Melia Pier: Cayo Guillermo, Cuba

[lucky]

I have just heard that that the Melia Pier on Cayo Guillermo, a popular spot for fishing in Cuba, has been destroyed from the 1st hut onwards by tropical storm Noel. They say that they will rebuild it asap.

Here's what it used to look like.

[Billy Boy]

Hi There
I am off to Guillermo in Mid April next year - I hope all those guys are OK!

I hope they re build Melia pier - i have yet to fish it!

If they dont thn we're all gonna have to target them amberjacks n giant snapper from the pedalos:boat:

Tight lines

Will H

manchester

[skippy]

wow that looked like a great pier to fish i hope they re build it as well wnat to go back to cuba to fish this time was diving last time

[lucky]

Just a quick update on the pier. Apparently the end hut is still intact and can be reached on a pedalo. I believe repair work on the pier will commence on 15/12.

[lucky]

Another quick update on the pier - just picked up a post on another forum. As of the 26th January no building work on the pier had commenced.

[lucky]

Here's a panoramic shot of the Melia Pier as it is today which was recently posted on the Cubamania forum. The image is quite big so it's probably better to use the link rather than the thumbnail.

http://www.pbase.com/max_schwieb/image/92660973/original

[lucky]

Just another quick update on the pier but a bit of good news this time. Have just heard that rebuilding work on the pier commenced in February with two sections now having been repaired.

[lucky]

work on the pier seems to be gong very slowly. Here's a couple of aerial pics from March this year.

[BLANGFORD]

Well ....They finally started rebuilding the pier as of Mid December 2008.
I just hope it is all completed for my 7 th trip to the MCG in October 2009.Attached are pictures from Eidel in Customer Service who will send me more when work is completed.I dont think the pier will be rebuilt to its orriginal length when the pier at the Cojimar was attached to the Melia Pier.The circular part at the beach was orriginally the end of the Melia Pier.
Cheers
B.Langford

[waggerlad]

hi all
been to the melia in cuba 9 times, the pier is getting longer as we speak (cuban time) was there in december 08 and back again in may 09 and dec 09 love the place. the two weeks we where there the workmen worked two days, they where pi$$ed most of the time lol. most of the time they ran out of wood. they are putting the pilling by hand, and are using a piece of h girder with scaffoldin welded onto it to drive the wood pilings in to the sea bed.
i was told by mario the melia director, they are getting contractors, with a barge to put the end pilings in as the water is two deep at the end regards

[billythebass]

:fishing: alright lads ,sorry to hijack thread/posting ...allways fancied
cuba , love to fish from ma kayak normaly is there any beach dudes that hire decent sit on top kayaks out there..thanks


ps some fine pics them ,make you want to be
there....ahh if only

[waggerlad]

hi m8
there are no sit on kayaks, but there are plenty of sit in ones and they are free for 1 hour regards:punk:

[crappies23]

Any up to date photos of the pier at Melia Cayo Guillermo resort?

[daikent]

Go to "TripAdvisor".
Search for "Melia Cayo Guillermo". (There is only one result).
Click on the "Photos" tab top right.
There are 1899 photos of the Melia, about 1 in 8 are of the pier from some angle or other.
(Check the date on most photos to see if its recent).
No's 17 and 50 probably show the current state of the pier (ie. out to its original length plus two extra shades at the end and a high tower near the beach).