Boscobel Beach Hotel in Jamaica Closes For J$50 Million Renovation; Hotel to Reopen on September 16, 2000.Business Editors/Travel Writers OCHO RIOS Ocho Rios (ō`chō rē`ōs), town, NE Jamaica, on the Caribbean Sea. It is a major tourist center, as well as a commercial port that exports mainly bauxite. , Jamaica--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2000 Jamaica Hotels Limited, operator of the Boscobel Beach Hotel, Jamaica's flagship property for family vacationing, announced today that it will close the hotel temporarily, effective July 23, to implement a J$50 million renovation on property. Guests who currently hold reservations during the renovation period will be accommodated at the Wyndham Montego Bay Montego Bay (mŏntē`gō), city (1991 pop. 82,002), NW Jamaica. One of the most popular resorts in the Caribbean with highly developed tourism facilities, Montego Bay is also a port and commercial center. or Jamaica Grande hotel in Ocho Rios. The decision to close the hotel follows the July 4th termination of SuperClubs' management agreement and the assessment by the hotel's new management team regarding the state of the hotel and its facilities. "Unfortunately, the hotel has not been maintained vigorously enough to compete in today's highly discerning tourism market. Guestrooms and public areas are worn and badly need renovation so that we can continue to confidently market the hotel to our international clientele," said General Manager Jeff McKitty. The renovations will focus on the hotel's guestrooms, including new soft goods soft goods pl.n. See dry goods. Noun 1. soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise drygoods commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce and upgraded bathroom fixtures, as well as public areas, beach and water sports water sports Urophilia, see there facilities, and numerous back-of-house improvements, including a complete renovation of the kitchens. The renovation program will last six weeks and during this time, the hotel will conduct an extensive training program for its staff in collaboration with accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. training organizations, such as Jamaica's Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCO). This will ensure the continued delivery of the high standard of service that has encouraged many of the hotel's guests to return year after year. Boscobel Beach Hotel is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, September 16, 2000. The renovations will enhance the value and quality of Boscobel Beach, enabling it to remain a valuable part of Jamaica's tourism product. Boscobel Beach, located in the popular Ocho Rios area, opened in 1986 and pioneered the family all-inclusive concept in Jamaica. The property offers 207 guestrooms situated on a wide expanse of beach overlooking the crystal blue waters <includeonly></includeonly> Blue Waters, also known as ASP Blue Waters due to sponsorship reasons, are a Namibian football (soccer) club from Walvis Bay. They play in the country's highest division, the Namibia Premier League. of the Caribbean, a comprehensive children's program with full-time professional staffing, an array of water sports activities, a range of dining options and close proximity to Ocho Rios, with its market, art galleries and restaurants, as well as to the popular waterfall waterfall, a sudden unsupported drop in a stream. It is formed when the stream course is interrupted as when a stream passes over a layer of harder rock—often igneous—to an area of softer and therefore more easily eroded rock; the edge of a cliff or attraction at Dunn's River. |
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