Another article from later that year, too long to cut-and-paste the entire thing:
http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/16/t...ers-look-beyond-the-beach.html?pagewanted=all
"The island has no high-rises and the largest of its 36 hotels, the PLM Jean Bart, has just 50
rooms. However, that will change with the opening, scheduled on Nov. 30, of the new,
80-room Guanahani in Grand Cul de Sac on the north shore. The hotel was supposed to
open last winter as Le Warwick, but the opening was postponed, legal difficulties were
blamed and then a new management was appointed. With the addition of the Guanahani,
the island's total of hotel rooms will go up to about 600. In addition, there are hundreds of
villas and apartments for rent."
. . . reminds me of a funny story about a Japanese company that bought a bunch of US hotels a number of (probably 30) years ago. With great fanfare -- press conference, all the usual "hand out" materials, etc. -- the hotel group's re-branding was announced with its new name: Anus Hotels. Someone in Japan forgot to check an American dictionary. Today, as a result, we have the re-named "Ana Hotels."The original name was not Le Guanahani. It was to open as Le _______, but there were issues
Although we have never stayed at Le Guanahani, we share a 30th anniversary celebration! Gary and I will spend our 30th wedding anniversary on St. Barth the last week in April with our family! Our first trip to St. Barth was our 10th anniversary and we've never looked back! The island and its people are in our souls....you know how it is.
Congratulations, Gayle & Gary . . . glad to read that you've found a special place to celebrate!
Congrats on your 30th! We celebrated our 30th and few notable others on the island and at the Guanahani!