Pacific Islands Club Saipan, which is operated by the E-Land Group of Companies, expects to resume hotel operations this month, over a month since the destruction of Super Typhoon Yutu. The reconstruction of the Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort, on the other hand, remains a question.<\/p>\n
According to Matthew Park, chief executive officer of the Saipan chain of the E-Land Group, two of E-Land\u2019s three hotels on Saipan\u2014Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort and PIC Saipan\u2014suffered the most damage during Super Typhoon Yutu, leaving both buildings in complete ruins. Its third hotel, the Kensington Hotel in Marpi, had almost no damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are one of the worst damaged companies on the island. Not only Coral Ocean but also PIC stopped operations\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Over a month following the destruction, Park said they are expecting to complete re-construction of PIC and resume the hotel\u2019s operations this December. <\/p>\n
Unfortunately, they are still uncertain when they will even start the reconstruction, let alone resume hotel operations, of COP because of the extensive damage it sustained. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you go to PIC right now, it\u2019s a mess but I think we can finish our rebuilding by end of December\u2026PIC will re-open in December but I\u2019m not sure about Coral Ocean because [there was] too much damage,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
According to PIC Saipan general manager Gloria Cavanagh, PIC expects its first batch of visitors to come in on Dec. 20. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn a couple of weeks, [PIC] will be opening. We actually have our first guests scheduled to come in on the 20th and we\u2019re going to be fully operational,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Cavanagh said that reconstruction has been moving quickly and smoothly since the typhoon. \u201cIf you go there now, it looks very scary but things are moving quickly,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n
Cavanagh said that much of PIC\u2019s roof was damaged, rooms were destroyed, and the swimming pools were also damaged and left filthy. <\/p>\n
Fortunately, as the rooms and roof are being rebuilt, the pools will be cleaned and filled before the arrival of the first guests. \u201cNext week, the pools should be done\u2026and we should be starting to fill the pools by the 14th,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
The newly built waterpark that PIC unveiled early this year withstood the test of Super Typhoon Yutu, Cavanagh said, but PIC will also be replacing a few of the parts to ensure optimum safety and to ensure the longevity of the slides. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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