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It used to be Merrill's III and then, briefly, I understand, Sandy Sand(?).
Mi Lady and I walked through there last April (2011), it was closed up and pretty run down and in dire need of tons of TLC, not to mention remodeling.
Anyway, we were looking at accommodations for Christmas to New Years and this place was suggested. We decided to book ourselves into the Rondel Village instead and will check out this resort then.
Anyway, what does anyone know about this resort?
Weathermon
All I know is that the location is good, the layout is good but I have not seen what the interior is like since it has been taken over.
I have been hearing lots of rumours about the place but I am seeing nothing concrete.
I have 4 days of my trip with no place booked to stay after christmas and I just got a quote for Negril relax resort it was not a fantastic offer but I do not have any up to date pictures and I am still enquiring.
I could find no up to date pics either. So, we decided to not stay there.
In 1996 (my first visit) the property was doing business as Sandi San. In the early to mid 2000's there was a change of ownership to Merrill's 3. If memory serves me, the details of the change involved the demise of the woman owner...this has nothing to do with the current ownership. I just wanted to set a timeline.
was Sandi San for year and years.........great location on the beach
the owner of Merill's(Grandmasion - sp?) leased the place from the lady owner of Sandi San.........
called it Merill's III......fixed it up a bit and then the lady owner was murdered........
so the owner of Merill's and his head of security are chief suspects on that death and don't know if it went to trial......
the son of the owner of Sandi San was the guy that got caught in Orlando airport on an AirJamaica flight with bomb materials in his luggage to evenge his mothers death.........
son was arrested and sounds like he was mentally unstable to begin with since he was in the Army at one point........
now it's called the Relax Resort and don't know if they were able to purchase it thru the previous owners estate or what happened......
that in a nutshell is the timeline or sequence of events of the Sandi San........
glad someone has it up and running...........great spot on the beach
now if someone would please buy and fix up T-Water........we'd be all set
T-Water actually needs a lot more than a fix up.......lol
Cool Runnings, Marko
I'm ready to acquire/renovate T-Water when the current owners are ready to sell at a reasonable price.
sounds like dem playing da "Price Is Right" game......one of the things that drives mi nuts derQuote:
Originally Posted by Tom Hudson
"hey mon how much you want for your place"........and dem say, "how much you want to pay"
friggin drives mi right up a wall...........
Cool Runnings, Marko
Marko I sure would like to know whatever became of the legal case over the murder
Sounds like buying a car at a "fast track" car storeQuote:
Originally Posted by Marko
I think i know what your saying Tom i have enquired on a few places for sale in negril, and have yet to get a realistic price. Everything seems to be worth millions US there.
Marko has the facts & timeline straight. Sandi San owner was Sandra Mcloud (sp?). Very tragic story in & of itself. Her son coming unhinged only added to the tragedy.
Daune McNeil-Lewellyn is heading up Negril Relax Resort. Until taking on this venture, Daune managed the NIOC (timeshares) at the Beach Club for many, many years. She's a very gracious, customer service oriented manager. During the summer the property was being renovated/spruced up. I'm looking forward to stopping by & checking it out in February.
When i am there in just over a week i will go by and have a look, and get a few pictures.
Ok, now that we know the history of the SandiSand/Merrills III, thank you Marko, does anyone know the current status of the resort now known as Negril Relax Resort? Has there been any renovations since April 2011? Has anyone taken pictures of this property lately?
Weathermon...I have booked Negril Relax for Feb after talking with Susan at Negril One Stop Vacations. They stayed there a couple of days on their Negril tour last month, I had the same questions you have. She said it was very clean, offered a Menu style AI package as well as a breakfast package, as far as renovations..I would say more of a clean up and TLC type of thing. Of course you know its a great location with a large beach. I am a long time customer of One Stop Vacations. They haven't dissapointed me once with any of their recommendations...I am however pretty easily to please..cleanliness and safety and some decent food is pretty much all I ask for. Hope this helps.
Weathermon...just found this website for Negril Relax...still under construction , but it has a few pics and a bit if info..http://hnh9b.preview.buuteeq.com/en-us/ prob have to copy and paste..Hope this helps!
Thanks, Muzikdoc. I too spoke with One Stop and they weren't too certain of the current status of the resort, just that it had rooms available for Christmas and most others did not. Maybe there's something to read into that, I don't know??
Anyway, Mi Lady and I will check it out next month and post some pics, if we can.
Weathermon
The owners of T-Water should be forced to sell at a reasonable price or clean up this disgraceful area on the beach, which used to be one of the most popular places to stay at with lots of loyal returning guests with an awesome beach bar...
It's a shame the way it looks today and my heart is aching every time i walk by!
My first stay was at Sandi Sand in late 80's..............used to walk into town to the bakery she owned and loaded up on the goods. MMMM those were the days :) ......and the exchange rate was 5 to 1!!!
To clarify... the renovation was being done at the gift shop building near the beach. The rest of the property looked like it was getting cleaned up/spruced up. I kept meaning to stop by but being on a beach walk & wearing just a bathing suit, I didn't feel appropriately dressed for a tour. I can't wait to see how it looks on my next visit. It always seemed like a nice property as Sandi San in the 80's, before becoming part of Merill's.
Hateswinter... love your name, also share the sentiment... why I moved to FL. I also remember the $5J to $1US exchange.