By jennifer wells on Monday, September 2, 2002 - 11:08 am: |
Over ten years ago, we stayed at sunset beach hotel, between Sand Dollar and Harbour Village. We enjoyed the large beach and the snorkeling. Does anyone know what happened to this property - has it gone bankrupt, been rebought? Does it have a new name? Thanks!
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By gregg brewer on Monday, September 2, 2002 - 11:41 am: |
Sunset is completely abandoned...windows broken out...weeds overgrown... I understand there have been numerous negotiations to buy the property but no serious takers.... what a shame...it was a great piece of property with a lot of opportunity.... another classic example of what happens when the "government" takes over and tries to run things.
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By Glen Reem on Monday, September 2, 2002 - 2:06 pm: |
It also burned out. The beach went with Lenny. It went bankrupt before those things, under government ownership, as Gregg said.
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By michael gaynor on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 7:34 am: |
The nankrupty was not under gov. ownership. It was part of the holdings of a private individual and Interbank in Aruba. Recently, there has been some stirring on the proerty but nothing has happend so far.
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By Glen Reem on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 9:54 am: |
Michael,
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By jennifer wells on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 10:31 am: |
Thanks for your replies!! Wow, how sad about Sunset Beach hotel and their beach - it was great. I quess Sunset Beach is not an option obviously for our vacation. we think we still want to be in the same area as Sunset Beach was, we like that area, the snorkeling is great, or was. I hope it still is after the 99 storm? I had heard that the snorkeling sites were hurt worse than the diving sites.
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By Deana Alexander on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 10:33 am: |
In 1997 I think, we stayed in a 3 bedroom house right next to the Sunset Beach Hotel. It was called Sunset Villa #6. Does anyone know if it was torn down or does it still exist? Is this the property that Eden Beach is on now? When was Eden built? I was just curious. We sure enjoyed our week there.
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By jennifer wells on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 11:16 am: |
Yes! I too am confused on Eden Beach - is it near the old Sunset Beach Hotel? Thanks, Jen
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By Ann Phelan on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 11:59 am: |
Eden is right next door to the site of the Sunset Beach Hotel.
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By gregg brewer on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 12:53 pm: |
Jennifer,
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By jennifer wells on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 1:12 pm: |
Greg, I have seen the Divi, it is nice, but maybe less peaceful somehow and less beach than some others?. But I wonder about the beach at Eden or Buddy Dive, it sounds great to have some sand! So, you think the snorkeling is better at Divi? Thanks, Jennifer
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By Mercy Baron on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 4:39 pm: |
I didn't like the time shares at Divi at all and I own one! Dark and dingy and no TV and a lot of things were broken when I stayed there in July. I moved over to their hotel part and liked it much better. Smallest beach I've ever seen!
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 5:47 pm: |
Quick segue back to Sunset Beach:
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By gregg brewer on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 5:56 pm: |
Jennifer,
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By Ben Emerson on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 10:22 pm: |
Jennifer,
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By gregg brewer on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 10:55 pm: |
fyi...regarding Ben's good description of Edens
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By C. Kritagent on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 11:27 pm: |
Gawd do I miss the Sunset Beach Dive Center... Front Porch, the sunken tug, Moray Lisa, bathing in the rinse tanks, rinse my gear in the hot tubs, the KLM stews sunning on Playa Leche. Ahhh those were the days my friends.
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By Walt III on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 7:29 am: |
Weren't they truely the glory days!
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By gregg brewer on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 7:49 am: |
KLM crews and stews now stay at the Divi...it is a lovely site to see (as my son-in-law will attest). :-)
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By John P. Wahlig on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 10:09 am: |
We tried the Front Porch dive in front of the Sunset a few weeks ago and it was pretty much nothing. I think Lenny wiped it clean. Also, we could not find the Tug Boat, maybe it was washed away to another location? Can anyone with more experience there confirm this suspicion?
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By jennifer wells on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 11:20 am: |
Thanks for your notes. We have decided to stay at the Sand Dollar, and the pier is supposed to be done any day now. The Eden buildings that look out at The old sunset hotel scared me away from there. Sand Dollar was also running a special with one free night, trying to get back business from the renovation of the pier. We will have fun I'm sure! Jennifer
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By gregg brewer on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 5:09 pm: |
John,
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By Ben Emerson on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 5:53 pm: |
Lenny didn't move the tug. I've seen it since Lenny where Gregg has described it.
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By C. Kritagent on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 5:59 pm: |
Nobody has ever done a dive briefing like Walt III.
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By John P. Wahlig on Thursday, September 5, 2002 - 8:52 am: |
Ahhh, so its deeper than I expected. OK, next year we can try it.
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By Katherine Miller on Saturday, September 7, 2002 - 7:43 am: |
When we have stayed at Sand Dollar, (we have a condo there) we have snorkeled over to Sunset Beach. There are still lots of fish around where the old pier was and some rosy razorfish in the sand areas. Its not a long snorkel and I do it without fins sometimes. the snorkeling is great in that whole area by Bari. Lenny did a job on the coral above 40 feet, but the fish are still there.
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