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Hedonism II opened in 1976 as "Negril Beach Village" and was renamed in 1981. It was built by the Government of Jamaica at a cost of $10 million. [ 2 ] It occupies 22 acres (89,000 m 2 ) at the northern end of Negril beach and has 280 rooms in two-story buildings.
Hideaway is a largely residential city and gated community in Smith County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 3,201. Hideaway is part of the Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Gordon “Butch” Stewart (1941-2021) was the businessperson who founded and owned Beaches Resorts. Adam Stewart (1981-), the son of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, is the Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI).
Hideaway Beach’s entry fee starts between $39 and $89 depending on the time of year, according to a Royal Caribbean spokesperson. Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based ...
Negril is featured in Ian Fleming's 1965 novel The Man with the Golden Gun. One of the schemes of the novel's antagonist Francisco Scaramanga was to open a hotel called "Thunderbird" on a Negril beach. Negril is mentioned in the lyrics of the 1976 Bob Seger song "Sunspot Baby", which is the first song on the second side of the album Night Moves.
Royalton Hicacos is a resort in Varadero, in the province of Matanzas, Cuba. Formerly operated by Sandals Resorts as Sandals Royal Hicacos, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it was bought by Canadian company Sunwing and started operating under the Royalton brand in December 2014.
Negril is an album released in 1975 from a session produced, arranged, and almost entirely composed by guitarist Eric Gale. It includes some of Jamaica's best-known musicians of the time. The album expresses Gale's fondness for the beach and natural beauty of the Jamaican seaside village Negril, which became a popular destination for tourists.
July 3, 2024 – Hurricane Beryl passed just south of Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane, hammering the island with heavy winds and rain. [75] At least 4 fatalities were reported with damage estimates up to $204 million (2024 USD). [76] November 5, 2024 — Hurricane Rafael would pass just west of Jamaica as an intensifying tropical storm. [77]