Breezes Grand Negril sold to Memories Resorts, reverting back to Grand Lido Negril!

We just heard from people at the resort that the new owners of Breezes Grand Negril announced last night that they are NOT turning the resort into a family friendly Memories Resort, but that they will be keeping the adult only format and turning it back into Grand Lido Negril, with the C/O beach and scuba & snorkeling included.

This is very confusing because on Tuesday night they announced to the guests that they are now a Memories resort since the ownership officially changed from Breezes to family-friendly Memories yesterday.

There seems to be a lot of confusion going on there. I think the new owners finally realized what we all have known, that they will lose all of their repeater business (which accounted to about 30%) by changing the format and amenities at the resort. I wonder if the statement about going back to Grand Lido was an attempt to get some of the lost business back. I wonder if they will keep their word this time or change their minds once again and go back to family friendly Memories, or worse yet close the resort in June due to low occupancy.

We were booked at Breezes at the beginning of June. All the guests holding reservations received an email last Friday announcing the ownership change and the format change to a family friendly resort, effective June 1st. We were all given an option to keep our reservation under the new resort format, to cancel or to move to Hedonism II. We chose to cancel, and according to reservations department most of the people booked in June either cancelled or moved to Hedonism. The occupancy was very low to begin with; we assume that it’s next to 0% at this point for early June. We were expecting to hear that they will close for renovations in June.

If any of you were booked at the resort in early June, did you keep your reservation or did you cancel or move to Hedonism? If you cancelled or moved, are you going to try to get your reservation reinstated if in fact this will be a Grand Lido Resort again? If enough people reinstate, the new owners may guarantee to stay open. Please share with the group. Hopefully we can bring back the best resort on the island!

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Wait for the dust to settle before spreading rumors.

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Originally Posted by n8urist

Wait for the dust to settle before spreading rumors.

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Now where is the fun in that? :)

N8urist
Why don't you CALL the resort and ask for yourself before accusing somebody of spreading rumors.
And why are you bringing the tragedy in Boston into this! So rude!

What happened to SuperClubs, anyway?....seems they have all but disappeared from Jamaica....selling off Hedo III, Breezes Runaway Bay, Starfish/Breezes Trelawny, G.Lido/Breezes Negril....and more properties I'm sure I've missed....This was my first experience with Jamaica in 1994(Jamaica Jamaica---before they changed it to Br. Runaway Bay)...The company always had a place in my heart....did they just not try hard enough to compete with the other brands? I know they had competitive prices for the last 3 decades...I know there is still a presence there..(Rooms, Hedo)...but it's scarcely what it was

I have a friend at the resort now. She put this info on her FB page and has heard it first hand a day or two ago. Future changes....soon come.

From another forum....

"It was announced to Breezes employees 4/17 that the new resort owners had changed their mind and that the resort would remain "adults only". The goal would be to once again become a 5 star resort going so far as to go back to the Grand Lido Negril name. What wasn't clear is whether "adults only" meant that they would keep the clothing optional side."

Thanks for the update FaceDown. That is exactly what I heard. We sent an email on Thursday night to the new management inquiring about reinstating out June reservation...haven't heard anything back yet. I think our best strategy is to keep our reservation at Couples Negril in June, and check things out next door at GLN, and report on this forum. Then we can figure out if we want to go back to GLN in December. It will take a lot more than a name change to bring it back to 5 stars and Grand Lido standard!

Lisapat, Superclubs sold most of their resorts. They still have Breezes Bahamas, which I heard was OK...just OK. They are planning on expanding to the Cuba market, jumping on the post-embargo bandwagon. In my opinion, GOOD LUCK! Nothing compares to the beaches and the vibe of Jamaica!

Update: I just got off the phone with one of the water-sports guys. Everybody, but 4 people in that department have been laid off. They are interviewing with Scuba Caribe, a sub-contracted company that works for the RIU, early next week. I am calling BS on the promises of reverting back go GLN with scuba and included, just a hunch!

Scuba Caribe is one of the major scuba companies in Jamaica - handling multiple resorts. It sounds to me like that decisions for the new owners are yet to be finalized. Until they do, no one can know what will happen.

While facts and truthful information do help people, guesses, rumors and speculation do not. Please refrain from guesses, rumors and speculation.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

when it was Grand Lido they did a pretty good business....
the food was excellent as I went der and hungout a few times on a guest pass......
the reason more people weren't going there was the cost......
but they wanted to be known as an elite AI....which was there niche.....
never understood the Breezes thingy........

Cool Runnings, Marko

LATEST PRESS RELEASE FROM BLUE DIAMOND RESORTS:

Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts Brings Back the Grand Lido Name,
Service and Style
Negril, Jamaica - April 23, 2013

Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the acquisition of Breezes Negril Resort & Spa, located in Negril, Jamaica, as of April 17, 2013.

Commanding one of the Caribbean’s most desirable locations, the all inclusive resort’s 210 premium rooms and suites will continue to welcome guests with no interruption to its renowned level of service.

“After much consultation with our tour operator and travel agent partners and based on feedback from loyal repeat guests, we are pleased to announce that the resort will continue offering many of the unique and friendly features that many of its guests have been accustomed to, including its extensive food and beverage program,” affirmed Jordi Pelfort, Managing Director of Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts. “Furthermore, the resort will remain adult focused and will continue to only accommodate guests over the age of sixteen.”

An enhancement process that will lead to a complete revitalization and renovation of this popular beach resort has now been fully planned and will be executed in stages over the course of the summer. There will be no disruption to the operation of the hotel or to its guests over this period.

Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts is equally pleased to reintroduce one of the Caribbean’s most prestigious and well-known brands – Grand Lido. The Grand Lido brand has long been synonymous with top quality accommodation, round-the-clock attentive service, exceptional cuisine, and pristine tropical beaches. The former Breezes Negril Resort & Spa is the first resort to be re-launched under the Grand Lido brand and Blue Diamond is both honoured and proud to be entrusted with the preservation of these exceptional attributes.

This fine Jamaican hotel is eager to welcome old and new guests this summer and beyond. A complete fact sheet will be made available shortly at www.bluediamondresorts.com

About Blue Diamond Resorts:
Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts is an innovative hotel management company that specializes in creating differentiated brands to suit each market’s demands. It currently operates well over 5,000 rooms in all inclusive resorts in six outstanding Caribbean destinations under its "Memories Resorts & Spa", "Royalton Luxury Resorts" and “Grand Lido” brands

UPDATE: I just called the parent company and was told that scuba diving will NOT be complimentary but they will continue to offer complimentary scuba lessons.

They no longer show the clothing optional beach & hotel section listed.

Complete renovations of the resorts will be done in sections, starting on June 15th, and will last for several months.

They will continue of offer reservation restaurants, but only have Munasan & Lido Café listed. They also show a Mexican Restaurant and a European restaurant listed, with no names.

Beach bars will remain open, but they don’t show a piano bar listed. The agent told me that this doesn’t mean that they will close the piano bar for sure, but that it may just be missing on their information sheet due to the transition.

They will now welcome guests over 16 years of age; no longer just over 18.

For a resort that was fading I don't know why they would eliminate their "loyal clientle" who stay on the nude side? Re-book every year? The Cove side is very nice. Lets face it,the rooms at Hedo need Major upgrades.

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For a resort that was fading I don't know why they would eliminate their "loyal clientle" who stay on the nude side? Re-book every year? The Cove side is very nice. Lets face it,the rooms at Hedo need Major upgrades.

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The rooms at Hedo are getting major upgrades...they will be gutted and completely redone. There also will be a new large c/o pool installed and the disco completely renovated. Good things are already starting to happen there and I am sure once done the loss of some of the clientele from Grand Lido will move across the road.

Thats a good thing Face Down. I did Hedo like 5 times in the late 80's.