speaking friend that what I was asking for
translated to doing something sexual on the
floor,” a still red-faced Ashley recalled.
“We discovered that our first architect wasn’t
actually an architect. He was just a wannabe
architect,” Curtis said with a smile. Ashley’s “lost
in translation” incident can best be told by
Ashley herself. “I received a very quizzical
expression from one of our staff concerning what
I wanted done with our flooring. I found out later
from a Spanish-speaking friend that what I was
asking for translated to doing something sexual
on the floor,” a still red-faced Ashley recalled.
What’s in a Name?
The Blogins’ original name for their hotel was
“The international company didn’t like
actually Villa Las Brisas. This name captured
competing with our little B&B, and they
the feeling of the subtle tradewinds that
started legal proceedings regarding our
guests find so refreshing amidst Isla Mujeres’
name. We decided a new hotel name
trademark sunshine. The trouble with this
should honor someone we love,” Curtis
namesake. “Our rescue dog Bella is
name began when the Blogins’ popular Bed
said.
our pride and joy. She gets such a
Villa La Bella owners
Curtis & Ashley Blogin
(above)
warm reception from our guests that
and Breakfast started generating a higher
Internet search engine listing than an
Part of the charm of Villa La Bella is the
we named our business after her,”
international hotel chain of the same name.
four-legged friend that is the hotel’s
Ashley said.