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San Miguel de Allende Hotels Casa Quetzal Hotel
Casa Quetzal Hotel san miguel de allende, mx. We are very happy to announce that our four new rooms are ready for you !!! This season will be a wonderful time in San Miguel and we invite you to visit us again - or for the first time - and discover the new area with new rooms which include 2 suites and 2 standard rooms, a large rooftop terrace for dining and relaxing and a lovely garden area for breakfasts or just more relaxing. All guests of the hotel will be encouraged to use all the common areas, making Casa Quetzal Hotel even more appealing while maintaining the same standards and traditions that you have come to appreciate. Best regards from all of us here at Casa Quetzal Hotel! Guide Books and Attencion
The rooms have The Insiders' Guide to San Miguel for your use while you are with us, and both that guide and The Best of San Miguel are available for purchse. In addition, the weekly newspaper, "Atencion," with extensive listings for each week, are complimentary to all our guests. The Jacuzzi
A Jacuzzi is located on the common area terrace for the use of our guests. Warm in the winter months and cool in the hottest times, the Jacuzzi area is a place for sunning and relaxing. Our staff will be pleased to bring you a margarita, bloody mary, glass of wine or beer. Special Dinners
Our wonderful kitchen staff will make your in-suite breakfast every morning and they would also be very pleased to create a special dinner for you. We work with our guests to create a personalized menu, to be served at the time you desire, in your suite, on your private terrace, or on the large open terrace. To make it extra special, we would love to ask our favorite mariachi trio to serenade you. Airport Transportation
One of our professional drivers, lead by the wonderful Victor Gonzales, will pick you up at either the Leon or Mexico City airport and bring you safely and comfortably to the hotel. Your driver will be there waiting for you, even if your plane is late, and he will bring either a van or a car, depending on the number in your party and your luggage requirements. Special Tours
Victor and his team are experienced Tour Guides who can take you to Guanajuato (about an hour and a half away, it is the birthplace of Diego Rivera and a very interesting Colonial city), to Queretaro (about 45 minutes away and an architecturally beautiful Colonial city with lots of museums, parks, restaurants, and culture), or to Dolores Hidalgo (forty five minutes by car and the best place to buy pottery). Just let us know when you want to go and we will set up a full day or a half day tour for you.
Romantic Packages
It is one of our great pleasures here at Casa Quetzal to make your arrival or one of your nights with us very special. To this end, we have a number of Romantic Packages; the essential ingredients to these events are candles and rose petals scattered around your room. Add to this your choice of chocolates, champagne on ice, a private dinner, or even a massage, and the event becomes your very personalized way to add romance to your stay at Casa Quetzal. Spa Services
We want your stay with us to be very relaxing and a time of pampering, so we are pleased to offer in-suite massages, as well as in-suite manicures and pedicures. Our massage therapists are all well trained and certified and our manicurists are the best in San Miguel de Allende. Art, Cooking and Spanish Classes
San Miguel de Allende is the perfect place to come and learn something new. We have discovered and have relationships with all the best teachers and schools, and would love to set up private or group instruction for you; just let us know what you would like to do and how much time you want to spend and we will put together a program for you. Plastic Surgery Recovery
Central Mexico is one of the places people come for reconstructive and plastic surgery. While the best surgeons in the area will treat you with tremendous care, it is recommended that you take some extra time to rest and heal before heading home. At Casa Quetzal, we are prepared to make your post surgery recovery a pleasant and tranquil time with just the right amount of individual attention. Hotels in San Miguel de Allende
Esmeralda Eco Chic resort Spa Diamantek
CABANAS
Esmeralda K only has 5 star cabanas, elevated at 1 meter from the ground with unique decoration combining Thai and ancestral Mayan design as a touristic and original ecologic concept. RESTAURANT DIVING TRANSPORTATION
Esmeralda K also has a gourmet restaurant which is also suspended in mid air and gives the illusion of being on a boat. The restaurant specializes in international food and also has a variety of seafood from the region. Other services offered to our visitors in this beautiful and peaceful place are: land and marine excursions to the biosphere, reefs and underground water caves, fishing trips, diving and snorkeling and a tour of the Mayan observatories and canals of Sian-Ka-aan. All of these services are provided by a specialized group of professionals. OFFER THE FOLLOWING MASSAGE SERVICES:
Swedish Massage (one hour)
A heavenly full body treatment utilizing flowing circular movements to relax the body and mind. Bliss!
Reflexology (30 minutes)
Reflexology is a specialized foot massage that stimulates the full nervous system to create optimum health.
Deep tissue (one hour)
This popular treatment removes accumulated stress from the muscles and will free up trapped and painful areas creating harmony and relaxation.
Neuro Muscular Therapy (one hour)
This specialty fill body treatment is recommended for long term problems deeper than deep tissue massage, it focuses on the nervous system to remove pain and give increased mobility. This treatment is performed without oil.
Therapeutic Massage (one hour)
A smooth and effective full body treatment that includes a professional and chiropractic adjustment if necessary.
Sports Injury massage (one hour)
A professional treatment utilizing various healing techniques and specifically designed to treat athletic injuries, torn muscles, and old injuries.
Clay massage
This massage is applied to the body in the form of relaxing, causing impurities to be drawn from the body. The skin absorbs the minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. With this massage your skin will feel wonderful, relaxed and cleansed.
This beautiful resort is located only 50 minutes away from Cancun, near the Mayan ruins and the "Biosfera of Sian Ka-aan" ecological reserve. A pleasant oasis surrounded by more than 30 cenotes and located over the seductive Mayan Rivera, Diamante K also has its own private beach. It's proximity to world wide known dolphin parks such as Xcaret and Xel Ha, and the Sian Kaan ecological reserve, allows visitors to observe jaguars, deer's, and countless bird species, which are still considered sacred even today. Diamante K is located in a space believed to be protected by the ancient Mayan gods, a special site chosen for initiation rituals, as well as to witness the birth of Father Sun.
Mexico Real Estate at Riviera Maya congress expo meeting
Congress real Estate Riviera Maya
XXXVII AMPI NATIONALCONVENTION 2008 RIVIERA MAYA NOVEMBER 17 TO 22, 2008 With 9,000 miles of coastline, Mexico has incredible beaches and offers the best water sports in the hemisphere. For this reason we have thousands of foreigners that come to vacation and to retire. This represents a great opportunity to increase sales, provided we know what we are doing.
In the 37th Annual National AMPI Convention we have the opportunity to learn how to take care of the foreign visitors that wish to enjoy life in Mexico.
| Wednesday November 19, 2008 | | TIME | | XCARET 5 | XCARET 6 | XCARET 7 | 9:00-18:00 (Tuesday18 / Wendsday 19) | | CIPS Financial (SPANISH) | | | | | | 14:00-20:00 | | PRE-Registration of congress members | | | | | | 19:00-20:00 | | WELCOME COCKTAIL LOBBY BAR | | | | | | 20:00-21:00 | | Dinner in LE BUFFET | | | | | | 21:00-22:00 | | Show in EL TEATRO | | | | | | | | Discotheque (Dancing music and environment) | | | | | Day 1:Thursday, November 20, 2008 | | TIME | | XCARET 5 | XCARET 6 | XCARET 7 | | 8:00-8:30 | | NETWORKING | NETWORKING | NETWORKING | | | | SALON MAGNO XCARET | | 08:30 - 9:00 | | Congress Member registration | | | | | | 9:15 - 9:30 | | Welcome speech Lic. Guadalupe Duran Congress Director | | | | | | 9:30 - 9:40 | | Institutional Congress Video | | | | | | 10:00 - 10:10 | | Quintana Roo's Governor Lic. Félix Arturo Gonzalez Canto Arrival | | | | | | 10:10 - 10:15 | | Words by Laura Zapata President AMPI Riviera Maya Section | | | | | | 10:15 - 10:25 | | Words by Architect Sergio Dueñas Jiménez National AMPI President | | | | | | 10:25 - 10:45 | | Opening ceremony by Lic. Félix Arturo Gonzalez Canto | | | | | | 10:45 - 11:00 | | Departure of the Governor Lic. Félix Arturo Gonzalez Canto | | | | | | 11:00 - 12:00 | | NEW REAL ESTATE TRENDS
PANEL SUCCESSFUL HIGH END DEVELOPERS
Grupo GICSA Rafael Kably,
Becker Arquitectos Alan Becker,
Grupo Carrousel Carlos Tommasi Grupo HXM Gerardo Prieto Trevino. | | | | | | 12.00-12.50 | | Opening ceremony exhibition floor (Coffee Break) | | | | | | 12:50 - 14:00 | | Cultural differences, and structuring the deal Internationally
Lic. Manuel Rajunov - Mexico, Abogado, Inmuebles e Impuestos Internacionales
Thompson & Knight Impact. www.tklaw.com. | | | | | | 14:00-15:10 | | Lunch | | | | | | 15:10-16:00 | | Until when will we see changes in the work place for fiscal and legal practices that affects our activity as Real Estate Professionals?
Juan Manuel Valles - México, Author of "Retos de Vender Inmuebles en México" ¿hasta cuando? | | | | | | 16:00-16:20 | | Coffe Break Expo | | | | | | 16:20-17:20 | | Evolution of the Mexican Economy and the roll of Real Estate
Lic Gabriel Quadri de la Torre - México, Economist, professor, author. www.ecosecurities.com | | | | | | 18:00-21:00 | | SHOW XCARET TEATRO TLACHCO | | | | | | 21:00-22:00 | | DINNER LE BUFFET | | | | | | 22:00 | PRICE PER PERSON, PER NIGHT, IN AN 'ALL INCLUSIVE' PLAN
Sgl. de Luxe occupation $170.00 usd.
Dbl. de Luxe occupation $117.00 usd.
Extra person $ 95.00usd.
Children 2 to 12 years old $54.00 usd. 
NOTE: THE MINIMUM STAY IN THIS HOTEL IS 2 NIGHTS, IN THE CASE OF THE REQUEST OF ONE NIGHT STAY; THERE IS A $40 USD CHARGE.
2) THE ABOVE 'ALL INCLUSIVE' PLAN RATES INCLUDE:
- Standard room.
- Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner and LE BUFFET, BEACH CLUB.
- Unlimited national alcoholic beverages, unlimited juices and sodas, mini-bar with water and sodas.
- Recreational activities in the pool area.
- Daily activities program for adults and children.
- Evening shows
- Night club
- Sports Bar
- Tennis courts, previous reservation
- Archery
- Multipurpose field
- Gym
Beach Club Restaurant  Riviera Maya The Mayan Riviera covers more than 140 kilometers of land on the coast of the Mexican Caribbean, in the west side of the Yucatan's Peninsula. This place not only has paradise beaches but also the ideal temperature to enjoy its clear waters and multiple destinations all year long. Located only 17 kilometers away from Cancun's International Airport, the Mayan Riviera starts with the characteristic town of Puerto Morelos, passing through magical and interesting places such as Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal, and Tulum, the only archeological site that has as a background the Caribbean Sea. The Mayan Riviera ends in Carrillo Puerto, a lovely town that combines colonial remains and Mayan traditions. The Mayan Riviera offers amazing Mayan archeological sites, as well as peerless crystal water beaches, a perfect place to relax and enjoy the endless array of water activities going from scuba diving to snorkeling in the second largest coral reef in the work, to practicing sailing or kitesurf. Besides, the Mayan Riviera offers an exuberant flora and fauna with extraordinary spots such as the Sian Ka'an Reserve, declared world heritage in 1986 by the UNESCO. With such natural and cultural wealth, the Mayan Riviera invites to explore, relax, have fun and learn. It covers picturesque towns dedicated to craftwork; fisherman towns; several recreational parks; modern complexes integrated by hotels, boutiques and golf courses; small cozy hotels with the charm of a personalized and family service and cabins with hammocks; places to camp under the shadow of palm trees; lonely beaches where sea turtles nest during full moon nights in the summer; a sea port and a luxurious marina; important archeological zones; cenotes and underground rivers and an intense nightlife. Many opportunities for a truly different vacation. The Mayan Riviera's splendor invites to be part of the place and covers any traveler with the magic of its culture, its exuberant nature and clear waters. A place that seduces with its people and leaves a mark in the smile of its visitors.
We can hardly describe with words the energy and charm of this place, so we invite you to discover and explore the authentic taste of the Mayan culture, combined with a natural environment and with the highest quality services to complete an unforgettable vacation.
Riviera Maya Underground Film Festival
At October 15th begin 3era edition of the Mayan Riviera Underground Film Festival, this festival of shorts that this year bring for all Caribbean to great experts in the seventh art, all this so that they have contact with people who dedicate themselves to the cinema, inside the activities that tendra the festival is factories, conferences, samples of shorts of different places from the world, concerts and the opportunity to fill to us of cinema and beach culture of carmen. This festival is for charity and with the unique objective abrir to a cultural forum and all the activities they are completely gratuitous you do not have perdertelo, remembers from the 15th to the 19th of October you have an appointment with the cinema, culture, music and entertainment all together one in Playa del Carmen Riviera Maya Mexico Maramao Beach Club Calle 8 and beach in Playa del Carmen Mexico
What to do in Cancun: Art exhibition Kukulcan shopping mall
Exhibition of Art in place Kukulcan Cancun in which they will participate more than 30 Plastic Artists (Painters and Sculptors) of diverse techniques. In this exhibition without precedent, they will be being been exhibiting more than 150 works by a period of 4 months (November of the 2008 to February of the 2009), which will represent a part waters for the art and the culture in our city and for the people who visit to us. Due to the number of works to exhibit, to the Artists of diverse States of the Republic and Nationalities, and by the time that the exhibition will last, our objective is to project another image of this beautiful destiny to the tourists who visit to us and to promote Cultural Spaces where they are possible to be observed the mixture of styles and expressions that are arising in our city. I am certain that it will be to the liking for knows that it, since it would know the results the cultural birth of Cancún. It is important to indicate that the idea of this event was born because few spaces exist very so that the artists can exhibit their works and demonstrate their art. The event is organized by the Gallery "Corner of the Art", with the support of Place Kukulcán and the Municipal DIF. Kukulcán place will grant the commercial premises by a period of 4 months to mount a GALLERY OF ART with works of artists been in Cancún. The Municipal Dif will contribute to all the publicity necessary with the press and TV to present it. Exhibition of Collective Art with more than 30 of Sculptors and Painters of diverse states of the Mexican Republic and Nationalities At Kukulcan Shopping Mall luxury Avenue Cancun Beach Hotel Zone
Los Arboles Tulum, ecological enviroment cabins lots
Los Arboles Tulum is the only ecologically controlled, environmentally planned residential subdivision with quality infrastructure and definitive titles in the Tulum area. 
An artist's rendering of the community center, click on the image to see a larger version.
Certain guidelines are in place at Los Arboles Tulum to protect the unique ecosystem of the "high jungle" landscape, as well as the lush and secluded environment for each property owner. Together we can create a development plan that will serve both the interest of the community, as well as your individual requirements and vision. Los Arboles Tulum is an affordable ecological subdivision of secluded residential properties located in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Set in over 1,200 acres of pristine high canopy jungle, this environmentally responsible community is being developed with an enforceable set of guidelines in order to protect the unique natural environment of the region. Please see our one page summary of the community guidelines to read about how we intend to proceed with low-impact, ecologically sensitive development.
Through the process of creating the infrastructure for Los Arboles Tulum, we have developed cost-efficient construction methods and strong relationships with local contractors. If you would like assistance, we can share invaluable information with you about design, site plan, and construction and landscaping on your property. 
Some of the best reasons to choose Los Arboles Tulum for your second home, investment property, or full-time Yucatan peninsula hideaway: Secluded homesites averaging in size around 5 acres/2 hectares
Incredible birds, wildlife and flora in this pristine jungle environment
Professionally developed infrastructure including access roads, alternative energy system models, constructed wetlands models, water system models, and community internet access facilities 
Very low capital investment compared to ocean front developments \
Participation in an innovative, low-density, and ecologically developed subdivision
Easy access to all the great attractions of Riviera Maya, including spectacular and un-crowded beaches only minutes away
Come experience this truly unique and relaxing environment. Contact us now to register for our newsletter update and stay informed about our progress.
Powerful Destination Marketing
| Featured B&B Cities: Powerful Destination Marketing | |
Our twice-monthly B&B Travel Newsletter is delivered to potential guests, recommending cities, things to do, what to eat and so much more. Most importantly, we take great lengths to feature member properties, highlighting your current specials. Our featured destinations are in-depth, helpful and one of the most popular sections
to consider your area as a Featured Destination and inclusion in an issue of the B&B Travel Newsletter. We'll get your inn's name in front of thousands of potential guests who have requested to hear about B&B getaways and specials (we throw in a few recipes for fun). We'd like to know what makes your location special and a few things to do or see that you recommend.
| | Inbound Links to your Website | Co-Authored by Thomas Brown, SEO Expert and Psychologist
About This Series: SEO stands for "search engine optimization." Google is the world's best-known search engine, but there are others, including Yahoo and MSN. SEO is the art of designing the content of a web page for optimal find-ability by a search engine-designing it in a way that makes it easy for a user to find, using a search engine. For innkeepers, SEO means designing an inn's site in a way that makes it easy for a potential guest to find it, using a search engine like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask, or any other.
The following article outlines the 4th ongoing installment of 10 ways to design websites for maximum search engine optimization in the long term.
#4. Highly Targeted, Relevant Inbound Links The number and quality of 3rd party websites that link to your website (in essence, recommend your website) might just be the defining factor that boosts your website into the public's view. » In the bed and breakfast industry, you need your site connected to large directories with high page ranking, travel blogs, travel news, travel weather, area accommodations, destination features and anything else travel, hospitality or accommodation oriented that will help you rise with the tide. | | Ask Pamela | 
Pamela, I'm opening a B&B, should I join my local association. Would you recommend I do this now or later?
- Georgia Walsh
Aspiring Innkeeper
Dear Georgia,
Thank you for contacting me and congratulations on taking the 1st steps to becoming an innkeeper. What an amazing journey this is going to be for you. Innkeeping is one of the most honorable professions in the world. I feel that welcoming people into your home and ensuring they have a good experience is a fundamental way to "give back and provide a much needed respite in this busy, modern world."
Your question is close to my heart as I've been supporting this industry for over 25 years and continue to actively find ways to support innkeepers like you with my daughter and business partner, Marie Lanier. We both feel that the 1st step in opening an Inn is to learn from and consult your fellow innkeepers that have been in the business for several years and know the ropes.
Part of our philosophy at BBIGI is that Inns are best served by being members of their own local and state association. Why? Because we feel that innkeepers flourish when they have an opportunity to benefit from each other's expertise and guidance. We have always supported the independent nature of the innkeeping community and the level of professional accountability that comes from joining with your peers in a non-profit, regional association. It is for this reason that we offer new innkeepers, that are members of their local or state association, a 10% discount from our anual membership fee. So yes, absolutely join your local and state B&B associations. If they allow you to join before you purchae your Inn, do that. If not, join as soon as you possibly can. You may also want to join us this coming January 2009 on the Seminar at Sea where we'll be working one on one with innkeepers and aspiring innkeepres on marketing initiatives, efficiency and so much more.
We believe in this industry and the lifestyle, comradery and fellowship that those in the hospitality industry both enjoy and share with the traveling public. We're excited to hear you want to open a B&B and will help you in any way we can.
| | Inn the News: Love Struck in the Library |
Polly was the new girl in school in Farmington, MI in the fall of 1943. Carl was the shy, quiet student who befriended Polly and was uncharacteristically outgoing and funny when Polly was in the room.
Love struck in the school library. On June 18th, 1950 the high school sweethearts married, celebrating their union on a 1-week honeymoon canoeing along the Muskegon River when not a single house or person inhabited the riverbank. Soon thereafter Carl, a recent graduate of Aeronautical Engineering, accepted a job with Boeing and moved his new wife to Seattle, WA. Polly acquired her bachelor's in Humanities and eventually her Masters in Library Science. She established a Children's Library in Kirkland, WA and soon thereafter became pregnant with their first child. Polly attended the 1st childbirth education classes led by Dr. Virginia Larson at the YWCA in downtown Seattle which she says was a turning point in her life as natural childbirth was contrary to what she and her peers were taught. Eric, their 1st child, was brought home on their one year wedding anniversary. Eventually, Polly combined her motherhood and library experience to help start a parent cooperative nursery school, one of the 1st of its kind. 11 years later daughter Julie was born.
At the age of 50, with a successful career under her belt and children grown, Polly decided she needed to do something different. Her goal, to reach at least 100 years of age and she needed something to help her get there. Polly ventured to England to visit fellow childhood girl scout Madge, backpacking throughout England and Scotland visiting libraries along the way. It was on this trip that Poly discovered bed and breakfasts. She thought they were wonderful, more personable and friendly than big hotels. This was just what she needed, and on that trip, she decided that somehow she would open her own B&B in Washington. |
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