Jennifer Cornwell Returns to Casa Palopó as General Manager
A seasoned hospitality expert, Cornwell brings more than 12 years of boutique hotel experience to Guatemala's leading luxury hotel
LAKE ATITLAN, GT. November 8, 2016 - Casa Palopó, a private home turned luxury boutique hotel in the Guatemalan highlands, is pleased to welcome back Jennifer Cornwell as General Manager. Cornwell previously served as Casa Palopó's Resident Manager from 2008-2012.
In her position, Cornwell will oversee all hotel services and staff development including maintaining guest satisfaction, profitability, and employee morale at Casa Palopó, Guatemala's first and only Relais & Chateaux property. With experience in event planning, Cornwell will also take on the responsibility of supervising, coordinating and delegating new hotel programming and activities.
A seasoned hospitality professional, Cornwell's experience is focused on boutique property management. Her work experience includes the Pelican Eyes Piedras y Olas Resort in Nicaragua, where she made non-profit partnerships a focus of her work. Previously, she was Hotel Manager at Hotel La Casa del Mundo on Lake Atitlán, where she also collaborated on menu development.
“I am thrilled to rejoin my family at Casa Palopó and work alongside a team of dedicated hospitality professionals. It's no coincidence that my path brought me right back to this beautiful gem of a hotel, and I am looking forward to all the triumphs - and gorgeous Atitlán days - that lie ahead,” said Cornwell.
About Casa Palopó
Located on Lake Atitlan in the heart of the Guatemalan Highlands, Casa Palopó offers a quiet retreat for the sophisticated traveler. As the first property in Guatemala to become an official member of the esteemed Relais & Châteaux collection, the boutique hotel joins an exclusive group of 518 of the finest luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants in 60 countries. The hotel was voted #1 in the Caribbean and Central America in Conde Nast Traveler's 2015 & 2016 Reader's Choice Awards. The main property features seven private guest rooms, international cuisine at Restaurant 6.8 Palopó, common living areas adorned with original Latin American paintings and artifacts and a solar heated pool with oversized lounge chairs. The hotel offers a more exclusive retreat at Villa Palopó, located just 150 steps above the main hotel; the villa features three large bedrooms, living room, dining room, full kitchen and a private infinity pool and Jacuzzi with roofed lounge space and a wood-burning fireplace. Casa Palopó also offers accommodations in the historic and picturesque city of Antigua. For more information contact 1-888-479-6026 or visit www.casapalopo.com.
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