My husband and I returned on Friday from a week at the Morritt's. We had a terrific time. Although we were unable to stay at the Grand, we were satisfied with the Tortuga Club. We found the employees very friendly and helpful. The beach is terrific. Lots of water sports available. Entertainment most nights. Food was good. Also enjoyed the outside bar at the Reef next door and Portofino's restaurant. We had two fabulous days at Rum Point plus one evening at sunset.
Enjoyed a trip out to Stingray City. Don't miss this if you are going. We would go back and we would prefer the east end. We did make one trip in to Seven Mile Beach, gorgeous but crowded. Here are a few additional suggestions to make a stay more enjoyable:
-Because of the distance, approximately 45 minutes, from the resort, plan to visit a grocery store prior to settling in at the resort. Hurley's is a short distance from the airport in the direction of the resort. Pick up whatever you anticipate needing considering there is no significant convenient store near the resort. (Note, the resort is in the final stages of development of a convenience store just across the street and should be operational within a few months.
-Upon arrival, if before 5:00 pm and you're hungry, visit the middle pool (the premier pool). They serve sandwiches until 5:00 pm, happy hour from 5-7:00 pm.
If it's after 5:00 pm and you're hungry, try next door at the Reef. They have an outdoor bar (w/tables) that serves a light menu at reasonable prices until 8:00 pm. Happy hour is 5-7:00 pm.
-Plan to visit Rum Point shortly after settling in. It's truly a "place in paradise" and you may want to revisit a number of times. It's only about 25 minutes from the resort. There is food and beverage available at the Wreck Bar at reasonable prices. Nearby is Kaibo Yacht Club (restaurant) in a pictureques setting.
-In addition to Portofino's, the Lighthouse Restaurant is highly recommended. You'll notice it on you trip to the resort.
-Plan to visit the resort's liason person ASAP. You may receive some discount coupons good to some restaurants of your choosing.

The resort is a wonderful place to visit even though they are rebuilding the property. The staff everywhere was outstanding and professional and extreamly friendly. Dinning at Ivans was delightful even thought their normal restaurant was closed due to the Hurricane a couple of years ago. The ilsnd of Grand Cayman was a nice place even though alittle expensive but we expected that. The management has worked hard rebuilding after the hurricane and you can see the improvmements everyday shen we were there.
We hope to return in the fall since we had such a good time. Our family hight recommends this resort!

Reading the reviews on the Morritt's Tortuga Club and Morritt's Grand, I must say I am rather shocked. Reading about how awful the Morritt's is to stay, I feel is a little unfair. My Family and I have been going to Morritt's tortuga club for 4 years and every year I can't wait to go back to the beautiful get away in Paradise! Realizing there was a hurricane, which devistated the entire island, and I haven't been back since the hurricane, I am still shocked at the bad reviews. The Morritt's is a secluded resort to spend some R and R! I mean, isn't that why people go on vacation? Rest and Relaxation all the way!? If you are looking for a beatiful and peaceful resort to stay at, Morritt's is your place. Two or Three times a week there is some sort of activity going on in the main club house. Whether it be, Hair braiding, The amazing RICARDO and his fire act, or karyoke at the bar... It is enough excitment to last you throughout the week while still having a peaceful and secluded vacation. I recomend this place to the fullest extent, and I am 18 years old. I also would recomend if you are a scuba diver, TORTUGA divers is the BEST place to go through if you want to experience the fasinating world under the sea!

My wife and I recently visited Morritt's Tortuga Club & Resort and enjoyed our stay emensely.

Apparently, there are two resorts (eventually three) on the property which shares same security, housekeeping, desk service, and maintenance; Morritt's Tortuga Club, Morritt's Grand Resort and Morritt's Torguta Seaside (not built yet). As you may have read from other reviews Hurricane Ivan did quite a bit of damage on the island and repair seems to be coming on quite slowly and suspect delaying the building of the third resort on the property.

We stayed at the Morritt's Grand Resort and was fortunately enough to stay at one of the better rooms they had to offer. So my review will be much more favorable than others I've recently read.

Although it was just the two of us, we had a 2-bedroom bottom floor assigned to us. The place was quite spacious. The unit consisted of: full kitchen w/DW, 2 tv's w/cable (15 American stations), DVD player (Not sure why. There's no place local to rent a DVD and why would you?), 2 full bathrooms (one consisting of whirlpool), stack washer/dryer, laptop internet hook-up (for a fee) and TWO sliding doors facing the beach.

RESORT ACTIVITIES

Until they complete renovations (and maybe not even then), I wouldn't advise visiting with children unless they really enjoy swimming. Not really much available as far as activities other than several swimming pools and beach. At the beach, you can rent snorkeling gear, jet skis, and various water sports gear. I did notice a volleyball net on the beach, but didn't see anyone take advantage of it. Plenty of lawn chairs available on the beach and pools for sunbathing. The bar in the main pool was pleasant. I was happily surprised that they offered a computer room with 4 or 5 computers for internet access. The cost was $16CI for 2 hours.

CLIMATE

The temperature of consistly 80-85 degress hi and 70-75 at night. We experienced some rain spells but lasted only half hour or so and the sun would eventually come back out. Water temperature of pools and beach was comfortable. During most of our stay it was partly cloudy and quite breezy to down right gusts of wind! I was told that is normal during winter season.

THINGS TO DO

-- Stingray City
Everywhere I read had said that you MUST go to Stingray City, so we did. We reserved a 1:30pm spot on a glass-bottom boat leaving from Rum Point. We arrived several hours early to practice up on our snorkeling. So glad we did! Rum Point had a wonderful set-up. Very peaceful. I was able to find some colorful fish by the dock. As far as the stingrays, it was amazing how tame they were. Not only do we get a chance to feed them, but we could actually hold them! (with the assistance with the tour guide) Here's another high praise for Stingray City.

-- Submarine cuise
We decided to go on submarine tour in Georgetown. It's about an hour trip which takes you under 100ft. It was a bit crowded when we went. There was a porthole window in front of each seat and was able to view the underwater world up close. It was a little pricy ($72.50 each) but well worth the experience if you find yourself in need of something extra to do.

-- SeaTrek walk
If you can't swim very well and NOT a professional diver, you MUST do this!! This was our high point of our trip. For 30-45 minutes you get to go 25 feet under water and walk around and experience how real divers view the underwater world. They fit you with a specially designed helmet which constantly feeds air via hoses from a generator on a boat above. Your hair does not get wet! I thought I'd feel uncomfortable with my breathing, but after a while I forgot the helmet and was flabbergasted with my new underwater surroundings. While we were walking the designated roped area, several scuba divers were swimming to ensure our safery. One scuba diver was in charge of video taping our adventure. We paid $85 each. There was an extra charge for the DVD of our trip.

-- Hell
Hell is pretty much a novilty place. The hellish rock formations there is quite unique, but once they are seen, you're done with Hell. Hell is located about as far as you can get from the resort (45 minutes drive), but it's Hell. You must go there to tell your friends you've been there. Not too far away from Hell is the turtle farm. We went to vist it. There is a charge of $12.00. It was interesting. There are turtles there. Lots of them!

-- Botanical Place
Located about 15-20 minutes from the resort. We decided to visit the Botanical Place. Tons of trails through island vegitation. On a pleasant day, you'll love this. Don't think children would enjoy it as much. There are iguanas roaming around the place which made our experience there more memorial. We saw 3. Cost was around $12.00.

-- Blow Holes and the lighthouses
With the destruction cause by Hurricane Evan, the blow holes was pretty much destroyed. Blow holes were nature holes on the ground where water would spray upward geyser-like as waves splashed against the rocks.
We went and saw a couple of historical lighthouses not far from the resort. They were unkept and neglected. Apparently not high on priotries of the rebuilding process. If you're adventurous to go there, wear long pants.

FOOD

Being located on East End of the island, there aren't many places to eat nearby although I hear the ones nearby have great food. We ate at the resort the evening we got there (on a Sunday) and the morning after ate breakfast there. The food was good, but quite pricy. We decided to go to Georgetown at our earliest convience and pick up enough food to last the week from a supermarket. We did eat out at Over The Edge Resteraunt and Hard Rock Cafe. Both had decent food and was very casual in presence.

SUMMARY

We had a great stay! However, I probably wouldn't recommend this resort to families or indivuals who are accustomed to enjoying a nightlife. This resort is somewhat secluded and would be great for couples and honeymooners.