Understanding the Isla Palenque Experience
Cayuga Collection’s Isla Palenque Resort in the Golfo de Chiriqui in Panama has been open to guests for a month now. Early bookings have exceeded our expectations and our guests are leaving the island fascinated with the experience on the island. We have launched our new website a few weeks ago and we are getting a lot of […]
Isla Palenque – Island Luxury and Sustainability in a class of its own
On July 1st, 2018, Isla Palenque will join the Cayuga Collection as its first Panamanian Hotel. It will redefine sustainable luxury in Panama. Here is why we think that Isla Palenque will be extremely popular, even within the first months of its operation. Beaches, Beaches & More Beaches. If you are planning to be on an island for a few days, […]
15 Lessons Learned in 15 Years of Managing Sustainable Luxury Hotels & Lodges
On May 2nd, 2003, Andrea Bonilla and Hans Pfister launched Cayuga, a company dedicated to managing sustainable luxury hotels and lodges in Latin America. 15 years later, here are 15 lessons learned and an insight into what has worked and what could have been done differently. It is all about the people. Always and foremost. […]
Trends? Sometimes we prefer to stick to the Cayuga Way.
A few weeks ago, the New York Times published an article in the TRENDING section of their newspaper under the title: “How Skipping Hotel Housekeeping can help the Environment and your Wallet”. It explained how certain hotel chains are promoting sustainability by offering food and beverage credits and other perks for guests who forgo housekeeping services. Several readers responded quite […]
Sustainable Luxury Hotels: Why is there no competition for what we do?
We are a management company for Sustainable Luxury Hotels and Lodges. We often get asked who our “competition” is. Who else in the region manages sustainable luxury hotels and lodges? The answer is: Nobody. We’ve almost created a “Blue Ocean Strategy” for ourselves without any competition. Even after operating for nearly 20 years, we still don’t […]
One Island – Seven Tropical Beaches – Isla Palenque, Panama
We are weeks away from inaugurating The Cayuga Collection’s newest sustainable luxury resort in the Gulf of Chiriqui on Panama’s Pacific Coast. We invite you to get to know this island paradise… With its 400 acres of ancient tropical forest, coconut groves, lagoons, and mangroves, Isla Palenque offers a multitude of opportunities for hiking, exploration and wildlife sightings, but […]
Travel Safety – Check out this Map!
We now operate Cayuga Collection Hotels and Lodges in three different countries (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama) and when talking to guests in one country about travelling to another, a prominent question is: “Is it safe to travel there?” The US State Department came out with an updated website and an interesting map that shows the “risk level” per country by color. […]
