Looking out the kitchen window to the private road	Two bedrooms offer comfort and private bathrooms

 

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Extras: Second Bedroom picture with a full bathroom and sliding door to beach Notes from previous Renters regarding staying at Sunset Cottage More pictures of the Island Details about the house

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2008 Rentals
Arrival	> Departure	Guests
1/30/08	> 2/14/08	Kelley (pehs)
2/16/08	> 3/1/08	A&RLinz Clarey
3/1/08	> 3/15/08	R&E Clarey
3/15/08	> 3/21/08	MacRae (pehs)
5/16/08	> 5/30/08	Roberts (pehs)
6/1/08	> 6/8/08	Delaney
6/8/08	> 6/15/08	Larcom (pehs)
6/18/08	> 6/25/08	Sobotka
7/1/08	> 7/13/08	Sturgeon
8/28/08	> 8/30/08	Sturgeon
9/1/08	> 9/10/08	AVAILABLE (pending owner use)
9/10/08	> 9/26/08	Zaremba (pehs)
9/26/08	> 9/30/08	AVAILABLE (pending owner use)
10/1/08	> 10/31/08	AVAILABLE (pending owner use)
11/10/08	>  ??????	Being used by Cayman Brac residents survivors of Hurrican Paloma while their home under repairs

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Rate Details, Sunset Cottage 

$1095 + Cleaning Fee + 10% Cayman Tax for up to 2 guests or ($175/night<7 nights) $135/week for each add'l guest (or $35/night<7 nights)	for	December, January, February, March, April, May, June (example for up to 2 guests/week $1259.50 plus $148.50 for each add'l guest)   For April "interested parties are to contact BAG@BAGrossAssociates.com"
$995 + Cleaning Fee + 10% Cayman Tax for up to 2 guests or ($165/night<7 nights) $125/week for each add'l guest (or $32/night<7 nights)	for	July, September, November, October (example for up to 2 guests/week $1149.50 plus $135.50 for each add'l guest)   For July, address debbie_sturgeon@yahoo.com
$895 + Cleaning Fee + 10% Cayman Tax for up to 2 guests or ($155/night<7 nights) $115/week for each add'l guest (or $30/night<7 nights)	for	August (example for up to 2 guests/week $1039.50 plus $124.50 for each add'l guest)   Note: The month of August is available for sale. For details Email Co-Owners

 

Jan 01/05-Present: Plus $50 One-Time Cleaning Fee per visit 10% Caymanian Tax added on to rental total. 50% deposit to hold rental.

 

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	EXAMPLE OF PRICING   UP TO 2 GUESTS FOR 7 NIGHTS $1,095.00   based on $1095 for up to 2 guests + 50.00   One time cleaning fee $1145.00   Subtotal before taxes +114.50   10% Caymanian Tax $1259.50   Total due for Rental $ 629.00   Due NOW to hold Rental $ 630.00   Due 60 days before Rental   UP TO 2 GUESTS FOR 10 NIGHTS $1095.00   based on $1095 for up to 2 guests 465.00   based on $155/night for 3 extra nights 50.00   One time cleaning fee $1610.00   Subtotal before taxes 161.00   10% Caymanian Tax $1771.00   Total due for Rental $885.00   Due NOW to hold Rental $886.00   Due 60 days before Rental   UP TO 3 GUESTS FOR 7 NIGHTS $1095.00   based on $1095/week for up to 2 guests 135.00   based on $135/week for up to 1 extra guest 50.00   One time cleaning fee $1280.00   Subtotal before taxes 128.00   10% Caymanian Tax $1408.00   Total due for Rental $704.00   Due NOW to hold Rental $704.00   Due 60 days before Rental   UP TO 4 GUESTS FOR 7 NIGHTS $1095.00   based on $1095/week for up to 2 guests 270.00   based on $135/week for up to 1 extra guest 50.00   One time cleaning fee $1415.00   Subtotal before taxes 141.00   10% Caymanian Tax $1556.00   Total due for Rental $778.00   Due NOW to hold Rental $778.00   Due 60 days before Rental
	Cancellation Policy is as follows: Rental deposits are non-refundable within 60 days of arrival. 50% of rental deposit will be refunded for cancellations between 61 and 120 days; 75% between 121 and 180 days. Full refunds will be given for cancellations made 181 days or more prior to the reservation The balance is due 60 days before rental begins. All rates & reservations & policies subject to change before deposit received.
	For each additional night over seven nights, add: $165 for 2 Guests, $185 for 3 Guests, and $205 for 4 Guests Possible additional cost per Holiday weeks (owner dependant) Book now and protect best rate for up to one year.
	Comments: Breakfast food is stocked for the first morning stay. Rate includes Property Manager meeting guests at Airport and taking them for an orientation and turnover of keys to Sunset Cottage. Transportation back to airport dependant upon guests.

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Each bedroom has its own private doorway out to the beach

 

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The Not So Far Off - Future Bookings ~ 2009
2009 Rentals
Arrival	> Departure	Guests
1/1/09	> 1/24/09	????????
1/24/09	> 1/31/09	Clarey guests
2/1/09	> 2/15/09	AVAILABLE
2/16/09	> 2/28/09	Clarey, A.
3/1/09	> 3/13/09	Clarey, B&E
3/13/09	> 3/31/09	AVAILABLE
4/1/09	> 4/30/09	Check "Rate Details"
5/1/09	> 5/8/09	AVAILABLE
5/8/09	> 5/16/09	Dreiseszun guest
5/16/09	> 5/30/09	AVAILABLE
6/1/09	> 6/3/09	AVAILABLE
6/3/09	> 6/10/09	Auction won by Durant for charity:   Rotoplast, by co-owners Delaney & Alt
6/18/09	> 6/25/09	AVAILABLE
6/25/09	> 6/30/09	AVAILABLE
7/1/09	> 8/1/09	Check "Rate Details"
8/1/09	> 8/31/09	AVAILABLE
9/1/09		AVAILABLE
	> 9/30/09	AVAILABLE
10/1/09	> 10/31/09	AVAILABLE
11/1/09	> 11/31/09	AVAILABLE (pending owner use)
12/1/09	> 12/31/09	AVAILABLE (pending owner use)

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More Details including transit from Grand Cayman to Cayman Brac

	Web Site Address for info on the Cayman Islands An excellent overall web site for information on the Cayman Islands is: http://cayman.com.ky
	Travel Arrangements There are several options for you to get to Grand Cayman. There are fewer options getting from Grand Cayman to Cayman Brac, so that is where you need to start. The two airlines that service the Brac are listed below with phone numbers and web sites.
	Check in for Sunset Cottage For Sunset Cottage: CHECK IN TIME IS AFTER 4:00 PM; CHECK OUT TIME IS BEFORE 12:00 PM (NOON)
	Additional information you need to know if arriving on a certain day...

 

Cayman Airways (800-422-9626) - (http://www.caymanairways.com) They usually only one flight in and it arrives on Cayman Brac around 10-11:00  PM HOWEVER --> they often change their flights and at times during the year have two or more flights arriving at different times of the day. If it is a late flight, this usually gives you time to tour Grand Cayman during that day before your flight to Cayman Brac.  You can check them on their web site and also make reservations through them.

Found on the Internet (http://www.bestfarestocaymans.com/) and they look like they have some good fares to choose from - they also had this great picture of a Sting Ray!

 

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Additional information on Sunset Cottage and Cayman Brac

There is a telephone at the house. Ask for the number upon booking. You can receive incoming long distance calls and call inter-island free of charge. However, to make long distance calls, you can either buy an international phone card from different places (like the bank) to use the pay phones or, now you can use a MasterCard, Visa, or Discover card by calling an 800-744-200 (posted on the bulletin board in the Cottage or found in Cayman Brac phone directory) and then following instructions.

 

One of the Dixons will meet your incoming flight to Cayman Brac, drive you to the house, and give you an orientation to the property. This service is included in the rental fee. We will need your incoming flight number and estimated time of arrival so that we can communicate that information to the Dixons. You will need to arrange return transportation to the airport on departure. Doyle can supply you with contact information for the local taxi service (Ms. Ellie); and, this information can be found in the Sunset Cottage guest journal found in the kitchen.

 

Doyle's brother, Danny, also operates a car rental agency (The 4 D's) plus, given you are renting the Cottage, he will give you an additional discount. Danny's number, is: (345) 948-1599. His fax number which is a great way to preliminarily send your request (to decrease overseas phone time) is: (345) 948-2513.

 

	Both bedrooms are air conditioned but not designed to air condition the whole house so works best if doors are closed to bedrooms when using them. There are ceiling fans in the bedrooms, great room, kitchen, and the bathrooms.
	A well-equipped kitchen with everything that you need to cook your meals. There are three supermarkets on the island that carry a surprisingly large number of items that one would find in the US - there just is not a lot of selection, i.e., there may be two kinds of peanut butter, not twenty! The cost of food is 20-40% higher than in the US. Be aware of arriving that on holidays and Sundays all stores will be closed. Most meat in the supermarkets is frozen and expensive (similar to buying groceries at a 7-11). You may want to consider bringing some meat in a cooler with plain or dry ice (what we do sometimes is pack the frozen food, then wrap  the cooler in duct tape [expect some leakage with regular ice]).
	If asked to open the cooler:  * if transiting on Cayman Airways, customs will ask you on Cayman Brac; * if on another airline to Grand Cayman and Island Air to Cayman Brac, customs may either ask you on Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac. You may also want to consider bringing a few nonperishable staples, as the kitchen does not include stocking flour, sugar, coffee, etc. To cut down on pests, we supply cleaning supplies but no stocked food. However, all items are found on the island in small to large quantities. Click this link to Email Patricia Hirsch Top of page
	For a fee payable to him, Doyle Dixon, our property manager, will stock the kitchen with food for a few meals. This is especially useful if you are arriving late at night or on Sunday (the markets are closed on Sunday). Use the same phone and fax numbers for the car rental agency: (345)-948-1599 phone (345) 948-2513 fax (cost-effective way to send requests and receive back answers - don't be surprised if your answer is on island-time though)

 

There are a clothes washer and dryer in a separate laundry room that is part of Sunset Cottage. These are very handy for an extended (or even weekly) stays since you do not need to bring a lot of clothing.

 

Cayman Brac is tropical and the dress is casual. We do recommend that you bring a light jacket or sweater except during the summer since the nights can be cool during the other three seasons.

 

There is a VCR with a few videos at the Cottage and off and on there is a video store open (ask around or check the Cottage guest "journal"). Cable TV is installed at the house.

 

Unfortunately, we are unable to keep a stereo in working order. We suggest carrying a "boom box" down with your favorite forms of music if you would like music.

 

In case of emergency while staying on the island, there is a very progressive hospital, Faith Hospital, on the North Side towards the East End, in Stake Bay. Hospital phone numbers are 345-948-2243 / 2245 / 2325. Emergency calls are 911. Click this link to Email Patricia Hirsch

 

For US and British Commonwealth citizens, entry into the Cayman Islands is permitted for up to six months with a picture ID and your birth certificate. A passport is also acceptable. Citizens of other countries will need a passport.

 

The Cayman Islands have strict laws concerning the use of drugs. Do not bring illegal drugs into the islands. If the drug is illegal in the US, then it is illegal in the Cayman Islands. If you have prescriptions for narcotics or controlled drugs, be sure and bring the original containers that indicate that you do have a prescription for them.

 

The Cayman dollar is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed exchange rate of: US$1.25 = CI$ 1.00. Be sure and understand quotations from businesses or services as whether or not the price is in US or Cayman as there is a substantial difference.

 

	To convert CI to US, multiply the CI$ by 1.22. To convert US to CI, multiply US$ by $0.82. All prices that are quoted with respect to Sunset Cottage are US$ unless prefaced by "CI$." For further info, call or email: Patricia Hirschh 949-219-0715 Pacific Time
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Notes from our Previous Renters

 

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	Sunset Cottage Visit
	Leaving Sunset Cottage
	Thanks For A Wonderful Vacation
	Our stay at Sunset Cottage
	Home from the Brac!
	Cayman Brac Beaches
	Sunset Cottage (awesome)
	Visit to Sunset Cottage
	Hello
	Back From the Brac

 

Subj:    Sunset Cottage Visit To:    Sunset Cottage It was wonderful. We want to go again. Do you have a lot of people that want to rent the cottage in June or late May? Had a very romantic dinner at Captain's Table. They decorated our table and Lennie drove us home so we could really celebrate. Met an expat in the Miami terminal (Darlene). Very nice lady and we saw her a couple times during the week. The logs were very helpful. We did find one exceptional information sheet at the Chamber of Commerce. Some local had just run it off. It's called shore diving /snorkeling spots and has all the info you could want -Where it is, Entry, What's to See and Depths. It is 6 pages long and I brought it home and made a copy to mail to you. So please send me a mailing address. Went snorkeling and diving and I rented an underwater camera from Ed Beaty. Nice man. Got some nice photos. Divi was inundated with a charter dive group-100+ the week we were there. So we just rented gear a Reef divers. Mark gave me another refresher course and we did progressively deeper dives which  helped my ears tremendously. I just need to dive more. Got lots of beautiful sunset photos. We did quite a bit of take out as we liked eating on the screened porch. Aunt Sha's may not continue to be in that location, We heard the man who owns the property may put a  different restaurant in that spot. They have very good food there and we ate there twice. I hope that is just an unfounded rumor. Hope to email you some photos later. Mary & Mark

Subj:    Leaving Sunset Cottage To:    Sunset Cottage This vacation was the best ever - it was R & R to the absolute hilt!!! I actually cried as I got into the small jet leaving on Monday morning. I've never cried leaving somewhere for home. I could have EASILY stayed another week or two but Stan quickly reminded me we had 'responsibilities' to get back to - ho hum! LOL! We enjoyed all of the remoteness, natural beauty, and wonders of the island. We did not visit any establishments other than Billy's for groceries, Edd's Place for a couple beers and Jerk Chicken takeout on Saturday, and NIMS. We left the island with lots more left to do when we return in the future - and we WILL return! Stan and I had the time of our lives. We snorkeled ourselves to death and we explored every inch of the island. Our favorite snorkel location was right out in front of the house and to the right about the equivalent of a city block Second to snorkeling we visited the Bluff and lighthouse twice - with it's breathtaking views along the lighthouse footpath - not to mention the repeated views of the Boobies. Along our second walk on the lighthouse footpath we encountered a mother bird protecting her little baby who was in the footpath. We also got to see Little Cayman Brac - it was just so amazing! One day we tried to find some parrots along the Blight Road path - both sides of the road. We didn't get to see them but we heard them - we think they saw us because once we got right on top of them they stopped making noise completely. On another excursion we went to Peter's Cave and took the long stairway up the steep rocky path - and the payback was sheer delight in the spectacular views at the top. We also had fun getting TO the lighthouse via car with dodging all the crabs in the road - the hermits and others! One time I told Stan if it's between us and the crab - please hit the crab - he almost gave me whiplash dodging one of them! The black crabs with red legs and the others with the bright orange legs - they were so funny the way they would hold up their claws when we passed as if to say - COME ON - I DARE YOU! The first trip we encountered the h