Architect Guillermo Garcia reworked the structure and designed the interiors. Construction was supervised by Archie's buddy, former motocross racer and organizer Butch Chase, who also discovered and now tends the ''Miss Universe'' flowing plants that never fail to draw attention to the facade. We ran out of rice, and had to ask the neighbors to cook extra for us to buy. Later, we realized, we didn't have toothpicks. Karla adds, chuckling.
Problems still crop up, like kitchen stocks quickly running out.
But little by little Camille and her team are learning to smooth out the snags. Camille thinks Hotel Fleuris has a sure market. Usually, Camille herself conducts the tour. Next month, a bigger food outlet will open on the ground floor, and Camille is wracking her brain, thinking of what to call it and the other still unnamed facilities. It's inspired by Flordelisa, the name of my maternal grandmother, who happens to be a flower hobbyist.