Winter at the Maya Guesthouse

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1973 Nax Mont-Noble, Switzerland
T: +41 (0)27 565 51 55
Email: info@maya-guesthouse.ch
Website : maya-guesthouse.ch

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Still no Christmas Gift? Offer one Night in a Straw Bale Hotel!

Last call!

Offer your loved ones an overnight stay at the Maya Guesthouse!

The Maya Guesthouse is the first hotel to be built in straw bales. Don’t miss the opportunity to offer something really unique and

buy a gift voucher online and print it directly at home!

1973 Nax Mont-Noble, Switzerland
T: +41 (0)27 565 51 55
Email: info@maya-guesthouse.ch
Home page: maya-guesthouse.ch

The Writer Blaise Hofmann at the Maya Guesthouse

Graduate in literature, then nurse, herdsman, journalist or teacher, Blaise Hoffman is foremost a traveler. After having written Billet aller simple, an accout about a trip through Asia and Africa( won the Nicolas-Bouvier-Price in 2008) and Estive, a chronicle of a herdsman in the Swiss Alps, Blaise Hofmann wrote L’Assoiffée. The story of a woman whose thirst for life and lives it up to the extreme.

Bibliography

• Billet aller simple, Éditions de l’Aire, 2006.

• Estive, Éditions Zoé, 2007.

• Notre mer, Éditions de l’Aire, 2009.

• L’Assoiffée, Éditions Zoé, 2009.

Blaise Hofmann signing his last  novel at the Maya Guesthouse, in the Swiss Valais.

1973 Nax Mont-Noble, Switzerland
T: +41 (0)27 565 51 55
Email: info@maya-guesthouse.ch
Web site: maya-guesthouse.ch

Open House Day at the Maya Guesthouse today!

Today December 2nd, the Maya Guesthouse opens its gates at 2 pm.

Everybody is invited to visit our rooms, the dining room and the kitchen.
Of course we have prepared somethings:

The Mini-Choleras of the Maya Guesthouse

Mini-Raclettes

Crostini varii

Buchteln

Home made chocolate rochers

Home made hot wine

and of course lots of Valais wines

1973 Nax Mont-Noble, Suisse
T: +41 (0)27 565 51 55
Email: info@maya-guesthouse.ch
Site Web: maya-guesthouse.ch

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Only Today! Gift vouchers: Special offer 20% discount!

Last call!

Don’t miss our special offer till November 30th:

Buy a gift voucher online and get 20% discount

The Last Supper (before the end of the world)

The Maya Calendar predicts the end of the world on December 21st  2012!

Why not celebrate this event at the Maya Guesthouse?

On this occasion we will serve a high class five course menu at the Maya!

Book one of the last places at our dining table and celebrate with us!

1973 Nax Mont-Noble, Suisse
T: +41 (0)27 565 51 55
Email: info@maya-guesthouse.ch
Site Web: maya-guesthouse.ch

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The Supper of the Survivors (after the end of the world)

In case the end of the world doesn’t come, we will celebrate this event at the Maya Guesthouse on Saturday

December the 22nd

with a four course menu!

All survivors are very welcome to celebrate with us.

(The menu will be announced next week)

Book one of the last places at our dining table and celebrate with us!

1973 Nax Mont-Noble, Suisse
T: +41 (0)27 565 51 55
Email: info@maya-guesthouse.ch
Site Web: maya-guesthouse.ch

The Straw Bale Hotel in the internet

The Swiss Stone Pine Pillows of the Maya Guesthouse

 

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A great idea for a gift!

The stone pine pillows are handmade by the Maya Guesthouse staff.

Did you know?

Who doesn’t love the typical smell of a room paneled out in Swiss stone pine? The characteristic smell probably comes from essential oils within the wood, but this has never been looked into. However, what has been proven is the effect the smell has on people: spending a night in a room paneled out with Swiss stone pine wood lowers the heart rate and induces a deeper sleep. If such a room is not available pillows filled with aromatic Swiss stone pine shavings are available which also produce the same effect.

(source: http://www.waldwissen.net)

 

The Straw Bale Hotel in the internet

This morning at the Maya Guesthouse

 

It’s snowing, it’s snowing!

The Straw Bale Hotel in the internet

A Big Bale Straw Bale Hotel in Switzerland, the Maya Guesthouse. – An Article published by naturalhomes.org

Lisa and Louis took 250 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere and locked it into the walls of their straw bale guesthouse in the beautiful alpine valley of Val d’Herens in Switzerland.

Just the energy from people and cooking, some 60-80 Watts (200-270 BTU) plus the sunlight is enough to keep the house warm without any additional energy.

When a new building is so sympathetic to the natural environment finding music for a time-lapse video isn’t difficult… Erik Satie’s Gymnopedies suits it well.

Lisa and Louis have worked hard to build a contemporary home and business that not only minimizes the environmental impact in its construction but will also have little impact during its lifetime of potentially many centuries.

Pictured left is the dinning room with sections of the walls displaying the big bale load bearing structure of the building. The chairs are made from salvaged wine barrels.

Pictured right is a taste of the style of the building. It’s a mixture of rustic timbers with high specification luxury demonstrating beautifully that there is no need to suppose a naturally built home is a step backwards in comfort. In fact it’s quite the opposite.

Louis, Lisa, Laszlo, Luna-Maria

Homemade jams at the Maya Guesthouse

Breakfast at Maya is served with homemade jams and compote. A traditional jam of the region is ‘Compote de Rhubarbe Sauvage’ [Wild Rhubarb Compote].

Soak 300g alpine dock stems in water for 10-20 minutes, drain and trim off any brown parts. Slice into 1cm lengths and, in a pan, add 150g sugar and stir. Add the zest and juice of a lemon and a cinnamon stick and stand overnight. By the next day the mix will be juicy. Bring to the boil, cover and cook gently for about 30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and pour the jam in jars. Once opened keep in a refrigerator (or eat it fast).

http://naturalhomes.org/maya.htm

The Straw Bale Hotel on the internet