Montijo will have a new hotel starting Monday. B&B Hotel Lisboa Montijo opened its doors today and is the sixth hotel in the French B&B Hotels group, which has been controlled by the North American bank Goldman Sachs since 2019.
The three-star hotel is located on Avenida João XXIII and has a total of 112 rooms, including singles, doubles and family rooms, the company said in a statement.
It is the sixth hotel of the chain in Portugal after the opening of hotels in Braga, Coimbra, Lisbon, Felgeiras and Setubal. B&B Hotels in Portugal have 662 rooms and 12 apartments in total. The group also has units under development in cities such as Oeiras, Sintra, Matosinhos, Ollán, Viseu or Viana do Castelo, with a global investment of € 70 million.
“The inclusion of this new hotel in Montijo, next to the B&B Hotel Lisboa Aeroporto, strengthens our presence in our key region of Portugal. A market with high demand for both business and leisure travelers looking for accommodation at an affordable price for any budget without compromising on comfort at any time. We are delighted that our strong commitment to a dynamic and attractive market like Portugal is paying off, ”said Torcato Faria, Regional Manager for B&B Hotels Portugal. in the statement.
“Despite the post-Covid-19 crisis, at B&B Hotels we are determined to continue our commitment to Portugal. Our goal for 2021 is to open 10 establishments in the region. Portugal is a very attractive destination for our hotels. to gain widespread recognition, many of them are due to the good work of the Casais Group, with which we have an excellent cooperative relationship. We currently have a large number of projects underway and we continue to look for opportunities to continue our sustainable growth in the region with the aim of expanding our network, ”notes Lucia Mendes-Bonito, CEO of B&B Hotels in Spain and Portugal.
Antonio Carlos Rodriguez, CEO of Grupo Casais, responsible for the construction and promotion of the new Lisboa Montijo B&B, believes that “Grupo Casais is the company responsible for the construction of six hotel units in the B&B Hotels group, and is also involved in of 5 of these hotels are Montijo, as well as Oeiras, Vila Nova de Gaia, Olhão and Guimarães. These projects are a living example of the type of relationship that Casais intends to establish with its clients, as the internal development of some solutions allows work to be carried out more smoothly, fulfilling the client’s goals and vision. ”
The B&B hotel group was acquired in 2019 by Goldman Sachs and currently has over five hundred hotels in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Poland and Brazil.
