¿HOW DID IT ALL START?
Before starting this project, we had the property for a few years (exclusively for family use), since we also wanted to get away from the routine and chaos of the city.
That's how, on November 1st 2018, we started this new adventure. We felt that it was a good time to be able to offer dozens of families the opportunity to have their own country house for a few days, providing a lodging service with total privacy and equipped with everything they needed, at an affordable price for everyone.
This path has not been free of difficulties. We had a slow start, we faced the pandemic (which forced us to close our doors for months) and even until now we live in uncertain times, but we have stayed strong, with the total conviction of continuing to give more Peruvian families moments of joy and great memories accompanied by those who they love the most.
We would like to thank all of our clients who betted on us from the very beginning and we encourage new ones to come and meet us to live in person the work, love and time that we have put into each of our bungalows.
Let's go for more!!!
¿Why Chaclacayo?
The story goes back many years. The grandparents had an "orchard house" in Chaclacayo (near the main square) back in the 50s. From that moment we had that first contact with the beauty of nature and the breadth of the countryside. This cute little house was quite spacious, with well-kept gardens full of flowers, lots of animals, and beautiful fruit trees.
The years went by and due to things that happen in life, the house had to be sold so the family could be closer to the city, however, we kept the desire in our hearts to one day return to that beautiful place where we spent our childhood.
Thus, in 2013, the opportunity to acquire a property arose, and after searching and searching, we ended up on a piece of land in Chaclacayo, in what is now Villa Sofía.
As we already told you, it was first a family home and after years of effort, dedication and love, we made it resemble that that first "orchard house", and it became an ideal place to receive nice people like you!
THE ORIGIN OF
OUR NAME
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As you can see, our name is divided into two words, with a lot of history and feeling behind it.
The first one is Villa. As we already told you, the vision we had from the beginning was to be able to capture all that childhood experience, in a service that many families could enjoy.
At that time, in Chaclacayo it was a tradition to "baptize" each house with a particular name. It could be that of a saint, someone special for the family or as whole, a word that identified them.
In our particular case, the house was called "Villa El Palomar", because the grandmother was a lover of pigeons ("palomas" in Spanish). That is why she built several little houses for the pigeons to get to, and she fed them when they arrived, something that became a unique and picturesque thing to see every day.
The second one is Sofia. You should already know that we are animal lovers! One of our first puppies was named Sophie. She was a Yorkshire Terrier toy, weighing just 1.2 kg (around 2.5 lb), but what she lacked in size, she made up for in personality!
Although more pets came along the way, she always knew how to remain as the leader of the pack, her character and temper made her always stand out from the rest. Unfortunately, she is no longer with us, but her memory remains more than alive in our minds.
She is the perfect example that size does not matter, but the desire to be great!