The last I heard, the property is all tied up between different entities - Mullet Bay Resort, Sun Resort Properties and the Ansary family holdings, all of which was a large part in how they were able to shift responsibility for the deplorable state of the property for so many years after the storm in ‘95 that caused the initial damages. They supposedly have political ties all over the world including BOTH major political parties in the US in the form of being large political donors to each one.
Fact? Rumors? Not sure but those are just some of the stories that have been floated over the years and I’m sure there are many more. And the rumors with regard to the Island and it’s politics? OMG!!
And with regard to the open air check-in lobby at the old Resort, I think the open air check-in lobby was created somewhere between 1983 and 1985. We checked in that year in the original indoor lobby as they were working on the outer one and ten days later, as we were departing the island we checked out in the newly completed outdoor lobby.
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