Grandvrio Resort Saipan to temporarily close in April 2026

Grandvrio Resort Saipan will be temporarily closed starting April 2026, according to a letter obtained by Marianas Press that its general manager sent to the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands.

“Due to a significant decline in the number of tourists following the reduction and suspension of direct flights to Saipan, we are currently facing extremely challenging business conditions,” the hotel in Garapan explained.

They added, “In light of the increasingly challenging business environment and the need to review our operational priorities, we have decided to withdraw from your association as of December 2025."

The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands (HANMI)is expected to release a statement today.

In its November report on hotel occupancy, HANMI reported a 23.18% average occupancy rate among 11 member hotels for October 2025, 27% lower than 31.62% in October 2024 and the lowest occupancy rate recorded since 1992, excluding October 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Hotels included in HANMI’s monthly statistical report are Aqua Resort Club, Aquarius Beach Tower, Century Hotel, Coral Ocean Resort, Grandvrio Resort Saipan, Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan, Kensington Hotel Saipan, LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort, Pacific Islands Club Saipan, Saipan World Resort, and Surfrider Resort Hotel.  

They added, "Visitor arrivals to The Marianas have struggled over the last year and half due to several factors: fierce flight competition from the primary source market of Korea, an unfavorable currency exchange rate, an oversupply of air seats to neighboring Guam, a global shortage of new aircraft due to Boeing delivery delays, loss of destination competitiveness, and other factors. "