New to the Caribbean, Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts plans to open the Memories Splash and Royalton Punta Cana on the grounds of the former Ahmsa Grand Paradise Bavaro Resort in November 2013.
The Ahmsa hotel closed on 1 May and is scheduled to reopen on 9 November 2013 with major upgrades to the rooms. The beach-fronting Royalton (1,005 rooms) will cater to adults and families and Memories Splash (545 rooms) is focusing on families, with the addition of a 5,000-square meter water park.
Todd Kurlik, vice president sales & marketing for Blue Diamond, announced recently that they are installing the water park because market research showed that they are popular with families and the company found that the Caribbean lagged behind in this type of attraction.
Blue Diamond is an affiliate of SunWing, the Canadian airline and tour operator. Blue Diamond has hotels in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and Dominican Republic.