No. I'm told there are issues related to the ownership of the land also. The road thing is new to me. I'd be very surprised if HBB ever reopens. I don't think it can break even under the silly French labor laws. I remember Lionel Alvarez, the GM during our first stay, complaining for hours about how hard it was to staff.

I'd rather they just left it like it was and kept it open. Even with the cramped out-of-date rooms, bugs raining down from the ceiling, and road noise, HBB is still the most memorable place I have ever stayed. This was my first Aman.

They were building the FS during our last and final stay. We kayaked around the construction. What we saw of the FS comes nowhere close to to matching HBB before the (now dead) remodel.