Hi Leif.
I agree with you in most cases but not all. For example The Sandpiper
closed for a major rebuild on 16 April and was scheduled to re-open on
01 November. But they planned it well - being aware that there could be
risks by weather, deliveries etc., they offered a soft opening for
regulars only for the month of November. They would not accept bookings
for "new" guests - only those that had stayed previously and understood
the efforts the hotel makes for its guests. In the end SP opened on 5th
November - minimum inconvenience to any guests who were accommodated at
the Coral Reef Club just up the road.
Hoteliers contract construction companies, decorators etc. to complete
by a specific time. When they don't perform or do so badly, things get
held up and the blame culture takes over. Hotels often are to blame
through imposing unrealistic deadlines on suppliers and failing to
control/monitor progress in relation to room inventory and guest needs.
Rather like many other businesses :-))
Tom
In article , Petal and Leif
writes
>Things take time in Barbados, and one thing is for sure: You must not trust
>those dates they say they will be finished.
>Just look at what happend to Hilton, Sandy Lane, or the sewage project on
>the south coast. LONG delays, and a lot of upset guests.
>Bajans need to be better keeping what they promise.
>Other than that, they are a nice kind of people.
>
>
>Leif A
>
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Tom Withycombe
Dorset/UK
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