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Hurricane & Storm Status Information This page will be updated often, please bookmark this page. *** Hurricane Jeanne *** Airports:
All airports are operating as normal. Bayahibe:
The Association of Hotels of Bayahibe reports that area hotels are operating normally. The association says they suffered only minor damages to landscaping that have already been repaired. Those traveling to Bayahibe, however, will be arriving via Punta Cana International Airport. While La Romana International Airport is operating normally, the Chavon River is impeding land travel. Central Romana and the Ministry of Public Works are at present installing a temporary bridge crossing after the usual bridge that spans the Chavon River was severely damaged by the large amount of water caused by the storm. Some reports say the bridge will be in place in as few as two days to resume traffic to this area. The association says that telecommunication systems are operating normally, and the hurricane did not affect the water or power systems in the area. Juan Dolio and Boca Chica:
Hotels in Juan Dolio and Boca Chica only suffered minorlandscaping damages. Major cleanup operations are in effect to clear all the tree branches and debris left by the storm waters as they flooded down the rivers. Punta Cana:
Major cleanup efforts are underway in Punta Cana to return the area to normalcy. The Association of Hotels of the East and the Ministry of Tourism report the status of the hotels is as follows:
Hotels in operation that suffered minor damages or damage to landscape where cleanup and repairs occurred immediately enabling hotel to remain open throughout are:
- Melia Caribe Tropical
- Punta Cana Princess
- LTI Punta Cana (100% operational, only tennis courts affected)
- Iberostar Bavaro, Dominicana, Punta Cana
- Bahia Principe Punta Cana
- Grand Paradise (Amhsa)
- Occidental Flamenco Punta Cana
- Barcelo Palace Bavaro
- Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center
- Catalonia Bavaro
- Ocean Bavaro
- Carabela Beach Resort
- LTI Punta Cana
- Riu complex (hotel complex not affected, but affected by flooding of roads in the area, some difficulty in access this week).
- Punta Cana Paradisus (some flooding and landscaping affected, operating at 60% of the services)
Hotels reopening this week are:
- Palladium hotels (previously Fiesta chain)
Hotels closed for 15-day repairs are:
- Punta Cana Breezes
Hotels to close for 30 days or more are:
- Punta Cana Resort & Club (1 November reopening)
- Club Med (1 November reopening)
- Sunscape Bavaro Grand (30-day closure for repairs)
- Princess hotels reportedly 90% in operation, with some areas needing 30 days to complete repairs
Hotels closed with no set opening date are:
- Secrets Excellence
- Sirenis at Uvero Alto
- Natura Park
Puerto Plata hotels suffered minor damages, mostly to beach-area structures and landscaping. Operations continue normally in the areas of Maimon, Cofresi, Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata. Cleanup proceeded quickly in Sosua and Cabarete and is expected to be completed by this week. Samana:
Damages in Samana were primarily related to flooding and landscaping, which cleanup has quickly resolved. Hotels have resumed operation in these areas. Damages primarily were to boats that do the boat trips to see the whales in Samana. Santo Domingo:
Santo Domingo hotels were not affected by the storm.