The guest rooms each have a large window and private patio overlooking the landscaped cactus gardens, shuffleboard courts and swimming pool. Each room has a divided bath with tub and shower, and floors made of local mosaic inlaid tiles. Eight units have their own fireplace with lounge chairs. The furnishing in all rooms are of typical native Mexican design and materials, with the best mattresses available in Mexico. All rooms are equipped with ceiling fans and have a window facing the courtyard and one facing the parking entrance providing for excellent cross ventilation.

The motel and its grounds occupy approximately one-fourth of its total area. One half of the frontage is used, leaving 100 meters of frontage for future developments. The driveways are paved with cobblestones, and parking areas, sundeck and lounging areas all have flagstone flooring.

All buildings are of masonry and reinforced concrete construction. Handmade native brick, "cuarton" cut from land, is used to form the walls of the rooms and the public areas. This makes the walls 12" thick, which lends itself to the old Hacienda style construction. The roof is a reinforced concrete slab.

Beamed ceilings are used throughout the public area, which has three fireplaces and flagstone floors. Within the public area is the lobby, colonial dining room, restrooms and nightclub. The lobby walls are faced with black slag, resembling lava rock.

The heating, in addition to the fireplaces, is York Weather conditioners with copper coils and fan units, along with all plumbing installations in copper. The hydromatic system, with its pumps and controls, is located close to a reserve water supply cistern of 50,000 gallons. The motel is fed by a main 4" concrete tube. The installed system pumps automatically when the water from the city supply drops appreciably in pressure. However, a new water system was installed in the town, making a shortage of water very remote. The motel owns its own substation, containing a 75KVA G.E. transformer with heavy enough entrance cable and circuit breaker (ITE 400 amp), to carry a capacity of up to 200 rooms.

The land north of the Motel is "Ejido" land, which is government land given up for farming and cannot be bought or sold. A clear title is registered for the Motel. This property, by Mexican Law, allows foreign capital to own and operate it, giving the principals right to work by virtue of their own investment. A copy of the laws in relation to foreign investors can be obtained from the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., or in the United States Embassy in Mexico City.

 

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