This regenerative approach encompasses building practices as well. Rather than demolishing existing structures, the Cayuga Collection prioritizes rehabilitation. “We didn’t just build on this land, we healed it,” Pfister explains.“Many of our buildings that are now luxury hotel rooms were once abandoned and run down. Instead of demolishing them, we restored these structures because true sustainability isn’t about starting fresh, it’s about revitalizing what already exists.” Their Senda Monteverde Hotel exemplifies this philosophy. “It was a hotel that was run down and wasn’t operating as a hotel. It was just sitting there for 10 years, and we rebuilt it and made a luxury hotel out of it,” Pfister says. Even their landscaping focuses on restoration. “In our gardens, we plant native species that attract local wildlife, requiring little or no irrigation,” Pfister explains.This approach has created such successful habitat restoration that one property now serves as a release site for rehabilitated wildlife. 44 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 12, ISSUE 03
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