The largest multinational hotel group of Portuguese origin opens its first hotel in Madrid

 

8^th of May 2019, Madrid – Pestana Hotel Group, the largest multinational hotel group of Portuguese origin, is pleased to announce the much-anticipated opening of their most recent unit, under Pestana Hotel Group’s Collection brand, Pestana Plaza Mayor Madrid, the group’s most exclusive brand in luxurious and historic buildings in premium locations, on May 13^th.

 

This new European capital joining Pestana Hotel Group’s extended portfolio, after Lisbon, London, Berlin and Amsterdam, is certainly one of the most vibrant tourist destinations in the World, having received, just in the last year, over more than 10 million tourists. Following Barcelona, where the Pestana brand entered in 2013, Pestana Plaza Mayor Madrid represents the latest objective in the brand’s growth in the Spanish market and one more important mark in its global reach strategy.

 

Located in Plaza Mayor, in the heart of Madrid’s capital, Pestana Plaza Mayor Madrid encompasses two historic buildings – the 17^th century Casa de la Carnicería and an old fire station. This hotel is a true tribute to its original architecture, in which its solid walls, reveal the 400 years of history of the Plaza Mayor, one of the most emblematic of Europe, while its interiors pay homage to the work of the old craftsmen, weavers, carpenters, blacksmiths and potters.

 

Pestana Plaza Mayor Madrid is centrally located, just a short walk from other main attractions of the capital, such as the Cathedral and the Royal Palace. It is also right next to the famous Puerta del Sol, close to Gran Vía and Castellana, with its grand museums (Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen), and truly continues to be the ideal stage for the most typical Madrilenian festivities.

 

Pestana Plaza Mayor Madrid is the first hotel in the history of Plaza Mayor, offering 89 rooms and suites, of which almost half face the Plaza Mayor square, containing both elegant and contemporary design, with imperial decorative elements, combined with modern and colorful pieces inspired by various expressionist painters.

 

The hotel features an outdoor pool located at the top of the building, perfect for those Spanish summer days, with views over the historic rooftops and domes of Madrid. The Spa, located on the level below the square, offers an immediate atmosphere of tranquility and total embodied relaxation, with its indoor pool and traditional vaulted brick ceilings, illuminated by a clear and tempering lighting. It also features a fully equipped treatment center, a fitness center and various other breathtaking surrounding and unique spaces, ideal for holding events.

 

The hotel’s restaurant offer includes the RIB | Casa de la Carnicería | Beef & Wine, specialized in meat, and the Cafeteria on the Plaza Mayor square, dedicated to tapas and snacks, as well as a cocktail bar, the Coqueteleria evocative of Madrid’s most bohemian years, for pre or post dinner cocktails and drinks.

 

The Baroque style lighting, the legacy of Islamic art, the inspiration of the great artists like Goya and Velasquez and the staircases in the style of ‘herreriano’ (typical of Juan de Herrera) in which Casa de la Carnicería was built in, are just a few of the elements that give life to this unique hotel that is part of the Pestana Hotel Group’s Collection Brand: a selection of hotels, buildings and luxurious monuments in magnificent locations. Truly disclosed treasures that offer unique and enriching experiences in impressive historic properties.

 

 

Please feel free to download photographs of Pestana Plaza Mayor Madrid here

 

For more information please contact:

 

Amp Associates | André Abranches | aa@ampassociates.pt

Amp Associates | João Costa Pereira | jcp@ampassociates.pt

 

ABOUT PESTANA HOTEL GROUP

With over four decades of success, The Pestana Group is Portugal’s leading hotel group (and by far, the largest), dedicated to offering their        guests ‘the time of their lives’ at their 90 properties, in Portugal and abroad, as well as six golf courses, two casinos, three tourism real estate projects and 13 Vacation Clubs, with the objective of offering complete and attractive products. Mr. Pestana, the company’s visionary founder, opened the group’s first hotel in Madeira Island in November 1972 and together with his son, expanded the brand’s footprint internationally. Under their leadership the award winning Pestana brand has become a dedicated guardian of Portuguese culture and heritage, as well as a forward-thinking hospitality group that offers the very best locations, around the world.

In all, there are eight business areas where it operates: hotels, golf, casinos, tourism real estate, tourist distribution, Vacation Club, industry and services.

In hotels, its main business, the Pestana Hotel Group is currently comprised of four hotel sub brands: Pestana Hotels and Resorts, Pestana Pousadas de Portugal, Pestana Collection Hotels and Pestana CR7 Lifestyle Hotels. In total there are more than 11.000 rooms, served by a team of more than 7000 employees in Europe, Americas and Africa.

As a socially responsible company The Pestana Group launched the Pestana Sustainability Program: Planet Guest – “We are only guests of the Planet” – which incorporates all the initiatives that promote sustainability. Planet Guest conveys the position of the Group and its collaborators with regard to the sustainability of the Planet we live in and the focus of the Pestana Hotel Group on the utmost concern for future generations. Its objective is to create value in the long term for the company, developing its activity with respect for the environment, local communities, employees, customers and all relevant stakeholders in the exercise of its activity.

 

For more information visit: https://www.pestana.com/uk

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