As we continue to chug away with schematic plans and concepts for the canopy homes for Isla Palenque, I found myself searching for new inspiration only to stumble upon, yep you guessed it, a tree hotel. Inspired by the documentary film “Trädälskaren”(Treelover) where three men from the urban environment build a tree house together to [...]
Getting Back to Our Roots
March 31st, 2010 by JoeRunning in Panama City
March 31st, 2010 by JerrodI was happy to learn about the Panama City Half Marathon occurring at the end of the month and realized that I needed to quickly transition from casual jogs to real training for the next couple weeks. I just completed the race and thought I’d share my favorite running spots in the city: ANCON HILL [...]
Welcome, New Palenque Bloggers
March 30th, 2010 by FrancesWhat?!? You can’t name 4 different kinds of eco-friendly toilets off the top of your head? Then you haven’t been reading our blog. Just kidding. I’m actually writing to introduce you to two new authors on our blog: Joe Dolan, Design Associate and Tim Carbonara, Marketing Assistant. You’ll start hearing from Joe and Tim this [...]
Orientation!
March 30th, 2010 by FrancesLast week I traveled to Auburn, Alabama with Amble President Ben Loomis, Sales Manager Michelle Nataros and Project Coordinator Aris Almengor. “Alabama,” you say incredulously? “Why?” Well it just so happens that Auburn University is the home of the Hotel Auburn, run by our hotel management company, The West Paces Hotel Group. (If you follow [...]
Imagine yourself as Christopher Columbus…
March 29th, 2010 by MichelleIt won’t be long before we’ll be offering regular Site Expeditions to the incomparable Isla Palenque! We’ll be announcing our first group trip soon. If you want to be among the first to see the island and enjoy its raw, natural charms, then contact me to arrange it! We will take you on a fabulous [...]
San Blas(t)!
March 29th, 2010 by JerrodThe best thing about Panama is the vast amount of varied experiences in such a small area. This was made clear to me once again this past week as I was able to take a free weekend and turn it into an adventure by visiting the Kuna Yala Comarca, an area known as San Blas. [...]
“Palenque is not in Colon” A Report from the Panama Real Estate Expo
March 25th, 2010 by JerrodIf you found yourself walking into Panama City’s Atlapa Convention Center last week, you would challenged to find evidence of a worldwide real estate crisis. This annual event may have been a little more toned down than previous years, but it was still teaming with buyers collecting brochures and promoters pitching projects that ranged from [...]
Exclusive Atlanta Event
March 16th, 2010 by FrancesWe have been telling you exciting news about the Resort at Isla Palenque during the past few weeks! Ready for some more? Amble Resorts and our recently announced hotel management company, The West Paces Hotel Group, will be visiting a few cities in the United States, meeting with prospective homeowners – and we’d like to [...]
New York Hotel Group Begins Construction in Casco
March 16th, 2010 by JerrodWe are pretty accustomed to the banging of steel and the roar of concrete trucks seeping through the windows of our office here in the old quarter of Panama City; construction is everywhere. But one new construction fence around the old Union Club a couple blocks away caught my eye, mostly because this is the [...]
Press Release – Amble Resorts Signs West Paces Hotel Group to Manage World-Class Panama Resort Project: Isla Palenque
March 15th, 2010 by FrancesCHICAGO, March 9, 2010 — Burgeoning resort development company Amble Resorts has contracted the hospitality experts West Paces Hotel Group to manage Amble’s sophisticated, environmentally sensitive debut resort community, The Resort at Isla Palenque. The collaboration is noteworthy for its marriage of Amble’s unique, visionary ideas with West Paces’ experience and well-known service standards. Amble, [...]
