The Hyatt Regency will no longer operate the beach resort of Rum Point Club in North Side come November.
One of the co-owners of the idyllic tourist site, Adrien Briggs, confirmed this week the Hyatt will no longer manage the property from 1 November.
‘They’ve opted to discontinue managing the place,’ he said.
Mr. Briggs said the owners are discussing the leasing of the property with several people and although he could not disclose any details, he said the resort will re-open.
‘It might be closed for a month for renovations, but it will re-open,’ he said.
Mr. Briggs owns the site along with Attlee Bodden and two other shareholders, under the company Rum Point Investment Ltd.
Red Sail Sports, also owned by Mr. Briggs and Mr. Bodden, will remain operating at the property, he said.
Rum Point is a beach resort on the North of the island that has been run by the Hyatt Hotel since 1995.
When questioned on who might be taking over management, Mr. Briggs said, ‘We don’t know at this particular point’.
There are 20 Hyatt staff members working at Rum Point.
General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Diego Concha was off island and had not responded to questions from the Caymanian Compass by press time Wednesday on why the Hyatt is pulling out and what will happen to the staff.
The resort is a popular day-time spot for both residents and tourists to hang out in lounge chairs or hammocks, eat food and enjoy cocktails from the Wreck Bar & Grill, partake in water sports from Red Sail Sports, and bask in the crystal clear shallow surrounding waters.
With regard to the fine dining restaurant, Rum Point Restaurant, which has been out of commission since Hurricane Ivan struck Grand Cayman in September 2004, Mr. Briggs said, ‘It’s our desire to re-open it for the winter season, if we can’.
The ferry service has not been running since Ivan either and Mr. Briggs said it is still unclear what may happen with that at this point.
Pre-Ivan, Rum Point Restaurant had been a popular spot for evening dinner and a visit there was often accompanied by a 40-minute trip on the Rum Point ferry, which ran a service several times a day to the resort from the Hyatt Regency canal across the North Sound.
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