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Francisco is permanently looking for new solutions and good practices that may make the hotel more respectful of the environment and local communities surrounding it. The walls are turquoise, with an undulating texture remembering the surface of the lake; The stairs are red, the favorite color of the Mayas… Each detail has been thought of in order to promote local culture and celebrate the beauty of lake Atitlan. “Mayas are not afraid of colors”, as Francisco likes to recall. And such is the hotel, not afraid of colors, mixes, motifs. Each one of the 16 rooms is different. Ceilings are of “A+A” style, Francisco explains: A mix of brick-red tiles recalling the colonial architecture of the old capital Antigua (3h away) and of “petate” (carpets made of reeds, traditionally used to sleep by Mayas), with between them a clear blue paint recalling the common sky uniting Mayas and settlers… And the story of the ceilings is just a detail among many others.
If you want to know Francisco’s other stories you should come to meet him here in Guatemala, on the shore of lake Atitlan or at the two other hotels of Antigua and Guatemala city !
- Type of facility : Hotel
- Location : Guatemala
- Capacity : 16 rooms (for the eco-hotel on lake Atitlan)
- Opening dates : All year long
- Manager and employees of the hotel are all locals from the village; participative management (social responsibility)
- From construction to operation, preference is always given to local products (local development)
- Fair, stable wages all year long (even in low season) (social responsibility)
- Solar panels for hot water (energy)
- Biodigestor (waste management + energy)
- Garden and production of biological coffee (agriculture and catering)
- Project “Mayan Bird” for local bird-watching (tourist’s awareness)
- Hotel facade covered with plants and natural colors (construction and lay out)
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- Hospitality Tour 2014 : Florie has been there in August 2014 to carry out the missions mentioned below and to list the hoppinovations implemented
- Audit of the 3 hotels in Antigua, Atitlan and Guatemala city in order to identify possible improvements
- Review of the website structure in order to improve clarity and efficiency of the message towards potential customers
- Making of a PowerPoint presentation of the three hotels, aiming at tour operators and international travel agencies
- Contact list of francophone tour operators
- List of main international travel guides, in which it may be interesting to be referenced
- Use of a channel manager (« My Allocator »)
Francisco is permanently looking for new solutions and good practices that may make the hotel more respectful of the environment and local communities surrounding it. The walls are turquoise, with an undulating texture remembering the surface of the lake; The stairs are red, the favorite color of the Mayas… Each detail has been thought of in order to promote local culture and celebrate the beauty of lake Atitlan. “Mayas are not afraid of colors”, as Francisco likes to recall. And such is the hotel, not afraid of colors, mixes, motifs. Each one of the 16 rooms is different. Ceilings are of “A+A” style, Francisco explains: A mix of brick-red tiles recalling the colonial architecture of the old capital Antigua (3h away) and of “petate” (carpets made of reeds, traditionally used to sleep by Mayas), with between them a clear blue paint recalling the common sky uniting Mayas and settlers… And the story of the ceilings is just a detail among many others.
If you want to know Francisco’s other stories you should come to meet him here in Guatemala, on the shore of lake Atitlan or at the two other hotels of Antigua and Guatemala city !
For an account of Florie’s experience, follow the link below:
Uxlabil Hotels, from Atitlan lake to the capitals
Florie
The Hospitality Tour
Translated by Guillaume Rey