A unique and beautiful Lake-Front Retreat property is For Sale on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The current owners move onto a new chapter in their lives and hope to pass the baton of their lovingly created Eco and Organic Property. It was bought in 2014 and then consisted of just a small, round, stone cottage. Over the years, more land and structures has been added creating a fully functioning, Popular Retreat Property which offers accommodation for up to 30 people, in 13 different types of accommodation.

 

The Retreat is totally off-the-grid with solar providing electricity for the whole complex and to pump water from the Lake. Accessible ONLY BY BOAT, although there is a pathway up to the village of San Pablo la Laguna and road connecting it to both San Marcos la Laguna and San Juan la Laguna. Sitting on the North shore every inch of the property offers up stunning views out across the Lake to the volcanoes on the South side

The property consists of 3,283 m² /  ft2 of terraced, organically planted land with tropical plants, lawns, and fruit trees and plants all following permaculture principals, which is aided by the gentle slope of the land down to the Lake shore. There are various fruit trees and a Herb Garden, with the herbs all labelled. Each accommodation has been carefully designed to give its occupants a private space.

The public areas are the restaurant space and the large, circular meditation/yoga hall next door, office/reception/library, sauna, hot tub, and therapy room. There are several bodegas/storerooms and a chicken coop.

Everything is solidly constructed with a mixture of stone, adobe, bamboo, iron and block and offers everything from a dorm room to private rooms, all with shared bathrooms. The warm, cosy, peaceful atmosphere is all enhance by the attention to decorative details and furnishing. 

Over 10 years the Retreat has created its very own niche and was one of the first ever to offer Dark Retreats for which is it now world-known for.

LAND:         3,283m² / ft²

CONSTRUCTION:    

STRUCTURES

• One Large Family Home (2 bed, 1 bath, bathtub, kitchen, lounge, dining, fireplace, balcony, office) 
• One studio Cottage (Open-plan bedroom, kitchen, lounge, bathroom, deck and private garden) 
• One Studio Room (Large open-plan bedroom and office space with sink, private garden) 
• One Muli-Level Tree House (1 bedroom, 1 bath, lounge, kitchen, balcony) 
• One Large Adobe Home (1 bedroom, 1 bath, lounge, kitchen, dining, log fire, balcony, private garden) 
• One Wooden Cabin (1 bedroom, 1 bath, lounge, kitchen, balcony, private garden) 
• Four Private Rooms (three attached, one singular; each with one/two beds, shared bath, balcony) 
• Dormitory (Four bamboo pod beds, shelving, shared bath) 
• Two Dark Retreats (1 large, 1 small; built-in bed, bathroom, lounge/practice space, ventilation) 
• Meditation/Yoga Hall (9m diameter round space with iron roofing and glass panelled windows, and spectacular view) 
• Office/Reception/Library (Large Office and Reception room with desk, built-in sofa, library shelves) 
• One Large Bodega/Storage shed (large, shelved storage space) 
• One Therapy Room (Chairs, desk, massage table) One Large Outdoor Eating Area plus Service Area (benches, wooden tables and chairs, cushions) 
• One brick and adobe Sauna/Temezcal (log fire, seats eight) One Wood-Heated Hot Tub (Lake font, seats six) 
• One Tree House Meditation Platform (with large cushions for the dry season) 

INFASTRUCTURE 

• Two Fully Functioning Solar Systems (10x 300w panels total, 20x batteries, 2x invertors) 
• Solar Pump for Lake Water (currently not in use, we have water rights from San Pablo village) 
• Three Large Water Tanks on Concrete Platforms (3x 2,500lt and 1x 1200lt) 
• Two Sediment and Carbon Water Filters (which cover all tanks) plus Two UV Water Filters 
• Well-constructed fences and security walls (adobe) across all the borders of the property Security lights installed and run on solar for the night 

SMALLER ASSET ITEMS 

Hall – 20x yoga mats, 50x meditation cushions, 4x meditation benches, 12x meditation blankets 

Houses – All furniture (tables, dining chairs, sofas, armchairs, kitchen equipment, bedding, towels) 16x orthopaedic mattresses (doubles, singles and queens) in the houses, dark retreats and rooms 

Chicken coop (including eight laying chickens for eggs and compost) 

Two Paddle Boards and paddles 

Workman’s Tools (saws, hammers, nails, screws, rakes, spades, brooms etc) 

Honda Water Pump (petrol pump with 100m hoses for watering the gardens from the lake) 

Picnic Table and eight chairs 

Outdoor locally made furniture 

Seven Clay Eco Filter Water Filters 

RESOURCES 

Three guard dogs (Peanut, Ragusa, Kush) – also wonderful and cuddly pets 

Eight Permanent Staff Members (4x Maintenance and Construction, 1x Night Guardian, 1x Cook and Cleaner, 1x Gardener, 1x Driver for airport pickups and returns) 

Excellent Administrator Ingrid (fluent English and Spanish, local and national knowledge, answers emails, organizes rides to and from the airport, sorts taxes and paperwork, has many local connecXons as a Guatemalan naXonal)

To arrange a viewing and/or for further financial details, please contact us.