A host helping other hosts
I am Carlos, and Erbania Hospitality grew out of my own experience as a host in Fuerteventura.
My mother's family comes from Gran Canaria and my father's family from La Rioja. I was born in La Rioja, sometime in the 1980s —let's leave it there 😉—, although I have spent most of my life in the Canary Islands.
Of my almost four decades, around 35 years have been lived in the Canary Islands and about 20 in Fuerteventura.
Fuerteventura is not only the place where I work. It is the island where I have built a fundamental part of my life and which I have come to know deeply over these two decades.
During these years I have travelled its municipalities, villages, landscapes and beaches, and got to know different ways of living and welcoming those who visit us. I am especially interested in its architecture, its heritage, its culture, its spaces and the particular identity of each area.
Every place has its own history and its own way of relating to the landscape. I believe that accommodation can also help to convey that identity and offer guests a closer, more respectful relationship with Fuerteventura.
Erbania Hospitality came from my real experience managing my own tourist property. I did not arrive at this project from an office, but from everyday work: welcoming guests, solving the unexpected, preparing documentation, understanding administrative procedures and trying to make every stay work as well as possible.
Along the way I have had to learn and keep continuously up to date on responsible declarations, registrations, classified activities, guest reporting, digitalisation, tourism quality and regulations that change constantly.
Over time, other hosts began asking me for help because they faced doubts or difficulties similar to the ones I had had to deal with myself. That is where the idea came from: to share what I had learned and support other hosts in a practical, close and honest way.
I do not see other hosts as competition. I see them as colleagues with whom we can share knowledge, experience and solutions.
We provide our services exclusively in Fuerteventura.
Tell me about your propertyLooking ahead
I would like Erbania Hospitality to contribute, step by step, to building a network of hosts in Fuerteventura who help each other, share knowledge and move forward together.
A network of accommodation that respects the regulations, adapts responsibly to their changes and cares for both the guest experience and the identity of the island.
The future of hospitality also involves digitalisation, sustainability, organisation and the ability to adapt. My intention is to keep learning, stay up to date and share that path with other hosts.
My way of working starts from something simple: listening to each case, organising the information, explaining clearly how far I can support you and recognising when a qualified professional is needed.
A host helping other hosts.
Commitment to tourism quality
The experience behind Erbania Hospitality is also linked to a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. One of the properties I manage has obtained the «Compromiso de Calidad TurÃstica» distinction from the Spanish Integral Tourism Quality System in Destinations (SICTED), a project promoted by the Secretary of State for Tourism with the support of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.
This recognition certifies the effort made by the participating tourism service to apply good practices, improve its management and care for the experience of those who visit. For me, it represents a way of understanding hospitality: learning continuously, taking care of every detail and sharing that experience with other hosts in Fuerteventura.
What I care about
Architecture
Heritage
Local identity
Care of spaces
Hospitality
Sustainability
Guest experience