Hotel personnel

Tutors

Managers Hans & Monique van Hal

Education coordinator Skarleth

WHO’S IN CHARGE?

When you arrive at the hotel, our local staff welcomes you. Twelve “Nica’s” ensure that you feel right at home. Together with the tutoring team at Las Lagunas they form the local staff of the Foundation Hotel con Corazón.

Some were born in Granada, a few are from out of town: from one of the nearby Islands of Ometepe and as far away as the mountains in the north. Several of our staff members have previous experience in the hospitality industry or as a teacher in elementary school. Others work in the hotel to finance their studies in accounting, law or education.

Management

The teams works under the guidance of Hans and Monique van Hal, a Dutch couple who had always dreamed of a foreign venture, to experience a different culture from the inside.

Hans (1971), independent telecommunications consultant & Monique (1972), executive secretary – “In 2007 we met the founders of the hotel, Marcel and Onno. Our enthusiasm about the project let us to become active fundraisers. Only a year after that first encounter we decided that managing the hotel would be a great opportunity for us. We’ve been here now since October 2010 and thoroughly enjoy the experience.”

Education Coordinator

Skarleth Bermudéz (1979), teacher, is coordinating the Corazón education program. Prior to joining Hotel con Corazón, she was a teacher in a private school in Nicaragua. Skarleth: “It has always been my desire to work in a public school. One reason is that they have a much stronger need for good education than in the private schools I was used to, because many teachers do not have a degree.”

Other employees

On an irregular basis, we have one or more interns working at Hotel con Corazón, both Nicaraguans and from abroad. They learn from us and vice versa.

Vacancies

Are you interested in working for Hotel con Corazón? Check out our vacancies or send us an open application.