LENSCAPE Coterie marks the first chapter of the COTERIE Collection, a new brand of boutique hotels celebrating lifestyle, signature design, and cultural curation within a community setting. Located in Largo Actor Dias, next to the Fernandina Wall, in the heart of Porto, this new contemporary five-star hotel builds its narrative around photography with Portugal in every corner.
Accor, a global leader in hospitality, and Propreal Capital Partners, a leading real estate investment firm, are pleased to announce the signing of Sofitel Porto, set to open in 2028. This marks the second collaboration between Propreal and Sofitel, following the success of Sofitel Barcelona Skipper. Strategically located between Avenida dos Aliados and Rua de Santa Catarina, Sofitel Porto will elevate luxury hospitality in Portugal's vibrant and second-largest city.
The Social Hub is set to open in the heart of Porto, Portugal on March 1. The city's first hybrid hospitality venue features 271 contemporary hotel rooms, 39 residential apartments, premium coworking & meeting spaces, locally inspired dining venues, a state-of-the-art gym, and a stunning rooftop pool & cocktail bar. The Social Hub is set to open its first hotel in Porto - Portugal's first hybrid hospitality venue and the latest milestone in the group's rapid expansion.
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The 11,000sqm, 310-room The Social Hub Porto will be located in Bonjardim, in the heart of the northern Portuguese city's cosmopolitan city centre, within easy walking distance from Avenida dos Aliados and the Bolhão Market. Indeed, its position close to the University of Porto and the city's thriving creative business district will make it a significant addition to the community. Indoor and outdoor features include a rooftop bar & pool, extensive food & drink options, coworking facilities complete with a media studio, and meeting & event spaces. A first for The Social Hub, the location will also offer 39 fully equipped residential apartments of up to two bedrooms for long-stay rent.
Since 2013 working with IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), Jean Hélière has worked in various roles and destinations around the world, most recently as General Manager of Pre-Opening at Kimpton Al Rowda in Doha, Qatar.
Renaissance Hotels offers travelers a gateway to discover Porto like a local from the picturesque Lapa neighborhood.
As a brand for explorers and cosmopolitans, Earth Hotels is regenerating a historical property that blends the history of the city with our distinct DNA to create social spaces for collaboration, entertainment and dining. Earth La Revolução will bring locals together in search for a place that resonates with them to connect, work and socialize. For travelers, it is a place that is fun, playful and distinctly Portuguese as we introduce local produce, local partnerships in events, art curation and more.
Today IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the first Vignette Collection hotel in Europe as Casa da Companhia opens in the centre of Porto, Portugal. Vignette Collection, the newest brand in IHG's fast-growing luxury and lifestyle portfolio, is a family of distinct luxury hotels connected by a shared vision that travel can benefit local people and places. Situated in the heart of Porto, Casa da Companhia embraces the cultural vibe of one of Portugal's most majestic cities, enticing guests to soak up the atmosphere of the city.
The Social Hub (TSH) has reached an agreement for €48.75 million in financing from Santander in Portugal for a 26,600 sqm Porto development alongside Avenue.
limehome, Europe's leading hospitality technology provider and operator of fully digitalised design flats, continues its European expansion course with a contract signing in Portugal.
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hospitality companies, has announced the signing of its latest Luxury and Lifestyle hotel, Casa da Companhia in Porto, Portugal. The newest addition to the company's youngest brand, Vignette Collection, is set to open in late 2022.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced an agreement to open Sé Catedral Hotel Porto, Tapestry Collection by Hilton - a unique 77-room property that will bring an exciting new guest experience to Portugal's second-largest city. The hotel is owned by Referência Arrojada SA, a subsidiary of Mercan Group of Companies, and will operate under a franchise agreement with Hilton, with the opening planned for early summer 2021. It will be Portugal's first Tapestry Collection property.
PortoBay Flores has opened in Porto, Portugal. Built from a 500-year-old small palace, the façade keeps the large wooden doors, the large windows surmounted by triangular pediments, wrought iron balconies and stonework emblazoned with a 16th-century coat of arms. Samuel Torres de Carvalho, the hotel's architect, aimed to protect the origins of the building while also updating it.
Renowned for its colorful architecture, exquisite restaurants, and burgeoning creative scene, the sea-hugging city of Porto has long enticed travelers away from Portugal's capital with its innumerable charms. And with the early May opening of Vila Foz Hotel & Spa, the city cements its reputation as a veritable design destination. Set on one of the finest avenues in the district of Foz, the 68-room hotel embodies an intimate, contemporary boutique experience housed within the palatial splendor of a 19th-century manor, with a visual concept created by acclaimed Madeiran designer Nini Andrade Silva. Far from being a museum to aesthetics however, the historic structure offers a succulent and embracing world of haute cuisine dining, and sublime rejuvenation courtesy of a spectacular spa and wellness area.
YOTEL announces plans to operate a new hotel in Porto (opening in 2019). The hotel will be located on Rua de Gonçalo Cristóvão, in the heart of the traditional centre of Porto, adjacent to the city's business district - Rua de Santa Catarina.
Meliá Hotels International continues to grow in Portugal and has announced the signature of an agreement to add a new hotel under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts brand in Porto, the second largest city in the country. This new hotel for Spain's leading hotel group will take the total to 14 operating hotels in Portugal with another 4 in the process of opening, taking the total number of rooms operated to around 2,600. The new Meliá Porto will open in 2021, further reinforcing the company's commitment to Portugal, its third largest European market by number of hotels, behind only Spain and Germany.
Eric Viale has been appointed Regional Director General of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for Portugal, responsible for all the establishments directly managed by the group in that country. Formerly Regional Director of IHG for Porto, in charge of the InterContinental Porto-Palacio das Cardosas and Crowne Plaza Porto, he has been entrusted with the reins of two other five-star establishments: InterContinental Lisbon and InterContinental Estoril .
The Eurostars Hotels chain has just opened its fourth establishment in the city of Porto: Eurostars Porto Douro 4*, a boutique hotel with 59 rooms and a markedly Portuguese accent in a privileged location overlooking the Douro River and Dom Luís I Bridge. Eurostars Porto Douro is the chain's fourth hotel in Porto, joining Eurostars Heroismo 4* which opened this past January, Eurostars Oporto 4* and Eurostars Das Artes 4*. In addition to these four hotels, Eurostars Hotel Company, the hotel division of Grupo Hotusa, also operates the Exe Penafiel Park Hotel & Spa 4*.
The InterContinental Porto-Palacio das Cardosas opens today. It's the first international luxury hotel in the historical city centre in Porto and the first InterContinental in Portugal.