Sea Porto Hotel. Naval Traditions Inspire €5MM Investment

23 September 2017

The new four-star hotel in Matosinhos is a 57-room Portuguese project.

The Sea Porto Hotel is the newest hotel in Greater Porto. With a creative concept based on the sea and the naval and port tradition of Leixões and Matosinhos, Sea Porto Hotel represents an investment of about five million euros, using 100% Portuguese capital.

The new establishment has 57 rooms, including triples, and five meeting rooms, with a 560-seat auditorium. The hotel also offers the “Deck Bar” with terrace and a cultural program of its own. Environmental issues were a concern in the design of the new unit, which has LED lighting and ecologically responsible materials, “investing in the optimisation of resources through recycling and awareness of the importance of water and energy conservation,” it said in a statement. Also, Sea Porto Hotel also offers recharging points for electric vehicles in its private garage.

In operation since August 7, the new hotel in Matosinhos reached its maximum occupancy in the second week, with reservations already made for 2018. With an average occupancy rate of 75% from the beginning, Sea Porto Hotel hired, a new director: Pedro Castilho has a degree in hotel management from the School of Hospitality and Tourism of Porto, with a bachelor’s in tourism and leisure by the School of Technology and Management of Viana do Castelo. He previously held the position of director of the Hotel Torre de Gomariz Wine & SPA and was nominated for the category of Young Hotel Director by the Association of Hotel Managers of Portugal in 2017.

Original Story: Dinheiro Vivo

Translation: Richard Turner