
The Former Cayman Islander
I’ve been curious about this for many years, so I thought I’d ask here. The first hotel I ever stayed in was the Cayman Islander, which closed in 1996 and I think ceased operating entirely after Ivan.
It’s since been shut down for more than 20 years. It seems like a very valuable valuable parcel of real estate, on West Bay Road along 7 Mile Beach. Yet it’s been vacant for decades, while regularly advertised as on the market.
Anyone know what’s going on? Why hasn’t it been sold?