Grupo Habita, my favourite Mexican hoteliers, are at it again. They're opening, this month, yet another hotel - this time, in Acapulco.
Yes, Acapulco, haven't you heard that all that's old is new again? ;)
Sure, the resort had been lagging far behind Cabo San Lucas and the Mayan Riviera in terms of cool factor for many years, but now it's seeing a big comeback. As The New York Times put it in a recent story about Acapulco, "
At its peak, Acapulco was a haunt of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, where Elizabeth Taylor married Mike Todd (the third of her eight weddings), and John and Jacqueline Kennedy headed for their honeymoon (as did a young Bill and Hillary Clinton). Howard Hughes spent his last days at the Acapulco Princess hotel. Lana Turner had a place overlooking the water, as did John Wayne. And well before the crew of “Girls Gone Wild” came trolling the beaches for spring-break shenanigans, “Fun in Acapulco” was not just a 1963 film starring a dashing Elvis Presley but an international shorthand for glamour."
And speaking of old, architects Frida Escobedo and José Rojas Claudia Fernández have brought back to life a vintage property: the Boca Chica. This is where all the action happened back in the 50s. And then... came the decline and abandon.
But now... the Boca Chica is back, thanks to the Grupo Habita.And judging by their other ventures, whatever they touch turns into gold, so...
Their p.r. material says:
"The team worked painstakingly to revive the Boca Chica’s prominent atmosphere of tropical luxury from the original structure, but just as intensely to modernise the facilities to suit contemporary standards of comfort: the result is anything but old-fashioned. Such interior features as the marble and granite mosaic floor and lattice ‘celocia’ brickwork were carefully restored, but the building was as well restructured to offer 30 guestrooms and 6 suites, each with private terraces and hammocks. Some of the rooms lead into private gardens and 3 of the suites even spaciously accommodate with a separate living room. The interior décor reflects the time period of the original structure, riding on the wave of 1950’s nostalgia that has lately swept through the worlds of fashion, design and film. The design team utilised those elements of the old Boca Chica that were consistent with their ideology, resituating them within the frame of contemporary design. But it is really the earth tones, cool whites and mild greens so abundant throughout the structure and interiors, reflecting over the crystal clear blue of the surrounding waters and endless sky that finally translate the hotel’s ultimate goal effortlessly into words: laid-back luxury."
Also new are the spa, the gym room with bay views and the poolside cabanas.
BOCA CHICA
CONTACT@HOTEL-BOCACHICA.COM
T. +52 (744) 4 82 78 79
Punta Caletilla
Fraccionamiento las Playas
Acapulco, 39390, Guerrero, México
O P E N I N G D A T E : SPRING 2010
3 6 R O O MS
3 SUNSET SUITES WITH HAMMOCK AND PRIVATE TERRACE
3 BEACH SUITES WITH LIVING ROOM, HAMMOCK AND PRIVATE TERRACE
3 AMIGO ROOMS WITH TWO BEDS, HAMMOCK AND PRIVATE TERRACE
20 SEA VIEW ROOMS WITH HAMMOCK AND PRIVATE TERRACE
7 GARDEN ROOMS WITH HAMMOCK AND PRIVATE TERRACE
R A T E S
FROM 95 USD TO 275 USD
F L O O R D I S T R I B U T I O N
3RD AND 2ND FLOOR ROOMS AND SPA
1ST FLOOR ROOMS
GROUND FLOOR LOBBY, SHOP, POOL, GARDEN, RESTAURANT, BAR AND DISCOTHEQUE
SEA LEVEL MARINA, SUSHI “TAKE OUT”, GYM AND MASSAGE CABANAS
A ME N I T I E S
DR. BRONNER AMENITIES AC, WIRELESS INTERNET, MINIBAR, SAFE DEPOSIT BOX
24 HRS ROOM SERVICE, 24 HRS SECURITY SYSTEM AND VALET PARKING
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