New Management, The old deals out the window?

[Markospoon]

I think my hotel is under new management.
(don't want to mention the name)
All my emails have been returned with a New rate per night.

The new rate is way too high for my 10 days.
Funny, it is the Low season after April 15th???
I am thinking that :

The end of April thru early May.
I will just go down to Negril.
Hotel hop with about $500-$600.00 and tell them I need a room for 9 nights.
(the new rate is very close to $800.00) sounds wild to me.

If I am turned down, there is still the hotel with the higher rate.

I am hoping there will be vacancies at hotels who will want that $600.00 cash.
What do yall think?

Thanks in advance.

[justchuck]

I think you are right. At that time of year you shouldn't have any problem finding a room.

[Marblehead]

I think you're right, Marko. You might want to consider starting your search at you're preferred hotel. Show up, ask for the cost of your stay if paying cash and counter their offer if it's the same as their emailed rate. For various reasons, I've been restricted to off season in Negril and always found people were grateful for my business. I've never stayed anywhere where there was more than a handful of guests. Good luck!

[Markospoon]

Thanks Chuck, Thanks Marblehead.

Yeah, I can see myself now:

"Bamm!!
Slam the U.S. money on the Counter.
"count it!............ $600 U.S.
"I need a room or I'll go down the strip!!"

This is April , Gosh darn it!

And someone tell me what happened to the folks that use to run this place?
I trusted them,
who are you?
You folks are new to me.
Where are the nice housekeepers that use to be here?
Can I trust you to take care of things?

Who is the Security Dude??
I better not catch him sleeping at night, or heads will roll!

LOL,
No worries though.
It's Jamaica!

[Papa Georgie]

Uh, Markospoon, Check out Proverbs 15: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

[Markospoon]

Ok Papa,
Now, you know how I joke/make up stories/use dramatic/poetic license.

Seriously though, I hate for places to change hands for the worse.

Some folks are not as "clean" as others.
Hate to see a place go down hill.

[Papa Georgie]

I feel your pain Marko...been through many "management changes" over the years. I've learned to lower my expectations of the maintenance of quality of restaurants and hotels (not just in Negril). It will happen.

[original spanky]

Marko,
has blue cave reopened ?

[Markospoon]

Don't know Spanky.

[jojo p]

Marko, I thought you were going to stay wit the ''gang''