1st DECEMBER: I WANT TO START RENTING THE 2 PRIVATE PALAPA (5-6 people) + 2 Tents
THIS IS NOW ON:
BOOKING.COM => www.booking.com/…..PALAPAHOSTEL
AIRBNB => https://airbnb.com/h/palapahostel
1st MAY 2023: Main facilities finished to be able to operate as a hostel (Dorm 12 + dorm of 4 + private Palapa: capacity of 18 people + 3x WC + 3x Shower + Shared kitchen + Bodega)
ORGANISATION
HOUSE: I will rent the same 3 bedroom house located at 300 meters from the Palapa Hostel
SECURITY GUARD: Either having different guards to cover 7/7 – 24/24 ——OR—- Having Monday-Friday 5 PM – 6:30 AM + 24/24 on Weekends
1x EMPLOYEE: Employ someone to help me managing the project with volunteers and logistic.
1x WELL BEING VOLUNTEER MANAGER: 1 month minimum (1p) – (1st december)
Organized, easygoing, friendly, speaking english and spanish (intermediate required) to insure the well being of the volunteers
– Insure the communication
– Handle check-in/out
– Help me to organise the different volunteering projects
– Creating fun activities for the free time
I made this guide book to present to volunteers (Shops / security…)
SOCIAL MEDIA & ONLINE PRESENCE:
I really need the help of volunteers to reduce the time I am spending on this. The Marketing Strategy page has been built to have this part better organised.
I made a A4 Plasified sheet with QR code to let volunteers follow and tag us on Instagram
INFRASTRUCTURE
– Make sure the BIG PALAPA BUILDING IS FINISHED (1st Floor mostly to become a dormitory).
– Move the INTERNET antenna from the house i was renting to the Land (1st December)
– Buy pickup car to carry construction material (Izusu / Toyota Hilux/ Mitsubishi L200) + Sell the Hyundai Elentra
– Improve fence: Natural fence extension + garden fence + barbwire on top of the wall
– BIG PALAPA DORM:
Purchase or make 4x bunkbeds
Fill up the ground floor with earth/sand/rocks
Bring the Kitchen on the ground floor of the BIG PALAPA.
Bring the water + Electricity.
Purchase Metal 12x or 16x lockers
– Build “BIG ROOM”: Just a 8m x 4m room with metal bars for the door and windows to be able to live on the place and store valuables.
– Palapa 4x Dorm: Build or buy a bunk bed.
– 2x Elevated Dry Toilets (Extension of the one already built).
– 2x Showers
– Water backup system (Blue barill)
– Kitchen: Build the kitchen with Natural building Technics.
– Pila / mini swimming pool (3m x 2m x 1m height): install a cover system on top (shade during the day/protect while not used) + clean it every 2 days + might install a water filter. Build a chill place with roof and soft wall behind it.
– COB OVEN: Build a cob oven to be able to cook bread and pizzas
– Build the first Casita if we got time.