Hedodoc - July, 2013

Just got back last Monday and I was amazed at all that had been done in the  past 3 months !

Here are some of the things I noticed:
Donna Grant is back as Hotel manager, such a pleasure to work withLorn Brammer is taking the Guest relations manager position to new heights

The room prototypes are fantastic and they hope to have the first 50 rooms done by the end of the year

Repeaters only have to sign a pre-printed form at reception when arriving

A $100 deposit is taken from a credit card at check in to pay for any charges while there, returned when you leave

Reception area ceiling painted a brighter color

Area between reception and the dining room cleaned out and landscaped

No more towel cards..2 towels in my room on arrival, exchange on the beach as before

Full complement of linens in room each day

Refrigerator request filled within 1 hour, each of the new rooms will have a free refrigerator, must pay to  have it stocked

Room spotless and no disinfectant smell upon arrival

New paint in the rooms, a light beige, much brighter

New mattresses and pillows, very comfortable

New beach chairs plentiful and have 4 positions including flat, webbing soft

At least 70 new tables on the beach, about 15 inches square

New fine sand on the nude beach

Side door added to the nude beach grill

Windows on the nude beach grill now pivot up so you get some shade while in line in the afternoon

New flat screen TVs in all rooms, no more head banging

Wood walkway near spa redone with new wood with sunken screws

New pads on the dining room  chairs. a bright green tropical pattern

All new silverware

Cloth tablecloths and napkins at lunch and dinner

Some decorations at food stations, no ice sculptures yet

Netting over some of the vegetable and fruit food stations

New tiles around the main pool

New railings around main pool and upper deck

New pool cues

Chess boards repainted

Rumballs at lunch 4 days in a row

Upper hot tub removes and area tiled over and safe to walk on

Coffee area redone with nice racks for the cups

Metal trays to hold serving utensils at hot food stations

Munasan now named HarrySan

More premium liquors at certain bars

Breakfast music soft and few loud announcements

15 more shade umbrellas for the nude beach and pool, no new tables to sit at to eat..maybe on next order

New ice machine next to nude Jacuzzi so bar doesn't have to go all the way to the top for more ice

Portable beer tap to be at nude Jacuzzi except when needed elsewhere..24 hours

New sound system in the piano bar

3 new portable Bose systems for the ECs to use

Piano bar, chairs reupholstered

New dive boat operational

4 new Hobie cats

New BCDs for the divers

New snorkels and masks

Complimentary use of office computer to check in and print boarding passes for return flight

New AC system for the office,gym, spa and Martinos

For the first time in memory, when I turned the shower dial it actually provided warmer or colder water..new water distribution system

  being installed

Gym has 3 new LifeStyle treadmills and 2 new recumbent bikes on order

And last but not least, NO MORE LUNCHTIME PIN !!!  You can eat lunch in peace..ECs run a party at Nude pool with games and 

   prizes.

These are changes I saw..more on the way..others who were there at the same time may not have experienced all the above but I was looking for things and did talk to management alot.  I hope someone will post this to facebook and Dennys Message board as I am a technological dwarf.

  It'll be  nice to see if they can keep up his momentum when we get back for Spanksgiving.

Optimistically yours,   Doc from Buffalo