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Pestana Group Offers BCP €45 million to Convert Hotel in Madeira into Residences

7 April 2021 – Ana Custódio

The Madeira Palácio Hotel is currently in the hands of BCP. Work on the project has been at a standstill for ten years.

According to a report in the newspaper ECO, the Pestana Group wants to transform the property into housing and is offering 45 million euros for the asset. Previously, there were plans to build a mega luxury hotel there, but the Pestana Group has now opted to transform the entire property into housing.

Overlooking the ocean, the Madeira Palácio Hotel has been on the market since the summer of last year, and everything indicates that it will soon have a new owner. This weekend, the Jornal da Madeira reported that the chain owned by Dionísio Pestana was in talks with the current owner, BCP, to acquire the property. José Theotónio, CEO of the hotel chain, confirmed to ECO their interest in the property, stating Pestana had offered approximately 45 million euros. Negotiations, however, are still ongoing.

Mr Theotónio added that the goal is to transform the entire hotel unit into residences, adding that a part of the development is ready, while another requires some work.  The Madeira Palácio is composed of four lots: the hotel itself, flats, a plot of land for construction next to the Pestana Bay and a lot with housing under a differentiated regime.

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Translation: Richard D K Turner