I was born in beautiful Ponce, what a beautiful place. To me Ponce, doesn't matter what any hurricane have done, Ponce is Ponce and will be my kind of town!!!!
I was born in Ponce 1939. Left when I was 10. What beautiful buildings. Thank you Beth for these videos. Ponce is quite a place. I remember La Atocha La Plaza Delicia. The church in the center. There was a theater there. Puerto Rico is beautiful and has beautiful people.
Hi Beth. I miss my Ponce, I left in 1974 to join the U.S Army 22 years.. Its so sad to see the hotel has been abandoned .Hope they restore it in the future, What a beautiful Hotel it use to be, I grew up part of my life in Ponce and Juana Diaz. Thanks for one of the many excellent videos you film...Angel
Hi Angel! Thank you for your service, Sir! I have some good news: The Intercontinental is being renovated now. It's supposed to open in March 2022. Here's the link: tributeportfolioponce.com/ Thank you again Angel!
I just saw this video and it brought back beautiful memories. I remember sharing with my family an Easter Day back in 1972 in the Intercontinental Hotel. We had the brunch and I remember there was a ladies hat and fashion exhibition around the pool. I was 15 years old. It was a beautiful place with a great view. How sad, how time changes things!
The Misla group owners of Century Melia, Solace by the sea and Fox hotel in downtown are cleaning up this property for future improvements and reopening eventually. I heard they planing on opening a new access highway to the hotel on PR#9.
I love Ponce I love the southern side of the Island which is on the Caribbean. The Buildings in Downtown Ponce, I can’t describe the words, but the Architecture is incredible. My question, is the tourism returning, and has the Economy Recovered. I love looking down from the Holiday Inn Casino over the shore line. As I stated before PR is Paradise and the Southern Side is as beautiful as any Island 🌴 in the Caribbean.
Tourism definitely took a hit after the hurricane especially because most of the hotels were housing government contractors and people who came to help. JetBlue was only flying recovery flights between Ponce and JFK. (We were on their 2nd commercial flight back, which was 2 days before Thanksgiving 2017.) Other than that I see changes in Ponce every visit. There's a surge entrepreneurial spirit, pride & and seemingly a renewed love of history. Ponce will have a Marriott Aloft with a Hardrock Cafe opening soon. The Fox Delicias off the plaza is reopening. The Intercontinental hotel is being worked on to open as a wellness + business hotel. Cruises are trickling in. It's really exciting to watch. Long story short, I've noticed a steady growth in tourism to the South. I've also noticed it's busier now, then it was pre-Maria. And there are other fantastic projects in the works for Ponce, one recently announced is the "Ponce Paradise Project" a 900-acre resort, healthcare village, and marina close to the airport.
El 7 de enero de 2020 hubo un temblor de 6.4 grados a las 4.25 de la madrugada, se registró otro de 6.0 a las 07:18 de la mañana,. No se sabe si El Intercontinental sufrió algún daño. Algunos edificios antiguos en el centro de Ponce sufrieron quebraduras, por lo cual tienen que ser demolidas. Yo espero que el antiguo Hotel Intercontinental esté bien y que se pueda realizar la remodelación que tantas veces se ha tratado de hacer sin éxito. Sería bueno para Ponce.
Hola Ricardo! Gracias por ver. No he escuchado nada sobre el Intercontinental. Estaré allí en unas dos semanas y lo comprobaré. Tengo problemas para encontrar información sobre el alcance de los daños. Mi casa en Ponce está bien, y mi suegra ahora vive allí porque su edificio en el centro de la ciudad fue dañado. Tan pronto como regrese, publicaré videos. Si obtiene información nueva, hágamelo saber. (traducido por Google)
Creo que habia planes de remodelarlo. Ya remodelaron el Fox Delicias, ahora esta Solace by the Sea. Hace falta el Intercontinental, ya que tiene una vista preciosa.
@@farbav Creo que son los que remodelaron, el Fox Delicias y abrieron el del Tuque (Solace by the Sea). Los arquitectos Misla Villalba. Esperemos que se haga realidad. Ponce es la segunda ciudad en importancia de Puerto Rico, y a traves de los años se ha quedado resagada. El Ponce Paradise, es un proyecto que atraeria mucho turismo, inversion, y le daria importancia a la ciudad. Tambien haria falta un muelle para cruceros. Seria perfecto, cerca del Ponce Hilton, y una carretera que llegue directo al aeropuerto, seria genial. Con todo el dinero que se ha malbaratado por años, pienso que hace tiempo podia haberse hecho realidad.
Hi Millie, El Fox Delicias está reabriendo como un hotel temático (tema cinematográfico). El Marriott Aloft (en el n. ° 2 en Ponce) tendrá un Hardrock Cafe y cerca del Puerto de las Américas. Fui a Solace by the Sea este viaje pasado. El video llegará pronto. Es emocionante ver lo que está pasando. ¡Me encanta! (Por favor, disculpe cualquier mala gramática, mi esposo generalmente revisa mi escritura, pero está un poco ocupado esta mañana).
Hi beth, I remember when I lived in Ponce back in the late '60s to Early 70's how The intercontinental was so prosperous and exciting. It was sad to see abandoned like this. Thanks for the Memories and great videos.
Hi Angel! Thanks for watching. I have heard it was super fancy. It wasn't open for very long. We noticed that it has been cleaned up. I wonder what they are preparing it for...
Iam from Ponce too and lived there around that time Angel.! Iused to go to "Calipso Nights" every wednesday back in the 70's in that hotel. Wowwwww!!! Bring me all kinds of memories...
YES! I'm so excited to see things happening. My heart is exploding! I knew they had the Melia and Solace and the Guayanilla Castle, but didn't realize they are doing everything! Found this on their website: With this in mind, Misla Hotel Group currently manages: Melia Century Hotel (76 Rooms), Solace by the Sea (101 Rooms), three AIR BNB’s: Chandelier buildings, Gladiolas 1 and Gladiolas 2. In April, the launching of: The Fox Hotel (50 Rooms ), while simultaneously directing the renovation of the Mario Mercado Castle (25 Rooms) in Guayanilla and the redevelopment of the former Ponce Intercontinental Hotel (200 rooms).
That hotel on the 60's,70's was the most exclusive and renowned hotel of Ponce. In the nights you could see the lights on gleaming of Ponce city just from its swimming pool terrace front area.On Wednesdays was the Daiquiri tragos night.On May 1972 was my Ponce High School graduation dance class in that hotel. We danced around the swimming pool terrace area without a ceiling not blocking the starts view and not stopping the freshness breeze of the night..That night might be my last visit to the Intercontinental Hotel cause 2 years later i moved to NYC...Un saludo Ponceño to every body.
It's not open to the public (private property) that's why we didn't get out. It seems like they are working on it. It's been cleaned up since the last time I was there.
@@farbav Yeah, it was bought by the same people building that hotel near Plaza del Caribe. What's the worst that could happen, assuming we'd "trespass"? Genuinely curious, I don't wanna drive all the way up there just to look at it for a few seconds.
I was born in beautiful Ponce, what a beautiful place. To me Ponce, doesn't matter what any hurricane have done, Ponce is Ponce and will be my kind of town!!!!
❤️. Thank you for watching 😁
I was born in Ponce 1939. Left when I was 10. What beautiful buildings. Thank you Beth for these videos. Ponce is quite a place. I remember La Atocha La Plaza Delicia. The church in the center. There was a theater there. Puerto Rico is beautiful and has beautiful people.
Hi Julia! Thank you for watching!
Hi Beth. I miss my Ponce, I left in 1974 to join the U.S Army 22 years.. Its so sad to see the hotel has been abandoned .Hope they restore it in the future, What a beautiful Hotel it use to be, I grew up part of my life in Ponce and Juana Diaz. Thanks for one of the many excellent videos you film...Angel
Hi Angel! Thank you for your service, Sir!
I have some good news: The Intercontinental is being renovated now. It's supposed to open in March 2022. Here's the link: tributeportfolioponce.com/
Thank you again Angel!
@@farbav Thanks Beth that is great news .Take Care....Angel
Ponce is one of the most beautiful town of the island! Still got that old town charm! But i love the whole island!👌🥰👉🏝⛰❤🇵🇷
Thanks for watching Anibal!
I just saw this video and it brought back beautiful memories. I remember sharing with my family an Easter Day back in 1972 in the Intercontinental Hotel. We had the brunch and I remember there was a ladies hat and fashion exhibition around the pool. I was 15 years old. It was a beautiful place with a great view. How sad, how time changes things!
Thanks for watching and sharing your memories Edward!
The Misla group owners of Century Melia, Solace by the sea and Fox hotel in downtown are cleaning up this property for future improvements and reopening eventually. I heard they planing on opening a new access highway to the hotel on PR#9.
I love Ponce I love the southern side of the Island which is on the Caribbean. The Buildings in Downtown Ponce, I can’t describe the words, but the Architecture is incredible. My question, is the tourism returning, and has the Economy Recovered. I love looking down from the Holiday Inn Casino over the shore line.
As I stated before PR is Paradise and the Southern Side is as beautiful as any Island 🌴 in the Caribbean.
Tourism definitely took a hit after the hurricane especially because most of the hotels were housing government contractors and people who came to help. JetBlue was only flying recovery flights between Ponce and JFK. (We were on their 2nd commercial flight back, which was 2 days before Thanksgiving 2017.) Other than that I see changes in Ponce every visit. There's a surge entrepreneurial spirit, pride & and seemingly a renewed love of history. Ponce will have a Marriott Aloft with a Hardrock Cafe opening soon. The Fox Delicias off the plaza is reopening. The Intercontinental hotel is being worked on to open as a wellness + business hotel. Cruises are trickling in. It's really exciting to watch. Long story short, I've noticed a steady growth in tourism to the South. I've also noticed it's busier now, then it was pre-Maria. And there are other fantastic projects in the works for Ponce, one recently announced is the "Ponce Paradise Project" a 900-acre resort, healthcare village, and marina close to the airport.
El 7 de enero de 2020 hubo un temblor de 6.4 grados a las 4.25 de la madrugada, se registró otro de 6.0 a las 07:18 de la mañana,. No se sabe si El Intercontinental sufrió algún daño. Algunos edificios antiguos en el centro de Ponce sufrieron quebraduras, por lo cual tienen que ser demolidas. Yo espero que el antiguo Hotel Intercontinental esté bien y que se pueda realizar la remodelación que tantas veces se ha tratado de hacer sin éxito. Sería bueno para Ponce.
Hola Ricardo! Gracias por ver. No he escuchado nada sobre el Intercontinental. Estaré allí en unas dos semanas y lo comprobaré. Tengo problemas para encontrar información sobre el alcance de los daños. Mi casa en Ponce está bien, y mi suegra ahora vive allí porque su edificio en el centro de la ciudad fue dañado. Tan pronto como regrese, publicaré videos. Si obtiene información nueva, hágamelo saber. (traducido por Google)
Así será.
I wonder if they'll ever do something with that place it's been abandoned since the beginning of time.
Creo que habia planes de remodelarlo. Ya remodelaron el Fox Delicias, ahora esta Solace by the Sea. Hace falta el Intercontinental, ya que tiene una vista preciosa.
Hola Millie! Están trabajando en eso. Se ha limpiado desde la última vez que entramos. Hay rumores sobre quién lo compró ...
@@farbav Creo que son los que remodelaron, el Fox Delicias y abrieron el del Tuque (Solace by the Sea). Los arquitectos Misla Villalba. Esperemos que se haga realidad. Ponce es la segunda ciudad en importancia de Puerto Rico, y a traves de los años se ha quedado resagada. El Ponce Paradise, es un proyecto que atraeria mucho turismo, inversion, y le daria importancia a la ciudad. Tambien haria falta un muelle para cruceros. Seria perfecto, cerca del Ponce Hilton, y una carretera que llegue directo al aeropuerto, seria genial. Con todo el dinero que se ha malbaratado por años, pienso que hace tiempo podia haberse hecho realidad.
Hi Millie, El Fox Delicias está reabriendo como un hotel temático (tema cinematográfico). El Marriott Aloft (en el n. ° 2 en Ponce) tendrá un Hardrock Cafe y cerca del Puerto de las Américas. Fui a Solace by the Sea este viaje pasado. El video llegará pronto. Es emocionante ver lo que está pasando. ¡Me encanta! (Por favor, disculpe cualquier mala gramática, mi esposo generalmente revisa mi escritura, pero está un poco ocupado esta mañana).
Mi pueblo de ponce
You weren't kidding, they sure cleaned that place up. The basement needs a little work, though.
A world renowned architect wrote "that Ponce was the only city of the world that had architecture structors that represent the entire world"
I love this. Thank you for sharing!
An announcement was made today that this Hotel will reopen under the Marriott hotel's chain.
I see beautiful i like my love ponce
Saludos Beth, deberian mejorar la entrada hacia el area del Vigia, es incomoda, y de noche peligrosa.
Gracias Millie! Por lo general, no vamos allí de noche. Solo en Navidad para ver las luces 🎄 de Castillo Serralles.
Hi beth, I remember when I lived in Ponce back in the late '60s to Early 70's how The intercontinental was so prosperous and exciting. It was sad to see abandoned like this. Thanks for the Memories and great videos.
Hi Angel! Thanks for watching. I have heard it was super fancy. It wasn't open for very long. We noticed that it has been cleaned up. I wonder what they are preparing it for...
Iam from Ponce too and lived there around that time Angel.! Iused to go to "Calipso Nights" every wednesday back in the 70's in that hotel. Wowwwww!!! Bring me all kinds of memories...
@@farbavthe Misla hospitality group are planning to reopen the hotel.
Thank you Juan!
YES! I'm so excited to see things happening. My heart is exploding! I knew they had the Melia and Solace and the Guayanilla Castle, but didn't realize they are doing everything! Found this on their website:
With this in mind, Misla Hotel Group currently manages: Melia Century Hotel (76 Rooms), Solace by the Sea (101 Rooms), three AIR BNB’s: Chandelier buildings, Gladiolas 1 and Gladiolas 2. In April, the launching of: The Fox Hotel (50 Rooms ), while simultaneously directing the renovation of the Mario Mercado Castle (25 Rooms) in Guayanilla and the redevelopment of the former Ponce Intercontinental Hotel (200 rooms).
Me canta tu video Beth frank te falta de la victoria y donde esta el Ponce paramedical college
Hola Jesus! Gracias por ver. Calle Victoria? Hay unos videos de la Calle Victoria. Púse el colegio paramedical en mi lista de videos para tomar. 😁
That hotel on the 60's,70's was the most exclusive and renowned hotel of Ponce.
In the nights you could see the lights on gleaming of Ponce city just from its swimming pool terrace front area.On Wednesdays was the Daiquiri tragos night.On May 1972 was my Ponce High School graduation dance class in that hotel.
We danced around the swimming pool terrace area
without a ceiling not blocking the starts view and not stopping the freshness breeze of the night..That night might be my last visit to the Intercontinental Hotel cause 2 years later i moved to NYC...Un saludo Ponceño to every body.
Thanks for sharing Damian - and thanks for watching!
Es una lastima ver una cuidad tsn grande y la mayoria de las tiendas cerradas y abandonadas
Is it safe to get out and explore? I'm planning an excursion soon.
It's not open to the public (private property) that's why we didn't get out. It seems like they are working on it. It's been cleaned up since the last time I was there.
@@farbav Yeah, it was bought by the same people building that hotel near Plaza del Caribe. What's the worst that could happen, assuming we'd "trespass"? Genuinely curious, I don't wanna drive all the way up there just to look at it for a few seconds.
Hi. I'm not sure. I didn't want to risk anything, so we made it quick. Let me know if you go and walk around.
I find that is important not only to show the street but also mention the names of such places as they travel.
Thanks for watching New Account!
Con razón se fue cerró ese hotel. La carretera es poco accesible.
Gracias por ver BiGBird!
Seto vide el pueblo de Ponce Puerto Rici