Hotel de Fátima Wins International Awards

5 December 2017

The Luz Charming Houses hotel won in two categories at the annual World Luxury Hotel Awards.

Luz Charming Houses in Fátima was awarded as the best hotel in the Global Luxury Country House category at the 11th annual World Luxury Hotel Awards ceremony held on Saturday, December 2 at The Kulm Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Luz was also honoured in the category Continent Luxury Cultural Retreat, and Malhadinha Nova Country House & Spa in Albernoa, Alentejo stood out in the category Continent Luxury Wine Estate Hotel.

In all, 16 Portuguese hotels, located in Lisbon, Cascais, Monte Estoril, Algarve, Almancil, Albufeira, Unhais da Serra, Azores and Madeira, were honoured in the ceremony. Contestants are nominated by guests and travel agents, and the hotels could even nominate themselves. Subsequently, approved hotels were invited, or accepted, to register in the awards initiative.

The World Luxury Hotel Awards gala has been held yearly since 2006 and aims to honour the best luxury hotels in the world in 99 different categories, relying on the votes of more than 300,000 travellers who, during a one-month voting period, chose their favourite destinations.

Original Story: Evasões – Ana Luísa Santos

Translation: Richard Turner