Amarla Hotel invests $4 million and opens its doors in the Casco Viejo of Panama
Amarla is a design brand (Amarla Design and Development), founder of Amarla Hotels, whose vision is focused on creating beautiful boutique hotels throughout all the historic districts of Latin America. It started in Cartagena 5 years ago with the Colombian jewel, Amarla Cartagena, which has 7 rooms.
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In a spectacular opening event attended by the media, special guests from the social, political and tourist spheres of the country, the official opening of Amarla Casco Viejo took place, where all the details of this important hotel project were known.
Amarla started here in Panama in June 2017, since the founders of the brand, Robin Faulkner and Asher Montague-Warr fell in love with this beautiful country and all its cultural, natural, architectural and historical bounties, and in fact it took 5 years to complete. the restoration project of the entire hotel, which was completed in June 2022.
“We chose Panama to develop this proposal and highlight its cultural potential, art and the country's history. Panama and specifically the Old Town of Panama has a special charm. Packed with history, color, intrigue, architecture and culture. In addition, it is located a few hours from beaches, mountains, and much more that the interior of the country offers, be it rest or adventure. At the investment level, Panama is a stable country with the use of the dollar giving a high level of economic confidence”, says María Antonieta Ramírez, General Manager.
The total investment of the project in Panama is 4 million dollars, and it has been a privilege to have all the Panamanian suppliers and contractors. In addition, 95% of the staff is Panamanian human talent, and Amarla is proud to be a hotel that carried out a thorough recruitment and selection task, taking advantage of bilingual Panamanian human capital, with academic and professional experience in the hotel industry, and the training process began 5 months before the opening.
This boutique hotel has four floors, six classic rooms, two loft suites (with two levels each), a terrace with a spectacular Jacuzzi and views of the colonial and restored roofs of the Old Town in contrast with fascinating views of the representative skyscrapers. of the most modern of Central American cities, a bar and a restaurant with signature cuisine and global gastronomy called Kaandela, where fire is the protagonist.
Within their services they offer full house bookings, "petits" events, micro weddings, tastings, pairings and private celebrations.
Amarla is a design brand (Amarla Design and Development), founder of Amarla Hotels, whose vision is focused on creating beautiful boutique hotels throughout all the historic districts of Latin America. It started in Cartagena 5 years ago with the Colombian jewel, Amarla Cartagena, which has 7 rooms.