The Grupo Pi?ero that operates the Gran Bahia Principe San Juan (Playa Grande)
in the North Coast, the Gran Bahia Punta Cana and Gran Bahia Bavaro in the East
Coast, announced it is taking on the Occidental Gran Bahia located in Samana, on
the Northeast Coast. The 110-hotel was operated by Occidental Hotels & Resorts.
Pi?ero had recently announced it had reached an agreement with the government
for the operation of the Hotel Cayacoa and the Cayo Levantado. The company will
be upgrading the hotels to cater to an upscale market in Samana.