Thanks for this thread as we are still debating which hotel to book. Will notify my travel agency.
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Casa Marina closing for a while 5th. April
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The general manager of the hotel was interviewed this morning by Junior Henriquez and confirmed that only certain areas of the hotel will be closed (the parts being remodelled).
Gracias a Dios, no es cierto que Casa Marina Cerrar? sus puertas
Puerto Plata Digital (who published the original report) is now reporting that the Manager strongly denies that the whole hotel will be closing (not that you'd know that from the headline!):
EJECUTIVOS ADMITEN INSTALACIONES HOTEL CASA MARINA SER?N REMODELADAS
Gracias a Dios, no es cierto que Casa Marina Cerrar? sus puertas
Puerto Plata Digital (who published the original report) is now reporting that the Manager strongly denies that the whole hotel will be closing (not that you'd know that from the headline!):
EJECUTIVOS ADMITEN INSTALACIONES HOTEL CASA MARINA SER?N REMODELADAS
casa marina closing for a while 5th april
we returned home sunday from spending 2 weeks there and it was very busy, this was our 5th time and we have never had any problems,we also have never spent a full day on the complex we always go out about town spending most days on sosua beach, yes there is ongoing work they now have a company on site trying to sell you timeshare, this we didnt like at all
but will visit again
trudy
we returned home sunday from spending 2 weeks there and it was very busy, this was our 5th time and we have never had any problems,we also have never spent a full day on the complex we always go out about town spending most days on sosua beach, yes there is ongoing work they now have a company on site trying to sell you timeshare, this we didnt like at all
but will visit again
trudy
True, but we also have to recognize a tendency on part of dr1ers to leap into action before checking "facts".
Maybe dr1 needs a fact checker.
It was me who started the thread & there are some employees who still think it will close (presumably some of the ones being laid off), despite the story to the contrary in the papers, but if the management are saying it won't, then that's good enough for me.
I have a good contact there, an employee, but high enough in the organization to know what is going on. He assures me there is no thought of closing, just remodeling.
Not the first time they remodeled in the summer and this would have been carried out without all the speculation if given the opportunity. Summer time is the logical time; we use the summer at condo I live in for major maintenance, like pool repainting, for same reason.
Casa Marina/Reef seem to do very well. Don't know if they make a lot of money, but they generally are one of the leaders in this area with respect to percentage of rooms occupied.
This looks like an official press release from the company, not just the hotel. It confirms remodelling work (all the rooms in both hotels, it says, in an ongoing plan), confirms hotel will not close and that work is due to be completed by 31st October.
Inician proceso de renovaci?n de los hoteles
Inician renovaci?n de los hoteles Casa Marina Beach & Reef
Inician proceso de renovaci?n de los hoteles
Inician renovaci?n de los hoteles Casa Marina Beach & Reef
You can get married on schedule. The resort plans to honor all reservations and will do the remodeling section by section so that there will always be sections available for hotel clients.
This is a fine resort with many clients and you can be sure that they are not going to cut off their nose to spite their face. They want your business both now and in the future.
It is unfortunate that this thread caused unnecessary concern and I am sure added to the email and telephone traffic into the hotel from alarmed reservations holders and travel agents.
thanks catcher.....
so basically, far from being in its final death throes, the resort is actually committed to carrying out major refurbishment requiring a huge investment, but will require sections of the hotel to be shut off intermittently on a rolling basis between now and completion in October....
the sensationalism evident in this thread would make many a british tabloid proud...
so basically, far from being in its final death throes, the resort is actually committed to carrying out major refurbishment requiring a huge investment, but will require sections of the hotel to be shut off intermittently on a rolling basis between now and completion in October....
the sensationalism evident in this thread would make many a british tabloid proud...
Thank you for contacting Sunwing Vacations.
While some buildings will be closing due to low occupancy, the resort will remain open.
Packages will still be available to book and the hotel will provide the best rooms available between the beach and reef sections.
Thank yu,
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Tel: 416.620.4955, ext. 319 | Email:reception@sunwing.ca
27 Fasken Drive, Toronto Ontario Canada M9W 1K6
www.sunwing.ca
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Just to point out that when I started this thread, I did have a source (not the newspaper). Unfortunately, they were wrong, for which I wholeheartedly apologise. However when I told my source (an employee) they were wrong & that management had denied that the hotel was closing temporarily, this was the first they had heard, so I'm not sure how things get communicated to staff... My source wasn't the group of employees who spoke to the newspaper btw.
I suspect there is a lot of unease about the future availability of work, possibily not helped by what happened to some staff at Breezes and Sun Village.
I suspect there is a lot of unease about the future availability of work, possibily not helped by what happened to some staff at Breezes and Sun Village.
I agree, please pull the plug moderator. Best if it can be erased all together so that the title of this thread doesn't continue to cause needless panic.
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