About Hotel Jaco

I am from Austin, Texas. I have some businesses there, including a used computer store called Discount Electronics and a real estate company named First Austin Property. I hope Hotel Jaco makes my fellow Texans feel at home in this paradise on the Pacific. 

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The hotel and I have an interesting past that intersected in March of 2021. Hotel Jaco had been Canciones del Mar for the first 30 years of its life. The property was feeling a little neglected and run down. I had owned one small hotel (hotel Zocalo) previously, a handful of luxury vacation rental homes, and was feeling extra energetic after being cooped up for COVID. So I bought Canciones del Mar, having no idea what I was getting into. But when I finished renovations and drained my bank account, I fell in love with this place. 

So I built myself an apartment on top and moved in. I don’t live here full time but usually manage to get here for ten days out of the month. My name is Rick Culleton. You can find me at the bar for happy hour, in the gym in the mornings, or the lobby. I enjoy interacting with our guests. They have proven to be fascinating people.

I hope you enjoy your time here, my hotel, and the guests as much as I do. - Rick Culleton