New properties to open in Portugal
IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the signing of nine hotels across Portugal, adding 976 rooms to the country’s growing and strong pipeline, as it continues to benefit from rapid growth.
The signings cover two IHG brand collections including luxury and lifestyle, with the announcement of - Kimpton Lisbon – Signed earlier this month, the 141-room Kimpton Lisbon will be the first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants-branded property in Lisbon and the eighth property in partnership with Real Hotels Group. Set to open in early 2026, the hotel will feature unique, design-forward spaces from inspiring high-quality finishes to seasonally-inspired restaurants and bars.
- Kimpton Algarve São Rafael Atlántico, which is set to open in 2025
- Hotel Indigo Albufeira – Signed with Mercan Properties, sees the development of a one-of-a-kind, 80-room hotel will open mid-2025.
- Hotel Indigo Faro – The 127-room hotel is the fifth property signed with Mercan Properties in this announcement, and will open in late 2026.
- the hotel will be perfectly located in front of the Marina in central Faro and feature a rooftop with picturesque views of both the lagoon and marina.
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lisbon – Amoreiras: Owned by Real Hotels Group, the 192-room converted hotel in Amoreiras, is set to open its doors towards the beginning of 2025, and will be the first Holiday Inn Express & Suites offering in Portugal.
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Portimão: The 60-room hotel is owned by Harland & Poston Group. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Portimão is expected to welcome guests in the first half of 2025.
- Holiday Inn Express Porto – Boavista:The 91-room hotel set to open in the second half of 2024 will be in the Boavista neighbourhood, dubbed as the “new” centre of Porto, and one of the first collaborations with Mercan Properties in this announcement.
- Holiday Inn Express Evora: Set to open its doors in the second half of 2024, the 76-room Holiday Inn Express Evora has also been signed with Mercan Properties. Converted from a historic building, the hotel is set in a key secondary Portuguese city..