I stayed at the Sherwood sometime around 1998. We were sent by an employer in Hawaii. Some of those hotels were victims of the collapse of the Asian 'tiger' economies in 1997. They were also battered by some strong typhoons, with no funding for repairs.. The hotel was also damaged by strong winds and the windows leaked every time it rained at night. Very few occupied rooms . Just a skeleton staff working and the pools were filled with algae. At the time , there were some restaurant chains on the first floor still operating (Tony Roma's was one). I cannot believe the building is still there. Brings back memories, enjoyed it.
Wow that is interesting to hear! I figured the typhoons really did a hit on it. Seems like the issues go farther back than I imagined. Hey! Tony Romas is pretty good and still around :)
Thank you for sharing your video! It is sad knowing that the Pacific Star has been closed down & not in service anymore... I used to sit in the lobby & just enjoy watching the plenty of tourists running in and out
Sherwood was long abandoned before 2021. Back in its glory days it was a popular hotel for Chinese and Taiwanese tourist. After the 2002 typhoon it was fixed up and turned into a massive spa. It was abandoned after 2015. The Pacific Star use to belong to the island nation of Nauru. Back in the 80's when they use to be rich. I use to work there back in 2009 when they were borrowing the Marriot name. They had a good Dim sum restaurant and big ball rooms. The interior was kind of 90's vibe.
Thats super interesting! The 90's vibe in a hotel kinda sounds cool, as long as it was clean. Interesting because Nauru doesn't even fly here, at least anymore (I think they did in the past)
I stayed at the Guam Marriott for nearly six months in 2009 and 2010. It was a little dated back them but great to stay in. The Hotel staff was great! It had a great beach with an awesome reef to snorkle over.
I still remember roaming the floors & waiting for my father to get out at 5:00 pm. In the early 1990s Pacific Star Hotel was one of the best hotels...waioo uwa pwal mutii ei neni ah... So many memories of my late parents & my cousins!
Well I am glad I could give you a little glimpse of what it looks like today. Hopefully improvements come and you can revisit one day to relive some of those memories
If you use Google Maps/Streets, you can still "walk" around this area, back around to the pool and even inside the Pacific Star. Beautiful hotel! So sad to see how it is now in this video! Ypoa Beach sure has changed, SO MANY new hotels, since I was there in the late 70s!!! Stayed at the Hilton when we got there and the Reef when we left. They're so different now, so much grander! Had a wonderful time on Guam! Great, great memories!
AH I don't know if i'd risk walking in there without permission but yes so many more hotels now. Not much room for others to be honest. Hilton and reef are still there and popular to this day
Back in the 90s, the Pacific Star hotel was white with a big blue star where the name of the hotel is. It became the Marriott hotel for a few years back in the early 2000s then named Pacific Star again with the name where the blue star sign was up top.
Hi Matt…had to change the noti so I can watch it every time you upload. So sad to see those abandoned hotels. How is tourism in Guam especially that area? I always wanted 2go2 Guam but didn’t because I think there weren’t that many airlines that I could fly standby back then. I didn’t wanna get bumped 😂. I went to Fiji, Tahiti n Bora Bora instead where I had plenty of airlines to choose from. Sofitel Hotel just recently closed for business here in the 🇵🇭. I just hope they remodel/renovate and not abandon it just because it’s built more than 50+ years ago. The good thing about the 🇵🇭 is there are a lot of investors. There are so many projects going on right now.
Hi Thanks! Yeah, haven't been posting much so i've fallen in the algorithm for people's home pages. Tourism is usually good but from what I have heard, it isn't as strong as it used to be prior to Covid-19 and past typhoon. The airline issue is such a bummer. United has a monopoly on the flights here so thats why options are limited. So far, we can only fly to Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and Mainland Hawaii (also a couple other small nearby islands). No direct flights elsewhere :( Unfortunately, it seems as if there aren't a lot of investors here, and if there are, they aren't doing much with their money. That's what I love about the Philippines too. I'm due for a visit there. Miss it! Thanks for watching! :)
@@MattReardonVlogsGood to know…hope to see you soon! There are a few Russian vloggers I watch and one American. He’s channel is Barefoot Vlogger. He’s doing pretty good!
As part of being a contractor, one of my clients purchases hotels and I make them new again. I might encourage him to buy a hotel in Guam so that i can have some work there.
thank you friend for sharing video. you should do a piece on tumon bay capital hotel. its not abandoned but it had same vive when i stayed there for 2 nights in 2023. great location on hillside with best sunset view of tumon bay, and staff super friendly but man, everything else was just a mess. dated and old everywhere; lingering typhoon damage; moldy rooms with beds and furniture from 80s, ants on your food in seconds; tv but no connection; shower drain problems n hot water issues; pool dirty; but what got me was lobby, elevator area and hallways not well lit at night from dis-repair so it gave the hotel a spooky-ghostly feel to it, esp with lots of empty rooms and not many guests. that was one heck of an experience. ive been spooked in some hotels in philippines but never thought Guam, USA 😅
I actually haven't heard of that one but I might know where it is. Will have to check it out! Hahaha what an interesting stay you had there. Do you recall how the pricing was back then per night? Probably not worth the money. And what you described gives me Southeast Asia Hotel vibes (of course there are better ones too but sometimes the photos are 10 years apart from current time)
located in main area of downtown tumon on hill behind Duty Free Galleria and Guam Plaza Resort n Spa. And yup, got drawn in by website photos. price was $283 for 3 nites, mybe stil same. Similar to the properties you showed, i think hotel was already old with no regular upkeep then got battered by typhoon with no funds for repair. No shades at owners, i would have been kinda ok staying there if only place was bustling with more guests and place was well lit at night 👻🥶. gud thing i had rental car in case i had too flee😅 Go up there at night sometimes n jek it out. i tell u that place makes the best halloween haunted house. that lone lady that worked there graveyard shift was a brave one😅 alright, enuf said.
Finally someone doing this for our home it really is ridiculous all these buildings are useless taking up space for nothing and the government would rather keep the money provided from the U.S for themselves there is barely any progress of any construction, roads still have not been fixed properly even after receiving millions to do so the government cant even build a new prison its 1000% ridiculous they'd rather spend on police cars like they dont already have enough barely even enough response vehicles guam lacks plenty due to the greed of our government...
Brooo!!! Ive actually seen cool pictures from the inside that hotel called verona!!! Also!!!! There was actually old airplane parts in the cargo parking area of it!! 😂
@@sadtomato_ You live in such a beautiful place, with the backing / funding of the USA. Someone should be able to organize the people and funds to clean it up and keep it that way.
I had my junior and senior prom here, went to high school right up the road, John f Kennedy high school. I remember going in the ball room and the main lobby. I used to go to the gym that was in the pacific star hotel.
Not the same! Walking across a street is partly allowed with minimal consequences. Walking into another's property without approval warrants big consequences. Everyone knows that...
I stayed at the Sherwood sometime around 1998. We were sent by an employer in Hawaii. Some of those hotels were victims of the collapse of the Asian 'tiger' economies in 1997. They were also battered by some strong typhoons, with no funding for repairs.. The hotel was also damaged by strong winds and the windows leaked every time it rained at night. Very few occupied rooms . Just a skeleton staff working and the pools were filled with algae. At the time , there were some restaurant chains on the first floor still operating (Tony Roma's was one). I cannot believe the building is still there. Brings back memories, enjoyed it.
Wow that is interesting to hear! I figured the typhoons really did a hit on it. Seems like the issues go farther back than I imagined. Hey! Tony Romas is pretty good and still around :)
Thank you for sharing your video! It is sad knowing that the Pacific Star has been closed down & not in service anymore... I used to sit in the lobby & just enjoy watching the plenty of tourists running in and out
Wow that sounds like an interesting hobby haha. But yeah, people watching can be fun here. Thanks for watching!
Sherwood was long abandoned before 2021. Back in its glory days it was a popular hotel for Chinese and Taiwanese tourist. After the 2002 typhoon it was fixed up and turned into a massive spa. It was abandoned after 2015. The Pacific Star use to belong to the island nation of Nauru. Back in the 80's when they use to be rich. I use to work there back in 2009 when they were borrowing the Marriot name. They had a good Dim sum restaurant and big ball rooms. The interior was kind of 90's vibe.
Thats super interesting! The 90's vibe in a hotel kinda sounds cool, as long as it was clean. Interesting because Nauru doesn't even fly here, at least anymore (I think they did in the past)
It should be rented out as single room apartments. Instead of being left empty.
I stayed at the Guam Marriott for nearly six months in 2009 and 2010. It was a little dated back them but great to stay in. The Hotel staff was great! It had a great beach with an awesome reef to snorkle over.
Wow that is a long stay! I bet it was fun and worth it back then
I still remember roaming the floors & waiting for my father to get out at 5:00 pm. In the early 1990s Pacific Star Hotel was one of the best hotels...waioo uwa pwal mutii ei neni ah... So many memories of my late parents & my cousins!
Well I am glad I could give you a little glimpse of what it looks like today. Hopefully improvements come and you can revisit one day to relive some of those memories
I left the island about 10 years ago. I remember when these places were still in service. And the Pacific Star was the Marriott.
oh wow. Not in service anymore :(
@@MattReardonVlogs it was sold, then resold again if that makes sence. The new owners are planning on something big for Pacific Star.
Ah cool well I hope to see it when it is done
If you use Google Maps/Streets, you can still "walk" around this area, back around to the pool and even inside the Pacific Star. Beautiful hotel! So sad to see how it is now in this video! Ypoa Beach sure has changed, SO MANY new hotels, since I was there in the late 70s!!! Stayed at the Hilton when we got there and the Reef when we left. They're so different now, so much grander! Had a wonderful time on Guam! Great, great memories!
AH I don't know if i'd risk walking in there without permission but yes so many more hotels now. Not much room for others to be honest. Hilton and reef are still there and popular to this day
Wow my first job hostess in the coffee shop.i was 19 it was 1990. Back in the day it was very popular. I miss Guam
Oh wow that is cool! I wish I could see what it was like then
Yeah we just moved here in February and everytime we passed we looked at the same. It definitely looks crazy!
Sure is! Many decaying buildings around the island
@10:55 Back in 2002 super typhoon pongsona i was there, and saw that resort looking new after we left Guam back in 2006
Ah yeah! Wish I could see it like that again soon
Sad to see that pacific star is not operational. I used to work there
Oh foreal? How was it back then? Looks like it would be fun to work at
Back in the 90s, the Pacific Star hotel was white with a big blue star where the name of the hotel is. It became the Marriott hotel for a few years back in the early 2000s then named Pacific Star again with the name where the blue star sign was up top.
Seems like it has quite some history!
Hi Matt…had to change the noti so I can watch it every time you upload.
So sad to see those abandoned hotels. How is tourism in Guam especially that area? I always wanted 2go2 Guam but didn’t because I think there weren’t that many airlines that I could fly standby back then. I didn’t wanna get bumped 😂. I went to Fiji, Tahiti n Bora Bora instead where I had plenty of airlines to choose from.
Sofitel Hotel just recently closed for business here in the 🇵🇭. I just hope they remodel/renovate and not abandon it just because it’s built more than 50+ years ago. The good thing about the 🇵🇭 is there are a lot of investors. There are so many projects going on right now.
Hi Thanks! Yeah, haven't been posting much so i've fallen in the algorithm for people's home pages.
Tourism is usually good but from what I have heard, it isn't as strong as it used to be prior to Covid-19 and past typhoon. The airline issue is such a bummer. United has a monopoly on the flights here so thats why options are limited. So far, we can only fly to Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and Mainland Hawaii (also a couple other small nearby islands). No direct flights elsewhere :(
Unfortunately, it seems as if there aren't a lot of investors here, and if there are, they aren't doing much with their money. That's what I love about the Philippines too. I'm due for a visit there. Miss it! Thanks for watching! :)
@@MattReardonVlogsGood to know…hope to see you soon! There are a few Russian vloggers I watch and one American. He’s channel is Barefoot Vlogger. He’s doing pretty good!
Sounds interesting
As part of being a contractor, one of my clients purchases hotels and I make them new again. I might encourage him to buy a hotel in Guam so that i can have some work there.
Hey not a bad idea haha....there are many here...like crown plaza, hyatt, dusit thani, hilton, niko, tsubaki, etc..
Mr.Matt always enjoying your postings & more keep it coming please stay & be safe.👋🙌🙏👍
Thanks for following along! More to come soon hopefully :)
thank you friend for sharing video. you should do a piece on tumon bay capital hotel. its not abandoned but it had same vive when i stayed there for 2 nights in 2023. great location on hillside with best sunset view of tumon bay, and staff super friendly but man, everything else was just a mess. dated and old everywhere; lingering typhoon damage; moldy rooms with beds and furniture from 80s, ants on your food in seconds; tv but no connection; shower drain problems n hot water issues; pool dirty; but what got me was lobby, elevator area and hallways not well lit at night from dis-repair so it gave the hotel a spooky-ghostly feel to it, esp with lots of empty rooms and not many guests. that was one heck of an experience. ive been spooked in some hotels in philippines but never thought Guam, USA 😅
I actually haven't heard of that one but I might know where it is. Will have to check it out! Hahaha what an interesting stay you had there. Do you recall how the pricing was back then per night? Probably not worth the money. And what you described gives me Southeast Asia Hotel vibes (of course there are better ones too but sometimes the photos are 10 years apart from current time)
located in main area of downtown tumon on hill behind Duty Free Galleria and Guam Plaza Resort n Spa. And yup, got drawn in by website photos. price was $283 for 3 nites, mybe stil same. Similar to the properties you showed, i think hotel was already old with no regular upkeep then got battered by typhoon with no funds for repair. No shades at owners, i would have been kinda ok staying there if only place was bustling with more guests and place was well lit at night 👻🥶. gud thing i had rental car in case i had too flee😅 Go up there at night sometimes n jek it out. i tell u that place makes the best halloween haunted house. that lone lady that worked there graveyard shift was a brave one😅 alright, enuf said.
Ah ok I know the location now. So fascinating though. I will def have to put it on my list of places to check out. Sounds thrilling haha. Thanks
Pacific Star hotel is owned by Lou Leon Guerrero the owner of Bank Guam which is one of the worst bank in Guam history.
Wow really?
Finally someone doing this for our home it really is ridiculous all these buildings are useless taking up space for nothing and the government would rather keep the money provided from the U.S for themselves there is barely any progress of any construction, roads still have not been fixed properly even after receiving millions to do so the government cant even build a new prison its 1000% ridiculous they'd rather spend on police cars like they dont already have enough barely even enough response vehicles guam lacks plenty due to the greed of our government...
There are so many things that can be changed but like you said, sometimes the money isn't put where it should be and it's sad to see
I helped build that mansion on the cliff side ❤
Oh really? Which one is that
Brooo!!! Ive actually seen cool pictures from the inside that hotel called verona!!! Also!!!! There was actually old airplane parts in the cargo parking area of it!! 😂
Haha what really?! I wonder why the parts were there. I bet it was nice inside at one point
the owners of these properties should be fined everyday they aren't remodeling or removing these structures.
Very true...maybe they are doing some work from the inside? Probably while wearing turtle costumes haha
I believe the hotel coming down from Kmart. The owner failed to pay for properties and failed to pay his employees…
It was on the news
@@sadtomato_ You live in such a beautiful place, with the backing / funding of the USA. Someone should be able to organize the people and funds to clean it up and keep it that way.
If only
Great place for the Homeless
True but I believe there is work being done on it. Maybe homeless have used it before
🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thanks for watching as always
@@MattReardonVlogs your welcome my friend ✌🏽
Pacific star closed down from covid. They housed gov guam employees during pandemic and they ended up having a gangb*ang with some military guards 🤣🤣
Dude like what?! HAHAHA now we know what the government is up to haha
The Marriott Corp should open something up.
Indeed
Marriott pulled out of Guam long ago…
I rented a room at Verona awhile back, the air conditioning was bad and the room had mold, very dangerous
So sad to hear. Mold is a big issue here!
I had my junior and senior prom here, went to high school right up the road, John f Kennedy high school. I remember going in the ball room and the main lobby. I used to go to the gym that was in the pacific star hotel.
Oh right, so close to each other you can walk within ten minutes. I bet those are some fine memories
I went to Sheerwood Hotel for one of my birthdays before it shut down
And how was it back then?
@@MattReardonVlogs it was awesome! Full buffet with great food and the chocolate cake I had was DIVINE! oh I miss that place.
Oh man i'd be in it for the choco cake too. What a time huh
GVB is working on a recovery plan. Japanese yen is at all time low.
Well I hope they figure it out! Lot's of potential there
Pacific star used to be Marriot.
Ah as I have heard
Big money to purchase the bldg itself.but the problem is buy it with that kind of money and there is no way to generate money back.just lost .
Yeah i'd think so
Sheeez,,Just get some ball and go down and roam around. Anyone says anything, tellem, put up a no f tresspassing sign. MAN UP!
Hahaha there might have been one that I didn't see. Not willing to take that risk without proper allowance
Owners have passed away idk if any children or family left???
But the owners didn't sell it? Or it is only on one of those like 99 year loans?
Need more Chinese investors to buy them up
But do we? Hahaha hey, whatever it takes to beautify them and get them back running again
@@MattReardonVlogs it was somewhat satire. But then again they’re the only ones willing to invest on Guam
Yeah true
@@jrw2618Absolutely untrue statement
Verona never openned. Construction was never finished. Budget....
How sad
Nauru bldg
Like the islands?
Not surprised. Guam is one of the most uncomfortable places on earth so hot and humid with no wind.
In terms of weather, that is somewhat true for many. Many locals would even say the environment is unbearable during the day
you dont want to trespass, but jaywalking ok?
Not the same! Walking across a street is partly allowed with minimal consequences. Walking into another's property without approval warrants big consequences. Everyone knows that...