Lake AtitlĆ”n, Guatemala ā€“ October 2016: Casa PalopĆ³, a private home turned luxury boutique hotel in the Guatemalan highlands, is pleased to welcome back Jennifer Cornwell as General Manager. Cornwell previously served as Casa PalopĆ³ā€™s Resident Manager from 2004-2012.

In her position, Cornwell will oversee all hotel services and staff development including maintaining guest satisfaction, profitability, and employee morale at Casa PalopĆ³, Guatemalaā€™s first and only Relais & Chateaux property. With experience in event planning, Cornwell will also take on the responsibility of supervising, coordinating and delegating new hotel programming and activities.

A seasoned hospitality professional, Cornwellā€™s experience is focused on boutique property management. Her work experience includes the Pelican Eyes Piedras y Olas Resort in Nicaragua, where she made non-profit partnerships a focus of her work. Previously, she was Hotel Manager at Hotel La Casa del Mundo on Lake AtitlĆ”n, where she also collaborated on menu development.

ā€œI am thrilled to rejoin my family at Casa PalopĆ³ and work alongside a team of dedicated hospitality professionals. Itā€™s no coincidence that my path brought me right back to this beautiful gem of a hotel, and I am looking forward to all the triumphs ā€“ and gorgeous AtitlĆ”n days ā€“ that lie ahead,ā€ said Cornwell.