NEW YORK -- John Lynch, Sandals and Beaches Resorts' executive vice
president, sales worldwide, said Sandals is negotiating to buy an
existing property on Anguilla, which looks to be another huge
renovation project if a deal is made.
According to Lynch, the chain already is spending $8 million to
$10 million to enhance the former Hyatt on St. Lucia, which opens
as the Sandals Grande St. Lucian Aug. 15, and $30 million to $32
million to renovate the former Boscobel Beach hotel, which will
open July 1 as the Beaches Boscobel east of Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Ironically, the family-oriented Boscobel resort, run by
SuperClubs from 1983 until 2000, was built as a Playboy Club, Lynch
said. Hence, "the rooms are enormous, built when people could
easily afford these huge rooms. So it's a fine family resort."