K and P wrote: we were told by one of our corporate contacts that Alessio is general manager for both Pearl and RM and that Alberto has moved on to another resort in Cabo.
K and P wrote:The entertainment manager from RM- Sergio- is looking after both resorts but, as usual, Charlie looks after most of the day to day responsibilities at Pearl.
CokeMann wrote:1. Original Resorts doesn't currently own the Pearl property - the property is being leased and operated by Original Resorts and by contract they are not allowed to do any major construction /modifications to the existing property. - In order to proceed with any major construction Original Resorts would first have to decide to outright purchase the property when their current renewed lease expires in a few years
nokidclub wrote:For what it's worth, there is an article on the mansions in the current Original Resorts magazine:
https://www.original-group.com/revista-acceso-no-2/
Anyone fluent in Spanish may find it interesting.
bigbill wrote:****Wayne, I know you will say it isn’t happening until you see the press release...I get that... this one is happening. More details later...
bigbill wrote:So here is the skinny on what I was told this week.
We had an "issue" that required (I insisted) on talking to a senior member of the Original Resorts team. It took a couple of days to setup a meeting but I finally got to sit down and go through my "issue" with them. While working it out I took the opportunity to ask them about a few things and rumours etc. I have every reason to believe the person was extremely honest and forthcoming. Here is what I was told.
Pearl Mansions
100% being built, in fact they are aggressively selling the Mansion now through the membership process. They are very VERY expensive. They will be built where the yellow/orange staff house is behind the spa at Pearl. Formal press release to coincide with demolition of current building which will be taking place late February/Early March. They are marketing the 8 rooms in the Mansion as primarily "members only" however they acknowledged that they would make the inventory available to non-members if not booked within a certain number of days before arrival. So basically "Mansion Members" will have an advance exclusive booking period and at some predetermined point (likely somewhere between 30-90 days out) any unbooked Mansion rooms will be available for others to book. I asked specifically about ownership/status of the Pearl lands. Original has not YET purchased the Pearl lands however they have reached a new (renewed) lease agreement with an option to purchase. This clears the way for demolition and construction of the Mansion. Target completion date for the Mansion project is early fall 2019.
New Villas at Desire Riviera Maya
4 more villas will be built at DRM beginning in early 2020
New Desire Property in Northern Cancun or near hotel zone or Playa Mujeres
Project is dead, 100% not happening. Ownership was unable to reach a lease or purchase agreement with the various property owners that they were working with. Forget about this one.
New Temptation in the Dominican Republic
Already happening/announced. Press release is already available here: https://www.original-group.com/press/
Things are on track for a late 2019 opening (they want to be open for New Years Eve)
New Desire in the Dominican Republic
This will be happening as well, with an official announcement to come 1st or 2nd quarter of 2019. Opening planned for end of 2020. Property will be very close, but not adjacent to, the new Temptation in the DR.
That's all I got folks.
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