1013: How Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rebuilt a 30-Year-Old Resort

Reinventing a 30-year-old resort takes more than a renovation. It takes rethinking how guests want to spend their time. Glenn Haussman is in Puerto Rico at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar with Andro Nodarse-Leon, CEO of property owner Lion Grove, to talk about a more than $70 million reimagining of this iconic resort around experience, flow, and relevance for today’s traveler.

Andro explains how the resort used the rainforest, beach, and golf course as part of the design and programming, and how sustainability, wellness, and operations shaped the rebuild. They also talk through F&B strategy—from variety and authenticity to local sourcing—and how layered experiences, from family pools to a cabaret and casino, keep guests on property from morning through night.

Topics include:

• Reimagining a resort built for a different era

• Designing around environment, not just architecture

• Building F&B for longer stays and higher on-property spend

• Creating layered day-to-night guest experiences

• Integrating wellness without turning the resort into a spa retreat

• The realities of renovating and supplying a resort on an island

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