Take it with you on your trip. Where children grow up in cozy neighborhoods. Where friends take time from their day to stop and say hello or to sit out in the yard and just enjoy a Caribbean afternoon. That feeling of real life is found in West Bay, directly north of Seven Mile Beach, but a much greater distance away in terms of atmosphere. Don't look for slick swimwear shops or shipwreck jewelry here.
Hotels are few.
But West Bay, like the East End, is for visitors looking for the real Grand Cayman. The shape of West Bay somewhat resembles a hammer head perched atop the hammer handle of Seven Mile Beach. The head of the hammer is the most developed area of West Bay. Here you'll find the Cayman Turtle Farm and numerous dive sites. Traveling north from Seven Mile Beach along West Bay Road, the name of the road changes to North West Point Road and follows the coastline, leading past an area that becomes more and more residential.