The Ibizan company Metho do Kitchen Ibiza has lost the bid to manage a unique resort in Cáceres: the remodeled mansion of the Haza de la Concepción estate.
The palace was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the de Silva family and it was in 1970 when it became the property of the Cáceres Provincial Council, which invested more than 4 million euros in recent years to convert it into a rural hotel, an example of agrotourism, with a restaurant to match. After that, Cáceres opened the bidding process in search of a company capable of carrying out its management so that in the first months of 2025 the place can receive the first tourists. This was reported in a series of articles in El Periódico Extremadura. According to this information, there were three companies that participated in the bidding process: Capriles y Asociados Eventos y Mercados SL (excluded due to flaws in the presentation), the Ibizan company Metho Do Kitchen, and Lalamala. The latter, from Extremadura and based in Mérida, won on the basis of the economic offer and investment plans. Regarding the former, it offered 14,091 euros for the first ten years (out of 15 years of the contract). Ibiza offered 7,150 euros. In addition, Lalamala plans to invest 97,500 euros compared to 60,000 euros for Ibiza. These are the main points that led Lalamala to win the contract, although it should be noted that the Ibizan company prevailed in its operation and quality plan.
About Metho Do Kitchen
The company defines itself as ” Ibiza’s first gastronomic consultancy“. Under the direction of chef Samuel G. Galdon, former executive chef of Hotel Destino Pacha, the company is dedicated to itinerant signature cuisine for yachts and villas, in addition to advising third parties on their gastronomic proposals. In Ibiza, he managed La’Era and Salsitas Brasserie. The chef is joined by his two brothers, Miguel and Antonio.
The mansion of Finca de Haza
A Europa Press article published in La Vanguardia details that “the Haza de la Concepción estate, located in Malpartida de Plasencia and owned by the Provincial Council of Cáceres, extends across 700 hectares of pastureland in Extremadura at the gates of the Unesco territory of the Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve, also a National Park“. Thus, it unites nature and historical architecture and hence its potential for agrotourism. The mansion, the central building of the hotel, has three floors and 14 double rooms with large terraces, while the restaurant seats 75 diners. In addition, the estate breeds Avileña Negra Ibérica and Blanca Cacereña cattle, the latter of which is native and in danger of extinction, thus contributing to maintaining and improving the livestock population of the province’s farms. Different research projects related to agriculture and new forms of cultivation are also carried out. Finally, the provincial nursery is located there. In short, there are 700 hectares with which the aim is to revolutionize tourism in Cáceres.
