History of Sueño Azul
Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul began as the weekend getaway home for the Gallegos Salazar family. They were dedicated to the exportation of bananas, which is why they decided to collaborate with the environment by buying 500 hectares of primary forest, which they also decided to protect.
Back then, the property only had an old wooden large house and a bull ring that today is the bar and restaurant "La Casona" still with the old structure.
There was no bridge to access the property, and no electricity which made the family walk all an amazing adventure full of emotions and turning into the perfect place to escape the daily routine, allowing the family to regain that spiritual peace that only Mother Nature can provide.
With no television or telephones, the property evolved to be a paradise of harmony with the nature and the perfect place in to share with family without interruptions.
With the passing of time, the first two rooms and the pool were built for family use. At the same time, there was a drop in the cost of heart of palm. Heart of palm was for a long time the main income for the community, increasing the number of unemployed people. Many other families in the area that lived from producing heart of palm were seriously affected from this crisis. The lack of work in the area made Federico Gallegos and Haydee Salazar worry about finding a way to help.
The desire to help and share this natural paradise, as well as life opportunities, allowed the family to build the first 25 rooms, the restaurant, and the Yoga Room which attracted groups of visitors offering a solid source work for many in the community of Horquetas, Sarapiquí.
Sueño Azul experienced a great acceptance in the tourism market, attracting the most important travel agencies in the country and in 4 years faced an astonishing growth that made the hotel pass from its original 25 rooms to the actual 65.
This has allowed us to offer employment to many families of the area and has also helped us expand the property acquiring more hectares of Forest to be preserved and other areas in order to develop activities that could be enjoyed in family.
With the vision of maintaining Sueño Azul as a peace and nature sanctuary we are focused in being an eco-tourism business offering the perfect mixture of Nature with Confort and adventure with safety.
Today, Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul offers employment to more than 65 people of the community, provides a home to seven families within the property and has collaborated to the tourism development of the zone, creating a desire of personal growth between the inhabitants.
We invited you to share and enjoy this marvelous dream with us.
Sincerly,
Family Gallegos Salazar.
With no television or telephones, the property evolved to be a paradise of harmony with the nature and the perfect place in to share with family without interruptions.
With the passing of time, the first two rooms and the pool were built for family use. At the same time, there was a drop in the cost of heart of palm. Heart of palm was for a long time the main income for the community, increasing the number of unemployed people. Many other families in the area that lived from producing heart of palm were seriously affected from this crisis. The lack of work in the area made Federico Gallegos and Haydee Salazar worry about finding a way to help.
The desire to help and share this natural paradise, as well as life opportunities, allowed the family to build the first 25 rooms, the restaurant, and the Yoga Room which attracted groups of visitors offering a solid source work for many in the community of Horquetas, Sarapiquí.
Sueño Azul experienced a great acceptance in the tourism market, attracting the most important travel agencies in the country and in 4 years faced an astonishing growth that made the hotel pass from its original 25 rooms to the actual 65.
This has allowed us to offer employment to many families of the area and has also helped us expand the property acquiring more hectares of Forest to be preserved and other areas in order to develop activities that could be enjoyed in family.
With the vision of maintaining Sueño Azul as a peace and nature sanctuary we are focused in being an eco-tourism business offering the perfect mixture of Nature with Confort and adventure with safety.
Today, Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul offers employment to more than 65 people of the community, provides a home to seven families within the property and has collaborated to the tourism development of the zone, creating a desire of personal growth between the inhabitants.
We invited you to share and enjoy this marvelous dream with us.
Sincerly,
Family Gallegos Salazar.
