I'm not too interested in the rashguard sale, but this is the first I've heard of the end of the Sugar Bay/Wyndham affiliation. According to the Wyndham website it's as of July 7. Does anyone have any details? Who now owns the Sugar Bay? Does the Wyndham Vacation (timeshare) organization still own the old Renaissance property?

Gerie, you should start a new thread for Sugar Bay - maybe in Relocation.

Thanks, ms411. You are right, and I heeded your suggestion.

The Sugar Bay Resort issue is certainly appropriate in this visitor forum as, after all, it's a place where visitors stay! The Wyndham group has apparently removed itself from this property. The former GM and his team under the Wyndham flag were slowly eliminating the AI option (which has never been very successful here) and then were replaced a year or so ago with a new Wyndham management team who went completely in the opposite direction, making the resort pretty much completely AI. It seemed an odd move for true and my understanding is that it rather floundered.

In a counteractive attempt to recover, an alternative AI plan was implemented, offering guests a choice between the complete AI plan or a "Bed and Breakfast" plan. Staff became very confused about the different bracelets which were to be worn by guests according to the plan they'd chosen.

From my understanding, the current management group remains in situ even though the Wyndham Group has decided to disassociate itself from the resort so it's anybody's guess as to what will next happen. As the island turns ...

To the best of my knowledge, the Wyndham Group does indeed still own the old Renaissance property which they purchased several years ago. As time and disuse has taken its toll, word was that they eventually planned on turning it into a timeshare property. I very much doubt that the buildings can be renovated and that the property will have to be razed and rebuilt in its entirety. With the current economic depression which shows no signs of easing any time soon, who knows. I suppose that when and if the economy shifts upwards, Wyndham will either go ahead with their plans for this property or that once again it'll be sold.

Repeat - as the island turns! Hope that helps!

Thanks for the detailed account, STT Res. I don't really understand a lot about the tourism business or the business of tourism, but it seems to me that the withdrawal of a big name like Wyndham from the hotel offerings would be a big deal.

Such a shame about the Renaissance property.