Archive for April, 2010
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Manchebo celebrates Earth Day & cleans Hospital district
Employees of Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa celebrated Earth Day on April 22, 2010 from 8:00 to 9:30 am. Over 25 volunteered to clean up the area around Dr. Horacio Oduber Hospital. Garbage bags full of cans, cigarettes, plastics, bottles and more were collected during this clean-up. After one hour and a half of hard working in the sun the resort provided a small breakfast buffet to thank their volunteers for helping to keep Aruba, our One Happy Island clean.
The second Earth Day activity at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa was the Recycling Competition. All the employees had one week to create a nice project from recycled materials. Three jury’s decided who had the most creative, original and functional project and they were rewarded with cash prizes. A waste basket made from recycled carton and paper obtained the first prize other winners were made of recycled materials like coconuts, banana leaves, beer cans and caps, foam and much more.
The intimate Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa is a Gold Green Globe certified hotel, which is a certificate in recognition of their efforts to deliver continuous environmental improvements and to secure a sustainable future for the business and the island. Manchebo also gives preference to, wherever possible, employing local people and purchasing local products and services with minimal negative environmental impact. To prevent and control pollution Manchebo reduces, reuses & recycles throughout the property and by educating our staff, guests, suppliers and community they want to build environmental awareness and action.
With Teamwork, Commitment and Enthusiasm Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa preserves a safe and healthy environment for the Island of Aruba, its people and visiting guests! Visit our website for more information.
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Experience the first Aruba Yoga Vacation - Caribbean - from June 13 - 20, 2010 at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa!
Experience and enjoy an Caribbean Yoga Vacation at the intimate Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa located on Aruba’s widest beach at Eagle Beach.
For many people, vacation is a time to forget about your usual responsibilities. At Manchebo you can simply relax beside the Caribbean Sea on a breathtaking stretch of beach. Hear the waves, feel the northeast passat and enjoy the lovely sunset. The moment you enter Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa a sense of tranquility and well being embraces you. Our resort is well known for the peace and quietness guests often long for during their holiday. Guests can relax, rejuvenate and liberate themselves from their daily life routine.
Manchebo is home of the exotic outdoor Caribbean-Balinese Spa del Sol where we offer our guests a unique opportunity to reconnect to themselves in Aruba with a variety of spa treatments.
Experience the first yoga vacation on Aruba at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa with professional yoga instructor Monika Ramos Tapia!
Monika Ramos Tapia was born in Mexico City and was raised in the United States. Her passion for travel and learning has allowed Monika to explore Yoga and Spirituality throughout North and Central America, as well as Europe. She has taught yoga in distinct locations such as the Nosara Yoga Institute in Nosara, Costa Rica and as a core faculty member at the highly recognized Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY and in beautiful Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy. She has a teaching style that is eclectic, inspirational and compassionate. Monika incorporates both physical and spiritual aspects to her classes. She encourages self awareness and self observation both on and off the mat, allowing for compassion to cultivate with self and others. Her teachers include Amba and Don Stapleton PhD, Glenn Black, Jill Miller and Monika is also trained in Reiki and Vortex Healing® as well as Pranassage™ and Thai massage.
Features Aruba Yoga Vacation Package at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa:
- Ocean view room with private balcony or patio.
- Two Yoga & Health Classes per day
- Daily fresh fruit and veggies smoothie
- Three a-la-carte lunches per stay
- Two a-la-carte dinners per stay
- Airport – hotel transfer
Features Aruba Yoga All-Inclusive Vacation Package at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa:
- Ocean view room with private balcony or patio.
- Two Yoga & Health Classes per day
- Healthy breakfast and lunch daily
- Daily a-la-carte dinner at our premium restaurants
- Premium open bar, including juices, cocktails, beers, liquors, fresh smoothies and wine.
- One off-property dinner experience
- Airport – hotel transfer
Selection of yoga classes featured during your Yoga Vacation at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa:
Your yoga instructor will offer a health intake in order to custom design the yoga lessons to meet your needs.
- Slow Flow Yoga
- Meditations
- Sunset Yoga
- Power Yoga
- Sun Yoga
- Breathing techniques
- Walking meditation at Arikok National Park
Package Rates:
Aruba Yoga Vacation $ 2.205 per 2 persons
Aruba Yoga All-Inclusive $ 3.285 per 2 persons
The package rates are per room and based on a 7 nights stay for double occupancy and including 19% room service charge and tax. Call us for pricing for single occupancy and for extended stays.
For reservations or for more information call us on our oll-free number at 1-888-673-8036 or send an e-mail to reserve@manchebo.com.
Reconnect to your inner self at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa - Aruba!
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
More Yoga at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa - Aruba!
The intimate Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa located on Aruba’s widest beach is the perfect location to relax, rejuvenate and liberate yourself from your daily life routine.
At Manchebo you can simply relax beside the Caribbean Sea on a breathtaking stretch of beach and forget about your usual responsibilities. Hear the waves, feel the northeast passat and enjoy the lovely sunset.
Together with Prana, a center for Health, Yoga & Training, Manchebo offers our guests a unique opportunity to reconnect to themselves in Aruba with a variety of yoga classes and workshops.
Weekly Yoga Schedule:
Tuesday
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Integral Yoga
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Hatha Yoga
Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Integral Yoga
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Integral Yoga
Guests of Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa receive one complimentary yoga class of choice during their stay. In order to fully relax, rejuvenate and reconnect to your inner self, we offer our guests the opportunity to attend additional yoga lessons by purchasing tickets at the front desk of the resort.
Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to discover and uncover your true nature. It is also a way of learning to be centered in action so that you always have the clearest perspective on what’s happening daily, and you are therefore able to respond most appropriately. Yoga is not the only way of doing this, of course, but it is an excellent way.
Yoga offers numerous benefits. It increases health, vitality, flexibility, energy, and balance. It enhances feelings of joy, happiness, peace, and bliss. It encourages us to generate more compassion and to be more loving to ourselves and others. It helps reduce mental, emotional, and physical suffering. Surely, yoga’s tools are diverse and comprehensive. It is a complete road of discovery along which we can keep exploring for a very long time to come.
Reconnect to your inner self at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa on Aruba’s renowned Eagle Beach. For more information go to the yoga page on our website!
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Employee Celebration 1st Quarter 2010 !
A new year means new opportunities for our employees to show that they go above and beyond for Manchebo and their guests! Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa is famous for the kind and helpful employees who give a smile on our guests faces every day.
The management of Manchebo nominated some great team members for our Employee of the 1st Quarter 2010 celebration.
Nominees were Jacinto Maduro from Giorgio’s Restaurant for his utmost effort towards both Giorgio’s and French Steakhouse, Magaly Gonsalez from the French Steakhouse Bar for her helping hand wherever needed, Yocasta Espinal from breakfast and lunch for her extreme flexibility, Ana-Maria Kock from the housekeeping department for her faithfulness and passion towards our resort, our butcher Sandro Winklaar from our food and beverage purchasing department for his everlasting motivation and hard work and last but not least Juanito Sabularse, member of the maintenance department, for his broad knowledge and cooperation.
Overall winner of the 1st quarter is Sandro Winklaar who was nominated by the resort’s executive chef George Hoek and F&B Purchasing Manager Theo Poeisz for his helping hand, effort and his ambition towards his job.
Many thanks to all our employees for making Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa a leading intimate resort on the island!
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Brand new website for Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa!
It was about time! Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa launched a brand new website! Including an informative yoga page!
Check it out and tell us what you think!
Friday, April 9th, 2010
The 2010 Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival kicks-off Memorial Weekend!
The 10th Annual Soul Beach Music Festival will fly into Aruba May 26-31, 2010 for the most sensational music festival event of the year. The 2010 Soul Beach Music Festival kicks-off Memorial Day Weekend, in Aruba’s sun-kissed paradise, with five-days of exciting events.
This year’s festival will feature artists such as MARY J. BLIGE, TONI BRAXTON, KEVIN HART, RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, JOE THOMAS and CHRIS SPENCER.
To view the detailed event schedule please click here.
Are you planning to attend this spectacular Music Festival, but do you also want to be able to escape from all the hustle, book your room at the intimate Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa where you can enjoy a nice rejuvenating vacation and enjoy the beach in quietness.
We advise you to purchase your festival tickets in advance online. You can also purchase the tickets upon arrival at several shops, but than there is the chance the tickets might be sold out.
For questions and/or room reservations please visit the Manchebo website, send an e-mail to reserve@manchebo.com or call us on our toll-free number 1-888-673-8036.
The 10th Anniversary of the Soul Beach Music Festival will be more spectacular than ever!
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Manchebo Beach Aruba - The Home to Turtle Nests
The lovely season of the Leatherback Sea Turtle has started again. The turtles return to their natal beach in order to nest during the turtle-nesting season, which starts around April and normally by August the turtles are all hatched.
Manchebo Beach is the home to multiple nests of the Leatherback Sea Turtle each year. Normally one female makes about 7 nests per season with an interval of 9 or 10 days. She lays about 115 eggs a clutch. The eggs on the beach are protected with red & white barricades.
Turtugaruba, the local foundation that protects the sea turtles in and around Aruba, monitor the beaches every morning at daybreak. Eagle Beach is patrolled not only at dawn but also at night, whenever a female Leatherback is expected to return for her next nest, which could be between 22.00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. The turtle nests are protected during incubation (60-70 days) and hatching. It is estimated that only 1 in 1000 hatchlings survives to maturity. In 2008 the volunteers of Turtugaruba spotted, monitored and protected more than 48 nests on Eagle Beach and more on Boca Grandi and Parke Arikok. Let’s hope this year will be good as well!
Guests of the Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa can sign up their name on the “Turtle Watch List” at the front desk and be informed by telephone in their room when a turtle is nesting or when a nest of baby turtles is hatching. It is a wonderful experience and it will definitely be a motivation for you to help protecting these amazing creatures and wildlife in general. If you are interested to join the hatching of the turtles on our beach or if you want more information, please contact the front desk: 582-3444. To protect a nesting turtle or a nest, call Turtugaruba: 964-9138 or for more information visit their web site at www.turtugaruba.org.
