Although, businesses are down 30 - 50%, maybe this will be the ignition to build anticipation for 2008 at CLP. They are talking about big name bands and other promos to carry them thru Labor Day Weekend.
We'll see! *** Edited 7/20/2007 10:23:21 PM UTC by CastleKing***
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Lord Gonchar said:
Exactly, Rob.Use that $60,000 as the first funds in the pot to make next year happen.
I just can't see how spending $60,000 to open the hotel and beach club seemed like a good idea to anyone involved.
Imagine a revitalized Hotel Conneaut run by people that actually know how to run a hotel! You could book the place for a wedding a year in advance and know that it'll still be open and ready for you when your date comes. And having the hotel function as an actual hotel (being able to reserve rooms on a well-known website... that sort of thing) would surely encourage more people to stay there.
Just an idea...
Over the years, we've stayed there many times. If we don't get a lakeside room, we only stay one night.
History is fine, but there should be AC. As far as phones, most people have cellphones anyway, but internet and wifi aren't bad ideas.
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In fact, having someone in charge who knows something about how to run a hotel might help "preserve" the place much longer.
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Chuck
As for the hotel, I've never had an uncomfortable night there. I wasn't real keen on the "courtyard"-side room we had the one time, but otherwise it's always been fine. Actually, I don't think the hotel itself loses money--just the foods operation there. Frequently I've had to rearrange the stay because they were sold out. Weekends were always packed, most all summer and there were still a reasonable number of guests during the week--remarkable because the park wasn't open Monday and Tuesday.
As I've said before, the whole place can make money. All it needs is a fresh start and someone, anyone, in charge that has half an idea of how to run a resort, or even a business for that matter. If you knew even half of what went on in the background over the past few years, you'd understand why things are in the state they're in. The folks in charge of the show (a.k.a. "dynamic duo") just didn't know what they were doing.
I'm hoping that there will be some new intelligence and accounting with the new board. Time will tell, I guess...
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