Hotel Museo Uxlabil
The 'Hotel Museo Uxlabil' was a museum and hotel in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. The property was acquired in 2009.
Inside the hotel there were many valuable pieces, including the bed of a King of Mosquitia, manufactured originally in Jamaica and then was brought to the Lagoon of Pearls by the middle the 19th century. There is also a bathroom tub made of marble which is believed to weigh two tons.
In one room there are two very large paintings painted sometime between 1850 and 1860 by Toribio Jerez, a noted Nicaraguan artist, demonstrating the ties the Pellecer had with Nicaraguan high society.[1] Both portraits are of eminent church pastors.
The Hotel Museo Uxlabil closed its doors and reopened in March 2014 with the name of Hotel & Gallery Uxlabil Antigua. This hotel is located near the Merced Church (6th North Avenue #56).
"This hotel was formerly a 10-room hotel by the name of "Hotel Museo Uxlabil". We acquired the property in Sept 2009 and remodeled all of those hotel rooms and also remodeled the adjacent property behind that were small apartments. This created a total of 22 spacious rooms, 3 large gardens, a rooftop terrace and many setting areas in the spacious hotel corridors." [2]
Now the Hotel & Gallery Uxlabil Antigua is a small hotel with nine rooms of one or two beds, all with private bathrooms. Each room has a name of a church: La Merced, San Francisco, Capuchinas, etc., in representation of the distinctive on the city because of the arrival of the Catholic Church that molded Antigua spirit.
It has open areas: Colonial details, pitchers, cozy living rooms, and a bookcase with National Geographic magazines. At the second level, there are a small sample of medical plants and a gazebo/balcony and an exclusive area (terrace) with specials views of Antigua Guatemala and volcanoes. An innovated hotel: At the entrance is a gallery; an exhibition of high quality craftsmanship textiles and paintings from San Juan La Laguna - Tzutujil Mayan Village in Sololá, Guatemala. Of course people can buy them in a good price.
Now the Hotel & Gallery Uxlabil Antigua is a small hotel with nine rooms of one or two beds, all with private bathrooms. Each room has a name of a church: La Merced, San Francisco, Capuchinas, etc., in representation of the distinctive on the city because of the arrival of the Catholic Church that molded Antigua spirit.
It has open areas: Colonial details, pitchers, cozy living rooms, and a bookcase with National Geographic magazines. At the second level, there are a small sample of medical plants and a gazebo/balcony and an exclusive area (terrace) with specials views of Antigua Guatemala and volcanoes. An innovated hotel: At the entrance is a gallery; an exhibition of high quality craftsmanship textiles and paintings from San Juan La Laguna - Tzutujil Mayan Village in Sololá, Guatemala. Of course people can buy them in a good price. [3]
References
External links
| ||||||||||||||