Pestana Hotels and Resorts

Pestana Hotels and Resorts, is a brand of the Pestana Group and it is present in three continents: Europe, South America and Africa.[1]

It is the largest Portuguese hotel company and it has the 109th place in the 300 biggest hotel groups in the world, ranking published by the Hotels Magazine[2]

History

The hotel group Pestana Hotels and Resorts was founded by Mr. Manuel Pestana, when he acquired the Atlântico hotel, an ocean front unit in Funchal in 1965. A new 5 star Sheraton was built on the site and was completed in 1972. Known today as the Pestana Carlton Madeira Hotel. When Mr. Manuel Pestana retired, he handed over the control to his son Dionisio Pestana.[3]

In the mid eighties the Group acquired another 5 star hotel in Madeira, the Pestana Casino Park. Designed by the famous Brazilian architect Prof. Oscar Niemayer.

1995 - Pestana Atlantic Bay Hotel opened in July

1997 - The opening of Pestana Village Hotel in Madeira. Purchase of a Lockheed Tristar by Euro Atlantic Airline.

1998 - The opening of Pestana Carlton Rovuma Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique. Purchase of 1 square kilometre on the Troia Peninsula near Lisbon.

1999 - The completion of the Pestana Quinta da Beloura clubhouse including 17 suites. Purchase of the 5 star Rio Atlantica Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the extension of Pestana Levante Hotel in Armação de Pera, Algarve.

2000 - The purchase of a hotel with 30 luxury bungalows in Angra, Brazil, of the 500 room ex-Meridien hotel in Salvador, Brazil and of a prime 200 room beachfront hotel in Natal, Brazil. The opening of the historical Pestana Porto Carlton Hotel in the city centre and of the Pestana Miramar Hotel in Madeira.

2001 - The opening of the Pestana Carlton Palace Hotel in Lisbon, of the Alvor Beach Club and of the Pestana Alvor Atlantico in the Algarve. The purchase of the Palm Gardens townhouse resort in Carvoeiro and of 400 acres (1.6 km2) with hotel and golf planning in Silves, Algarve. The purchase of Quinta Amoreira with approval for 400 units in Alvor, Algarve and the opening of Pestana Atalaia Hotel in Madeira.

2002 - The purchase of the Malelane Gate Resort on the border of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The extension of the Gramacho course in the Algarve to an 18-hole layout, par 72 and the completion of a new clubhouse.

2008 - The opening of the Pestana Porto Santo Hotel in Porto Santo Island, Madeira, of the Pestana Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela and of the Pestana São Tome in Sao Tome and Principe.

Hotels

Europe

  1. Pestana Palace, Lisbon
  2. Pestana Cascais, Cascais
  3. Pestana Sintra Golf, Sintra
  4. Pestana Porto, Porto
  5. Pestana Alvor Praia, Algarve
  6. Pestana Alvor Park, Algarve
  7. Pestana Alvor Atlantico, Algarve
  8. Pestana Delfim, Algarve
  9. Pestana Dom Joao II, Algarve
  10. Pestana Levante, Algarve
  11. Pestana Palm Gardens, Algarve
  12. Pestana Porches Praia, Algarve
  13. Pestana Viking Resort, Algarve
  14. Pestana Atalaia, Madeira
  15. Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel, Madeira
  16. Pestana Carlton Madeira, Madeira
  17. Pestana Casino Park, Madeira
  18. Pestana Gardens Aparthotel, Madeira
  19. Pestana Grand Hotel, Madeira
  20. Pestana Miramar Aparthotel, Madeira
  21. Pestana Palms, Madeira
  22. Pestana Village Aparthotel, Madeira
  23. Pestana Porto Santo, Porto Santo
  24. Pestana Hotel Tiergarten, Berlin

South America

  1. Pestana Angra, Angra dos Reis
  2. Pestana Bahia, Salvador da Bahia
  3. Pestana Convento Do Carmo, Salvador da Bahia
  4. Pousadas de Sauipe, Sauipe Coast
  5. Pestana Curitiba, Curitiba
  6. Pestana Natal, Natal
  7. Pestana Rio Atlantica, Rio de Janeiro
  8. Pestana São Paulo, São Paulo
  9. Pestana São Luís, São Luís do Maranhão
  10. Pestana Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
  11. Pestana Caracas, Caracas

Africa

  1. Pestana Rovuma, Maputo
  2. Pestana Bazaruto Lodge All Inclusive, Bazaruto
  3. Pestana Kruger Lodge, Kruger National Park
  4. Pestana Trópico, Cape Verde
  5. Pestana Equador Ilheu das Rolas, Sao Tome and Principe
  6. Pestana São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe
  7. Miramar by Pestana, Sao Tome and Principe
  8. Pestana Casablanca, Casablanca

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pestana Hotels
  2. ↑ HOTELS’ CORPORATE 300 RANKING
  3. ↑ Pestana Group Profile

External links

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