While confirming the hotel is closed, Central Romana, which owns the Hotel Santo Domingo, is denying recent press reports that the hotel has been sold to the Spanish owners of Guavaberry vacation project in Juan Dolio. As reported in Diario Libre, Jorge Sturla said that they are working on finalizing the budget for the property’s renovation that would start in three months. Sturla said that while the company is open to selling the hotel, it is not for sale and has not been sold.
The planned renovation of the Hotel Santo Domingo follows a recent trend for improvements in hotel accommodation in Santo Domingo. The Hotel Jaragua Renaissance is also scheduled to close for major renovations this spring. The Melia, now Magna 360, will soon open as a newly remodeled Santo Domingo Sheraton. A JW Marriott is also scheduled to open on Av. Winston Churchill this spring.
www.diariolibre.com/economia/2014/01/15/i439721_central-romana-dice-que-remodelan-hotel-santo-domingo.html