Hotel Development Management on Holbox: Someone on the Owner’s Side
Owners who build or reposition a hotel on Holbox need a representative who knows local approvals, suppliers and crews, and who reports cost and schedule honestly. Inside a federal protected area, every project needs environmental authorisation from federal agencies and Lázaro Cárdenas municipality; wastewater and density are the critical points.
What We Manage
Budget & Schedule Control
Cost plans, change control, cash-flow and critical path, reported monthly to owners and lenders.
Handover & Opening
Commissioning, snagging, as-builts and operator acceptance.
Brand Technical Standards
Translating the operator's standards into the design brief and checking every drawing against them.
Logistics that affect budget and opening on Holbox
Materials go by barge from Chiquilá and then by small vehicles on sand streets, so prefabrication, light systems and resident crews are the norm. A good representative turns these constraints into dates, deliveries and contingencies in the master schedule.
The hotel market we protect your investment in
Holbox is a car-free island inside the Yum Balam protected area: small eco and boutique hotels on sand streets, a few upscale beach hotels and strong seasonal demand from whale-shark tourism. Feasibility and cost per key are tested against this market before design is frozen.
Water, power and staff on Holbox
Power through a submarine cable fails regularly, water is scarce and sewage infrastructure is limited, so treatment plants, solar and back-up power are core hotel projects.
Development Management Fees (2026) — Holbox
| Service | Scope | Indicative fee (MXN) |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility & technical due diligence | Site, permits, utilities, cost per key | $235k–$780k |
| Development management | Design to opening | 2–4% of construction |
| Monthly retainer | Owner's rep on site and in meetings | $195k–$585k / month |
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Why Owners Choose Recrea
- One contractor for the whole hotel — structure, MEP, interiors, back-of-house, pools and site
- Works while the hotel operates: phasing agreed with operations and revenue management
- Brand and code compliance: operator design standards, Protección Civil, NOM and environmental conditions
- Open-book or fixed price, weekly reporting for owners, asset managers and lenders
- 18+ years and 196 projects in the Riviera Maya, own steel and carpentry workshops
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