C&L Same for us - they said they would hold the reservation but not process payment until closer to the travel dates. My guess is they really don't know when the hotel will open so they have been told not to run the cards.
It has been our experience when booking either Desire property that payment isn’t due until 30 days prior to travel.
From the Premier group: Dear members, We would like to share with you that the construction of Temptation Miches is going according to schedule and the Resort will open on October 1st, 2022. There are already 242 guests checking in on opening day. It has caught our attention that because of some photos of the construction being shared on social media, some groups are concerned that according to their calculations, the resort will not open on time. In regard to this, we want to inform you that the construction company in charge of the project has already confirmed the opening date as October 1st, 2022, so nothing has changed. We will keep you posted on the updates. Have a wonderful evening