Property Information

The hotel is full of vegetation and has an elegant reception area with a lovely bar area that is very inviting.

This Inn is a unique 6 room hotel with swimming pool, two kilometers north of Cahuita National Park and 200 mtr. From the nearest beach, Playa Grande and 500 mtr. From Playa Negra. 1 1/2km. to Cahuita center and the National Park of Cahuita

The swimming pool and exotic gardens are set in an ancient coral reef,10,000 year old. Professors of the Smithsonian Institute have come here to look and take fossils from the coral stone reef.

This Inn was designed and built by a Frenchman JeanPaul Feuillatre of Nantes and his Canadian wife Elizabeth Newton. Concept of design was inspired by the many years of traveling and sailing in the Mediterranean and Africa, and restoring of a castle in Spain, where the famous poet “Garcia Lorca  “ had hidden and lived for a few years.

They chose Cahuita amongst many other places, to settle indefinitely and create their dream hotel, JeanPaul’s paradise. The artistic idea and thought given into each detail gives this very distinct hotel a unique ambiance of its own. As many traveller’s who come to stay repeat again and again,”when you walk into this place ,you feel harmony and peace, an unexplainable sensation of relaxation and beauty.” The warmth and charm of this place, attract many tourists to come again and again.

6 ROOMS, private terraces, all furniture handmade in local tropical hardwoods. Also beautiful Ratan chairs.

All have ceiling fans, private bathrooms with hot running water and coffee makers. 3 rooms have air condition.

2 bedrooms with Satellite TV, fridges. All newly tiled floors. Wifi.

BAR  & RESTAURANT area

Oriental carpets ,ratan furniture, warm and attractive ambiance. Stereo system and wireless Internet connection.

Liquro license to sell local and international alcohol. This is hard to get and very expensive.

 

KITCHEN

Fridge with icemaker. New big stainless steel oven and burners. Microwave. Fully equipped.New fridge.

 

COCTAIL BAR with freezer and fridge. Ice maker in fridge in rancho.

 

POOL sunken on the ancient coral reef. Pump was refurbished completely, new sand in filter.

 

MANAGERS PRIVATE APPARTEMENT

2 bedroom with kingsize bed, private bathroom. Big living room, and bedroom.. All with A/C. Private outside terrace.

 satellite TV

 

EMPLOYEES COTTAGE WITH LAUNDRY ROOM

Washing machines and dryers. Bathroom and shower, 2 single beds and table and storage.

 

Land  4100 m2 (3,100m2 titled out of 200 mtr. Zone, where hotel,rooms, pool and private home are built on)

 1,000 mtr. in maritme zone with survey and plan,. And Uso de suelo (building permission)currently used as garden and stable with horses. This extra land can be used for construction of more rooms, or house to rent etc…

Built on coral, very good drainage, no flooding, less insects.

 

CONSTRUCTION

Cement walls. Ceilings and other finishings all in Nispero and other hardwoods.

All supporting posts go 1 ½ mtrs into ground. Floors with iron mesh. Built anti-sismic.

Supporting posts, frames and ceilings in tropical hardwood “Nispero”very hard,doesn’t rot, insects cannot go inside. Other woods used black laurel, kasher, and ceder.

Between rooms partitions go up to roofs for sound insulation..

Hotel rooms have separate septic tank, restaurant and appartement have another.

110 V  and 220 V. Two separate electrcicty meters.

Hot running water. 3 water heaters 220 v. ( not suicidal showers)

Own well, water tested excellent minerals. Never dries. Even in dry season can empty and fill swimming pool with no problem.

Water pump new from less than 1 year.

2 telephone lines.

Fast Internet (ADSL)  and wireless.

New roof on rancho 03/2007

All roofs repainted .

Satellite dish, with 3 separate boxes .2 in owners home and 1 in hotel room.

 

On property following trees and plants:

Fruit (all fruit juices made from own produce , reduces costs)

1 Orange,3  lemon,1 grapefruit, 2 karambola (star fruit), many papaya, banana, 3 Guava, 2 Noni,1 water apple,

Pepper vine for frsh green peper corns or to dry for back pepper.

Panameno chile hot, oregano, mint, lavender, rosemary, horseradish,cinnamon, coffee, Ylang-ylang

Many orchids and variety of bromeliads

Wide variety of palm trees

 

Hotel has its own LIQUOR LICENCE. Which is hard to get and very expensive. Value on market at $15,000 min.

Company S.A.can be sold with hotel, makes for easy transaction for sale of property. No extra taxes to pay.

Possibility to build 9 more rooms, more if made with 2 floors.

Well established and highly reputated in all Guide books, as one of the best in the area, since 1993

Frommer’s

Foder’s

Property Features

Status: Available

Furnished

6 total bedroom(s)

6 full bathroom(s) and 0 half bathroom(s)

Approximately 44,132 Sq Feet Lot

Approximately 10,764 Sq Feet Building