PRESENTATION |
The Grand Hotel Guayaquil is unique; it shares
a whole city block with the largest and the most
spectacular Cathedral in Guayaquil. The lobby
and the entrance have been fully renovated last
July 2003, givin a more charming and welcoming
ambience to the customers. The Cathedral's spires
and impressive stained glass windows adorn the
hotel's inner court that includes a cozy pool,
a waterfall and a lush 45-foot tall climbing garden,.
The Grand Hotel Guayaquil is located in the very
hearth of Guayaquil city, and next to the most
important cathedral, just a walk away from the
finanacial and commercial center of the city.
Whatever you are in a holiday journey or a business
trip the Grand Hotel Guayaquil will fullfill all
the needs you might need.
How to get at the Hotel, and getting around.
Thanks to its central position the Grand Hotel
Guayaquil is very easy reachable from the most
centric points of the city. The Grand Hotel Guayaquil's
location is ideal; we are walking distance to
the newly constructed riverside park and shopping
complex, the Malecon 2000, and also the governmental,
financial and commercial centre of the city. The
Hotel is located 4 miles from the International
Airport ( a 10 to 15 minute ride away the Grand
Hotel Guayaquil is the most ecological site in
the hearth of the city centre, and it is the right
choice to enjoy the staying in Ecuador.
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THE HOTEL ROOMS |
The Grand Hotel Guayaquil dispose of 180 de luxe
rooms of whose 100 are dobles.,70 are singles
and also provide a spacious and comfortable 10
suites. All the rooms whatever they are single,
or double are generously sized, handsomely decorated
and full of amenities. All the rooms are fully
equipped with cable TV, Refrigeration in the room,
coffee machine, large desk, direct dial internal
and external line, Internet connection, air condition,
hair dry and plenty of good reading lights. A
24 hours a day room-service is also available.
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THE SERVICES |
The Grand Hotel Guayaquil has a long tradition
of personalized friendlyand top quality service
that a hotel of its category should provide. The
friendly atmosphere in these last years has been
melted with the professionalism and methodises,
that has made this Hotel one of the most renown
in t he Country. Here below a list of all the
services.
1.Restaurants
The hotel's restaurants combine local history with
tasty cuisine
The restaurants1822
The menu and the decor capture the year when the
two liberators Simon Bolivar and San Martin met
for the first and only time in Guayaquil in 1822.
La Pepa de Oro
Our 24 hour coffee shop that captures the flavor
of the era of Ecuador's Cacao Boom at the turn of
the 20th century. Also from this restaurant it is
possible to have a lunch right beside the swimming
pool.
Turtle Bar
Your favorite beverages in a cozy setting with live
music.
The business center
The business center is located conveniently in the
lobby area and offers
all the latest in office equipment and secretarial
services you might need from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00
pm. The services that the business centre offers
are bilingual secretary service, fax service,
photocopies, Printers, Internet, translations,
DHL courier service and also a coffee break. It
opens monday to friday from 7:00 to 24:00, and
saturday from 09:00 to 13:00.
Meeting and Conventions rooms.
Grand Hotel Guayaquil is the right choice for
those people travelling for business.
It is able to hold meetings from 10 up to 330
people. The Grand Hotel Guayaquil has 6 meeting
rooms, from 28 to 300 square metres. It also has
2 more convention rooms and a terrassa club that
a part from a sport facilities that offers, it
could be used has a cocktail o events facility.
This latter facility can enjoty the wonderful
terrasse and it is the right choice for the warm
Guayaquil summers.
TABLE CONVENCION FACILITIES
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The laundry.
It is known that whatever people are in holidays
or in business journey, they have not time and place
to do their laundry. As the tourist also the business
people need a clean and presentable aspect that
is why Grand Hotel Guayaquil has create a laundry
service available from Monday to Saturday from 07:00
till 17:30, with quick deliver.
The Terraza Racquet Club
Sport is probably one of the major activity that
people practice, in every day life.
For this special reason and for the love that
the creator of this hotel has for the sport that
a terraza Raquet club has been created. This center
is the ideal place to relax and share pleasant
moments, in this 7000 sqare feet sporting complex.
A fully equipped Gym, Sauna, Steam Bath, Massage
Room, Two air condition squash Courts, make keeping
in a sharp pleasure. Moreover for those people
whom want to finish their journey at the Hotel
terrasse there is a bar and grill restaurant with
delicious drinks and exquisite dishes.
Squash Courts.
From 1983 this hotel thank to its quality infrastructure
has hold the Squash national tournament, and still
nowadays it is a every year culture to hold this
event in the terrace at The Grand Hotel Guayaquil.
Important Figures
Hotel annual Occupation
As it shown by the graph here, thanks to the quality
of the services and the effort of the all employers
at the Grand Hotel Guayaquil, the annual occupation
p/year has been growing since 1999, reaching a pick
of 32% in the 2002. Forecasting for 2003 are foreseeing
as raise in occupation thanks to special promotion
and renewal of the lobby.
The Occupants
As the graph here above shown the Grand Hotel
Guayaquil is mainly frequented from Ecuadorians
(65,87%) business people followed by the American
business men (10%) Also Europe is represented
with the 3,0%, where the main part is represented
by the Spanish with 1,5 %. European are be going
to increase in the 2003 and 2004. The Region represents
the 6 % of the customers, where 3,5% is represented
by Colombian.
The City. -Guayaquil-
Guayaquil, is Ecuador's principal port and has a
population of over 2 million inhabitants. It is
the gateway to the most beautiful beaches in Ecuador
(Playas, Salinas, Manglaralto, Montanita) and Galapagos
Islands. It is also considered the commercial and
industrial capital of Ecuador. The primary economic
activities in the coastal regions are the export
of bananas, shrimp, cacao, tuna as well as many
industrial goods
Among the most important places to visit:
· The Nahim Isaias Barquet Museum.
· The Anthropological Park of the Central
Bank.
· Malecon 2000
· Guayaquil's newest Riverside promenade
and shopping centre.
· The Central Bank's Gold Museum.
· Golf can be arranged at the local country
clubs.
· The Archaeological Museum of the Pacific
Bank.
· Mall de Sol
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Further Contacts |
Hotel Reservations:
grandhot@grandhotelguayaquil.com
reserghg@grandhotelguayaquil.com
Reservations in the United States
1 800 989 0025
Connor/Jacobson Hotels
e-mail: info@cjhotels.com
For the General Manager: Gino Luzi
e-mail: ginoluzi@gye.satnet.net
Sales: Mariana Pinargote
e-mail: ventasrp@grandhotelguayaquil.com
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