I assume the reason no hotel is being built/opened is because they want JD to be a residence area for people who work in the capital or San Pedro or to be a second home for others.
JD if they dont change and try to get more people visitting and renting the apartments will continue being death area, most of the people buy apartment not as a second home becuase most of the time are closed, they has it as weekend place and not for all weekends. I lived there for 2 years and trust me, most of the time all apartaments are closed, like in Panama, a lot tall and fancy buildings but most of them closed most of the time.