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Re: Christopher Hotel on St Barth Partially Destroyed Last Night
[Re: Bahston]
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02/18/2018 03:25 PM
02/18/2018 03:25 PM
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I got an error message saying that too many people had viewed the video??
Any idea what the cause of the fire was? Seems suspicious, that they were due to reopen next week.
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Re: Christopher Hotel on St Barth Partially Destroyed Last Night
[Re: Bahston]
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02/18/2018 04:55 PM
02/18/2018 04:55 PM
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Hmm. I'm still able to view it. The other videos that I've seen are on FB.
"Conflagration" was the word used by the GM. The Taino restaurant and part of the pool deck were destroyed, but the hotel is otherwise OK. Right know, they think that it was electrical, but I don't know if that's the official line from the Gendarmes. Given the extent of the damage to the building, they may never know for sure. They think that the fire will push the reopening back 6-8 weeks, but that seems a bit optimistic to me. What a punch in the gut, to be so close, and then to get knocked back down.
Just like St Maarten/St Martin, St Barth needs to get those hotels back online. There are two more openings planned for next month, Villa Marie (formerly Francois Plantation in the hills of Colombier), and Hotel Manapany, which has been undergoing a multi-year renovation. .
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Re: Christopher Hotel on St Barth Partially Destroyed Last Night
[Re: Bahston]
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02/18/2018 08:24 PM
02/18/2018 08:24 PM
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Still getting the same error message. Regardless, a shame, when they were this close to reopening. It probably is just me, but I wonder whether it was envy, of someone who was totally destroyed or whatever..
Carol Hill
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