A Devastating Loss
One can't help but feel almost vitriolic toward the developers who razed this institution of a Hotel. Those who experienced it - and who know class and quality in a hotel - are unanimous in their esteem for the Twin Dolphin.
The coolness of the tiles on your bedroom floor; the warmth of the pool. The sunsets and the sand. The architecture, and the simple understated class of it all.
Truly a great loss....except to the owners of the 725 residential units being built on the site. That select few probably drove their Escalades down to Chilis or Applebees to indulge in some tasty 3000 calorie entrees in celebration of their new timeshare ventures....who knows, maybe there will be a Starbucks on site for them to flock to in solidarity. Maybe two.
For those of us who don't buy into that scene, the Twin Dolphin remains impossible to replace: the staff, the food, the ambience, the serenity, the atmosphere, the peace; this was a true dream of a Hotel.