Beach homes

On SecondShelters.com: Cayman Island’s Kimpton Seafire Resort Residences Open Soon

By Valerie Jarvie / November 28, 2017 /

The approach of the holidays means it is none to soon to think about where to head to for warmer weather when the thermometer drops. We’ve been following the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa on Grand Cayman Island, a luxe property featuring communal spaces by a Kardashian-endorsed designer, world-class amenities, and posh residential condominiums, “The…

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Support Port Aransas: Cinnamon Shore is Ready for Fall and Winter Bookings

By Valerie Jarvie / October 10, 2017 /

One of the first hit areas when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas was Port Aransas, home to Cinnamon Shore, a luxury vacation rental community we’ve been following for several years now. For an update on conditions there, we checked in with Jeff Lamkin, Cinnamon Shore’s developer. Port Aransas is still in need of funds…

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On SecondShelters.com: Sweet News from Texas Beach Destination Cinnamon Shore

By Valerie Jarvie / June 27, 2017 /

  More of a good thing’s on the way: Cinnamon Shore, one of Texas’ most charming beach communities, has just announced a $1.3 billion, 300-acre expansion. We’ve been following the master-planned beach development in Port Aransas on a 19-mile barrier island off the Texas Coast since inception. Homeowners and rental guests there enjoy beachfront access, parks, interior lakes,…

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Need a Sunny Getaway? Dart Realty Launches Cayman Islands Kimpton Seafire Resort

By Valerie Jarvie / January 10, 2017 /

That arctic blast made me long for a warm beach with a tropical breeze! Time to head for Seven Mile Island, named by Travel and Leisure as “The Caribbean’s Best Beach.” The destination I am longing for? The Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, Grand Cayman, the first new hotel in the Cayman Islands in a decade.…

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On Second Shelters: Cape Cod Charisma

By Leah Shafer / June 29, 2015 /

Cape Cod has historic roots in American history, one of the earliest places the Pilgrims settled, later becoming a thriving fishing, whaling, and trading area. But the romantic mythos of the Cape took off during John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, much of which was based out of the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port. JFK gave his…

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