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I spent the week of Sep. 1 at HDM and was there when Hurricane Henriette came through. Although it was a category 1, I hadn't experienced a hurricane (only earthquakes since I'm from Calif.). I just wanted to commend the HDM staff who tried to make weathering this storm as easy on the guests as possible. The winds were very strong and several trees were uprooted. During the hurricane, we lost power intermittently, and then for a few hours consecutively upon Henriette passing thru. The HDM staff were very helpful, as they came by knocking on doors to see if anyone needed anything. They also provided candles and flashlights upon request in the reception lobby, or delivered if requested. Many people bought food from the mini-mart in preparation of a possible food shortage. Thankfully, this did not occur. The HDM staff provided free buffet meals in the convention center. This was a great help as there was nowheer to eat and not all had food. The lines were quite long during the dinner buffet and they ran short of some hot entrees, howveer they did their best to keep the food coming. Some people were annoyed that they ran out of some foods, but in a disaster, we need to just eat what is thee for the time being. They also did not charge for the day of Sept 4th, as a result of airport being closed and nobody was able to fully enjoy the amenities at HDM. KUDOS to HDM staff for their hospitality during the hurricane!