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Caneel Bay closed in September & October?
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:51 pm
by RickG
Reported by Gerald Singer on his blog. It sounds like the new economy is hitting Caneel. I'm curious if bookings are down across the board? Last year this time we had two trips booked. None booked yet this year, we are holding off to see how things go.
http://seestjohn.com/st_john_life/life- ... o-st-john/
Cheers, RickG
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:17 pm
by mbw1024
hmm. would you still be able to park and get to Honeymoon? I'm guessing not.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:13 am
by Gromit
Thanks for sharing Rick. I really enjoy Singers site but hadn't seen it until you mentioned it a few months back. Now I'm a regualr reader.
I love his stories of "old" StJ
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:15 am
by Anthony
Rick I left a reply about the EDC for you on Gerald's blog-
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:33 am
by liamsaunt
Really? Bummer. I was going to plan an October trip with some time at Caneel. I may have to change the dates.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:28 am
by RickG
GS responded on his blog that this is in the "rumor from good source" category.
Cheers, RickG
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:34 am
by Anthony
I trust Gerald but I am waiting for an official release or something. It may seem like you can save money - but how do you retain the employees, maintain the property, etc. (with no cash flow) for those months...
Will be interesting to see how this one plays out!
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:36 am
by jayseadee
I just tried to reserve for late October and it said no rooms available.. Then tried late September into October with the same results.
Mid-November has all room categories available.
So either the rumor is true or they are completely sold out.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:39 am
by hugo
I also doubted the veracity of this until I went to the online bookings--August and November are very available, so it must be true.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:44 am
by Pia
We heard someone outside our office yesterday also talking about it (Caneel employees I think)
Pia
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:04 pm
by Anthony
So it sounds like a done deal. I guess the math must work for them -
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:26 pm
by DELETED
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:38 pm
by sandollar
"and no more Sunday Brunch" - Bummer! Unless things have changed, that seemed to be quite popular. Hummm.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:45 pm
by gymnastika
I hope they keep the Manager's Coctail Reception. That's the only way I get fed on a monday night.

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:12 pm
by mit43
Too bad, we always enjoyed spending one day at Caneel on our September trip. I would also be interested in knowing if the parking lot will be open for easier access to Honeymoon.