So Farewell Sunny Cyclone???

On 15 April 2006, The Desert Weasel posted that The Lodge and The Cyclone were to be bulldozed. At the time, I was in the habit of lunching at the Lodge, and went by to enquire. The employees of the Lodge hadn't heard anything; however, in July, 2006, the Lodge closed, just as The Desert Weasel had predicted. Apparently, The Lodge management believed in Theory M: the mushroom theory of management.

The Lodge had been three establishments: one Philippine-themed, called 'The Equator,' one Thai-themed, and one British-Pub-themed, with several different areas under different names. I found that an area called 'Cheers' inside the British Pub had excellent luncheons for a reasonable price. But not after July, 2006. However, the Lodge wasn't exactly bulldozed.

On January 21, 2007, the Lodge re-opened with a Lebanese-themed restaurant replacing the Equator, an Asian-themed restaurant replacing the Thai restaurant, and an upscale nightclub named 'Chi' replacing the homey British Pub. Chi doesn't open before seven, so the former luncheon has effectively been bulldozed, even if the building where it was served has not been. So much for The Lodge.

On 15 April 2007, one year to the day after the Desert Weasel's announcement, the Cyclone finally closed. The security guards who used to collect the €20 cover charge are still there, but only to say that the Cyclone is closed, that it will re-open at some point, but they have no idea when that will be. They said that management are making some major changes, and it will be quite a different Cyclone when it re-opens.

Perhaps with fewer empty packages of Cialis littering the sands by the entrance.