -- nothing in a quick walking distance, about 40 minutes walk away from Seven Mile Beach.
That being said, our stay was fairly good having a rental car. The facility was relatively clean, most of the staff, especially the female staff, were very friendly and helpful. The gift shop at the hotel covered basic needs, and there was a supermarket 5 minutes away.
Although, we did need some initial struggle to get all the comfort. Upon arrival to out room, we noticed a very limited ocean view and frequent car noise, so we requested another room. A male frontdesk staff argued that we were imagining the car noise, obviously not understanding the hotel layout (parking lot/beach access road right next to the room!) and constant construction crew driving around the facility. With a bit of coaxing he reluctantly changed our room, which had a better ocean view and much quieter.
Another negative was little bugs crawling around the bed. Not sure if they did any harm, but it didn't feel very comfortable.

We stayed at the Grand Caymanian Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2013, and were very happy with our room, which was on the "older" side but had a nice view and was in great shape. We have NO complaints with anything. Yes, you do need to rent a car to get around and yes, if you want to snorkel or swim, just drive over to Seven Mile Beach to any of the access points. The resort is away from the crowds and if you want peace and quiet, it is ideal. We would definitely return!