Social Security is bidding for hotel service in the metropolitan area in order to house medical professionals in charge of the emergency care of covid-19.
The hotel facilities are required to guarantee privacy, comfort and security for the medical professionals staying there and the use of all the facilities by the Guatemalan Social Security Institute, except for the common areas, which must remain closed due to health security protocol.
Corporacion Camino Real, Radisson, Hyatt, Marriot, Adriatika, Hilton Garden and Holiday Inn are some of the large hotels that have suspended operations in Guatemala due to the health and economic crisis affecting the world.
As a result of the covid-19 outbreak, the Real Intercontinental Hotel suspended operations from April 1 and according to its managers, the reopening will depend on government regulations.
Because the facilities do not meet minimum quality standards, 79% of registered accommodations in Guatemala are classified as not recommended.
The Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT) reported that most hostels, pensions, small hotels and other hotel facilities in the country are considered as not recommended because "they do not meet quality standards and are not suitable for domestic and foreign tourists to visit."
Starting from October 16, Hotel Vista Real, located at kilometer 9 of the road to El Salvador, will form part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain.
As part of the change of brand the hotel underwent modifications to its infrastructure, with its 130 rooms having been completely remodeled as over the last ten monthsand the estimated investment in the works amounted to $4 million.
Hilton Hotels has announced the development of nine hotel projects in the region, which together will add approximately 1,300 rooms to the hotel chain in Central America.
From a press release by Hilton Hotels:
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announces the expansion of its Latin American footprint with new deals signed in Central America. Now, Hilton has a pipeline of nine hotels across five countries in Central America, representing five of Hilton's brands: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn by Hilton.
In partnership with Cayalá Group the Marriott International chain has announced for 2018 a 160 room hotel in Guatemala City and another hotel with 115 rooms in the Cuidad Cayalá complex in zone 16.
The hotel to be built in Guatemala City will have 160 rooms and will operate under the brand Marriott Hotel, while the second hotel will have 115 rooms and will be of the brand AC Hotel.Both facilities will be built by Cayalá Group and operated by Marriott International Corporation.
New buildings, the arrival of new brands, remodeling and expansion of facilities, are part of the changes in the hotel sector in the Guatemalan capital.
Most of the brand names that announced plans to expand their facilities or open new stores are focused on hotels for business travelers and convention tourism.
The hotel chain has announced that it will open in 2016, a 147-room Courtyard hotel in zone 10 in Guatemala City.
From a statement issued by Marriott:
Marriott International has announced plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Guatemala City. The hotel project was signed with the Azur Group, a family business that invests in real estate, hospitality and restaurants.
In a partnership with Central American businessmen five Park Hyatt hotels will be built in the capitals of Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and two in Honduras.
From a statement by the Hyatt Hotels Corporation:
"Hyatt Hotels Corporation today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has signed a master development plan with LATAM hotel Corp. to develop 10 Hyatt Place hotels in Central America and Mexico and that Hyatt affiliates have signed franchise agreements with LATAM hotel Corp. The five hotels are: Hyatt Place Managua in Nicaragua, Guatemala Hyatt Place in Guatemala City, Hyatt Place San Salvador in El Salvador, and the Hyatt Place San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa Hyatt Place in Honduras .
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