Jeannette and Charles still are the owners of the Hotel Canadien and apparently are working on an 18 room expansion to the east because their place is so beautiful and popular. Contact them at 011 504 440-2099. Reservations often are needed in advance because the medical missionary groups that help along the north coast have it booked a lot of the time. That entire area is "developing" into a nice, tiny community with beautiful homes along the beach. At the entrance off the main highway is 42 acre Mango Tree Villas (www.MangoTreeVillas) which is being formed into a gated community consisting of 1/2 acre homes scattered throughout parks and with 2,000 feet of clear river frontage, just 2 minutes from the beach--i.e. Helens and Hotel Canadien. The artist's house is still there on the beach. The new, five star hotel is within La Ceiba itself. The old, run down in-town beach area is being completely remodeled and this incredible hotel is the heart of it all. With prices on Roatan
at $250,000 for 1/2 acre on the beach, more and more expat types and others are seeking the white sand beaches east of La Ceiba where they can purchase a full acre under $95,000 or an ocean view parcel of 10 acres for $79,000 (www.VivaCentralAmerica.com). Also, houses here in Ceiba can be constructed for $35-$40 psf. PS, the Barcelo now is the Palma Royal and is a wonderful complex including over 100 vacation homes plus the hotel itself. The water park is adjacent to this property. Ceiba attractions are the incredible kayaking and rafting clear mountain rivers, cloud forests, Cuero y Salado refuge (land time forgot) lagoons over many sq. miles for kayaking and viewing monkeys and manatees in their natural environment, great shops and medical care in the city, and miles and miles of pristine white sand beaches.
Kent
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From: Sand1dolla.....com
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 06:45:38 -0600
To: travel-to-honduras.....com
Subject: [travel-to-honduras] La Ceiba in Honduras
To: esponja7774.....com.... or anyone with this information. Thanks for
replying!
The hotel right next to Helene's Bed & Bath/Restraurant (with cottages
across the road) is Hotel Canadian which is a 3 story building with 22 or 23
units on 1st & 2nd floors & restraurant on top floor, with pool facing the beach.
Unless something has changed is is owned by a "retired" couple from Canada,
Jeanette & Charles. That's where we stay when we go to Honduras/LaCebia. Are
they still the owners?
The white concrete 3-story "house" you pass on the left sitting on the
beach before you get to Helene's & Hotel Canadian (on the beach side of the
path) we were told is owned by an artist, who has been building that house since
before we started going there....1999. The last time we were there we "toured"
around the outside of this house.
In Dec. 1999 the only other dwelling up that deadend path/road on the
beach was a summer house owned by someone from Honduras. Is the 5-star hotel
you're speaking of up that path/road? If yes, where exactly is it being built?
Before you get to Helene's & Hotel Canadian or afterwards? And if afterwards, how
far?
Or, are you talking about going down the main highway about 5-10 miles
east, away from Cebia, there's another road to the left which had a Hotel with
2-3 buildings for guests, but I've read that was bought out by a hotel company
from Spain and they have been remodeling it and renamed it Hotel Barcellonia
and it was to be all inclusive. I haven't read anything about it in a long
time. Is this the 5-star hotel? If yes or no, how is it doing?
Or, is the 5-star hotel up the Sambo Creek dirt road which is several
miles before you get to the Hotel Canadian dirt path? When we were there there
was one restraurant looking building which was open and another "restraurant" in
a house. Both were on the beach. We ate at the house restraurant and it was
wonderful. We were the only guests at that time....winter.
I'm asking all these questions because we plan to return there this
December to stay a few weeks and wonder if we need to try to get in touch with
Jeanette & Charles for a reservation. Heretofore, we've just showed up & because
it was your winter time, we've had no problem getting a room. Does anyone know
if they have e-mail or a PO Box in Ceiba? When we were before they only had a
cell phone, which we did not get that number.
Any information would be appriciated. Thanks.
Faye in North Carolina
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