Hotel Villa Santa Elena
Family Business started in 2008
Locally Owned with 100% local staff
Lodging, Multi-Day Tours
Activities: Caving, Community Visit, Eco-tourism, Getting to Know Locals, Waterfalls, Hiking, Swimming, Birdwatching
Hotel Villa Santa Elena is a 10 room family owned hotel situated in the town of Chahal in Alta Verapaz. The owner, Marvin Pop is focused on showing his guests the many exciting community tourism destinations that surround Chahal. The hotel has a small restaurant on premises that serves national and international meals.
Lokal Travel Badges
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Community
The tours originating from Hotel Villa Santa Elena directly support three distinct communities, Finca Sacuitz, Las Conchas, and Cuevas de Se'tzol. These destinations are off the beaten path, and involve supporting communities that don't often benefit much from the tourism industry.
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Environment
Hotel Villa Santa Elena helps educate the local communities on the importance of taking care of nature and lessening impact by not burning garbage, keeping the rivers clean, not using items that contaminate the environment, and to minimize use of plastic bags. Also, Finca Sacuitz, one of the tours offered by the hotel is invested in conserving it's surrounding forests.