Casa Grande Mountain Retreat
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Welcome to Casa Grande
A Space to Connect, Recharge, and Grow
Set in a stunning valley on 105 lush tropical acres, Casa Grande Mountain Retreat is an oasis of peace and tranquility. The former coffee plantation, now exquisitely landscaped, has 20 rooms scattered up the mountainside with a beautiful river as the lower border. Each room has its own en-suite bathroom, private porch and hammock. A salt-water swimming pool is cradled beneath a green mountain vista. A fully equipped yoga center is used for individual and group practice. The restaurant serves fresh farm-to-table cuisine.
Amenities
Saltwater Pool
A 35′ long, 9′ deep salt-water pool rests in the heart of the property with the towering valley as its backdrop.
River Waterfalls
The property is lined by Río Caonillas and has multiple waterfalls you can rock jump to.
Private Porch & Hammock
Did you know that the word hammock came from the native Taino word Hamaca? Enjoy a good book in your own private hamaca on your private porch.
No WiFi
Your cell phone and data plan will work at Casa Grande, however, the only Internet option we have is satellite Internet with capped data usage. We feel it is the universe telling us to disconnect a little. We do have a business center and iPads with data available for check out.
History of Casa Grande
In 1912 Miguel Morell purchased La Finca de Santa María de Monte Carmelo, a 5,000 acre farm which raised sugar, tobacco, coffee and cattle. The farm stretched to a small town now submerged under Lake Caonillas.
In 1947 the hacienda was built using the railroad tracks as support beams. At that time Miguel’s son Pedro bought the farm and lived in the hacienda with his wife and three sons. His wife taught school to the local children. Horses, cows and mules were kept on the property across the road.
Pedro operated the farm for 20 years. He had as many as 36 farm hands working the land. The coffee was dried in the area now used as a parking lot. Pedro sold 107 acres now comprising the hotel property to his loyal butler Mariano Orquelle for a nominal sum. Orquelle sold to a St. Thomas hotelier, James Pepperdine, who never used the property. In 1971 he traded the parcel for two condominiums owned by Cesar Toledo. When Toledo, a local “Utuadeño,” first came to look at the property it was so overgrown by the tropical jungle that he couldn’t locate it. In frustration he stopped by the roadside and asked a little boy if he knew of the place. “Oh, la casa grande. It’s over there.”, the boy exclaimed, pointing the way. The place has been called Casa Grande ever since.
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