At the presentation, presided over by the mayor of Calvia, Alfonso Rodríguez, and Melia's CEO, Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, details were given of the demolition of the Jamaica and the building of its replacement. This is a project for an "icon of the past and the future Magalluf", Melia's vice-president for real estate, Mark Hoddinott, explaining that following the demolition of the Jamaica there are to be 35 million euros invested. The former three-star hotel, closed for some years, was a "symbol of the old Magalluf", and from this November work will start on the new four-star hotel. This is to be the future epicentre of "New Magalluf": "a safe, youthful and family resort," said Hoddinott.
The new hotel will facilitate the launching of a new image for the resort overseas. This transformation, Hoddinott added, will be completed if there is an accompanying renovation of the non-hotel complementary sector (bars and so on). With this in mind, the new Jamaica will devote its ground floor to units to be used by leading brand names. This will represent, concluded Hoddinott, a very clear statement as to what the "New Magalluf" will be.
Gabriel Escarrer considered the investment that has been made in the past four years, as with the Sol Katmandu, Nikki Beach, Wave House, the Melia Antillas Calvia Beach and the Sol House Mallorca. In addition to bringing about an improvement to the resort, these investments have enabled a lengthening of the season and have made Magalluf an example of market repositioning of an outdated resort that will be copied by others.
Alfonso Rodríguez stressed the town hall's commitment to complement the investment through an embellishment of the urban environment and by acting with firmness against those who wish to tarnish the image of the resort.
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Ha-ha, - if it was designed to be funny. Otherwise yet more fictional nonsense for political benefit somewhere.
''The new Magaluf'',that's a laugh,most of it is the same concrete jungle with the same muggers,drug dealers,pimps and prostitutes,bar owners who are only interested in selling people as much alcohol as they can without giving a damn about the consequences,booze cruises et al,building a few new hotels won't change any of that or the fact that most of the tourists in the summer months are young people who go there for a big p**s up and a s**g.
The hotels are upgrading. The regeneration of the road paralleling the seafront is a terrible grey concrete mess. Why cannot Calvia spend their money wisely and make it look pretty, instead of a prison, harsh feel about it. A total wasted opportunity. There does seem to be no direction at all for the regeneration, being done in pockets. I also hear Calvia Council have been dreadful in the renegotiation of planning permissions and design for the new hotel. I am not a fan of "Sol" either but why oppose plans to make it trendy and modern, with roof top swimming pools and bars etc.
I notice that the word "SAFE" is used in this article. Tell the people that are mugged every night that the resort is "SAFE". The girl that was ripped off on the beach today, paying €20 for a slither of melon. Unfortunately throwing €200 million at the resort, doesn't change a thing!!
The council and the hoteliers live a fantasy world don't they?
Perhaps a Bull Fighting Ring could be added, somewhere to torture defenceless horses and cattle and a tea cup for Dolphins to swim in could be added to the development.