4/15/12 Majestic Colonial Fire Update

[TA Patty]

On Sunday April 15, 2012 Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana suffered damage due to fire. Fortunately no one was injured and I just received the information below from the VP of Sales & Marketing for Majestic Resorts.  They are in the process of assessing damages and working diligently to make sure all scheduled weddings are accommodated without interruption. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. I will continue to post updates as I receive them. TA Patty     Hello Patty,   We have received word for the Majestic Colonial (see below email). Please note that Travel Impressions will not be re-locating any of our clients since there was minimal impact.   Kind regards     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dear Partners,  

First and foremost  we would like to apologize for the delay in this communication.  We wanted to send you a complete and thorough evaluation of the situation, both of the physical condition of the property as well as the Guest experience.

 

We are very proud of our team as I look back to the events of Sunday evening and the last 48 hours of the job that our employees did, both during the crisis and in the follow up since. Thankfully and most importantly no employees or guests were injured.   

 

On April 15, 2012 we experienced a fire at the Majestic Colonial Punta Cana and we were forced to re-locate some of our mutual clients in other hotels, as a precautionary measure. There was and is in fact no damage to any room what so ever, we evacuated as a precaution as a result of the volume of smoke in the hallways of buildings 1 and 2 only.  

  

The following areas have suffered some structural damage: 

 

·         Beach Restaurant

·         Spa  

·         Wet Bar 

·         Pool – As you may recall the pool of the Majestic Colonial, is over 400 meters long, with a hidden dividing wall at approximately 300 meters. We have currently re-opened the largest portion of the pool and it is completely operational. The area closest to the ocean/beach restaurant is closed.

 

The balance of our restaurants, bars, facilities and services remain completely operational for our clients on site.

 

 

 

Clients staying at the Colonial have been given access to the Majestic Elegance facilities as follows:

 

·         Access to the Beach and swimming pools

·         Access to all a la carte restaurants

·         Access to all bars

·         Access to the entertainment theatre

·         Access to the spa ($)

 

 

Additionally we have opened for daytime service at Majestic Colonial some facilities that are normally only available at night.

 

·         Parrots Bar

·         Plaza Bar

·         Matsuri restaurant

·         Taino restaurant

·         A beach palapa is now open on the beach for drinks and snacks

 

We are happy to report  that both of our hotels Majestic Colonial and Majestic Elegance are completely full and we have no issues operationally. Additional  employees have been hired to provide extra service to our customers.

 

Weddings and Groups :  Our wedding department is working on a one on one,  basis with all the brides to relocate any dinner or reception events previously planned at the Beach restaurant,  we have many different options for them both within the Colonial and also are offering the faculties’ at Elegances. Important to note that neither of our Gazebos were affected, and wedding ceremony have continued as normal at the Majestic Colonial.  The wedding events held in the last 48 hrs. have been a tremendous success and the feedback from our brides is very positive.

 

The architect  and engineers of the Majestic Colonial have arrived from Spain today to evaluate and give us an report on how best to proceed with the repairs of the damaged areas. Once we get their professional opinion and deadlines for reconstruction we will send you an update.

 

We are working closely with your local representatives, and we’ll keep you updated regularly with any news, improvements or changes.  We ask that you share this information internally as well as with the travel agency community.

 

Thank you for your continued support of Majestic Resorts, please do not hesitate to contact to contact us should you have any questions or concerns.  

 

With kind regards,

 

Ricardo Espinosa

VP Sales and Marketing

Majestic Resorts

[Celia]

Hi Patty,

 

Just curious, do you think most damages would be repaired before Oct. This is very worrying to me.

[TA Patty]

Hi Celia - I understand your concerns and I know they are diligently working to asses the damages and get the repairs underway as quickly as possible. I would think they would be able to complete repairs before October 2012. I'll post updates as I receive them and we'll do our best to keep you informed. Thanks! Patty
 

[Celia]

never mind i found the info on majestic-resort website

 

• Spa - Should be ready two weeks from today, expected re-open date 08May12.
• Wet Bar – Should be ready two weeks from today, expected re-open date 08May12.
• Pool –  The pool is in perfect condition, however we will continue to keep the area facing

the  beach  restaurant  closed  (25%),  as  previously  described  until  the  completion  of  the
work on the Spa and Wet bar are completed, on 08May12.  

• Beach  Restaurant  – We  expect  to  complete  the  repairs  on  this  restaurant  in  30days,

however I do not have an exact re-opening date at this time.

 

updates will be posted on there website.

[Celia]

ha ha thanks Patty i feel better now

[TA Patty]

Great. Thanks for posting!