Four Seasons to Invest €600M in a New Resort in Marbella

27 September 2018 – Diario Sur

The Four Seasons hotel chain, one of the world’s leading luxury tourism companies, is preparing to make its debut on the Costa del Sol with a resort in which it plans to invest €600 million. Although this will be the brand’s second project in Spain, given that it has been working on the construction of a 22-room hotel in Madrid since last year, this latest initiative is much more ambitious, both in terms of volume and location.

The resort is going to be built on a plot measuring around 400,000 m2 on the beach front and which occupies land on both sides of the A-7 motorway. It is the last plot of its kind that has not been built on yet in one of the most sought-after parts of Marbella, in the Los Monteros area.

The plot is owned by Villa Padierna, which is, in turn, owned by the Málagan businessman Ricardo Arranz, who has teamed up with the US firm Fort Partners for this development and the Brussels-based real estate firm Inmobel. Four Seasons will participate not only in the management of the hotel, it will also lend its name to the whole development, which will include private residences and villas in addition to a 200-room hotel. The complex will also include restaurants operated by international brands, which will make their debuts in Spain with this project.

It is expected that the urban developments will occupy approximately one quarter of the 400,000 m2 land. The project will be developed by the architect Richard Meier and construction work will begin as soon as the execution has been completed of a partial plan that has already been approved, according to explanations from Arranz.

One of the most notable features being planned is a tunnel underneath the road, which will allow the hotel and the homes that are going to be built to the north of the motorway to have sea views. The corresponding permits for that piece of work have already started to be processed.

Arranz highlighted the transcendence that the arrival of a leading brand such as Four Seasons has for Marbella and the Costa del Sol as a whole. It will be the first firm of its standing to operate in Andalucía and it will play an important role in the battle against seasonality given the large portfolio of clients that it enjoys (…).

Original story: Diario Sur (by Héctor Barbotta)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Schauinsland-Reisen Buys Two Hotels In Fuerteventura

28 November 2016 – Real Estate Press

The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen has acquired Hotel R2 Río Calma and the Maryvent apartment complex, both located in Fuerteventura.

According to a statement issued by the Company, the Canary Islands represent one of the main destinations for the tour operator. For this reason, Schauinsland-Reisen has invested in two very well-known and well-regarded tourist complexes in the Canary Islands. The two buildings are located on the Costa Calma de Fuerteventura and are very popular with the German market, according to the company. The group has acquired 100% of the superior 4-star Hotel R2 Río Calma, which has 416 rooms, and has become the majority shareholder of the Maryvent apartment complex, which is also a 4-star property.

Gerald Kassner, CEO at the company, appeared very happy with the success of the agreements and the incorporation of these hotels into the firm’s portfolio. “We are very happy to be acquiring these two beach-front hotels for the German market and for our clients. Both tourist complexes fit perfectly with the Schauinsland-Reisen portfolio in terms of quality and location”, he said.

The group highlights that the Maryvent apartment complex has a “prime location” right on the beach front at Playa de Costa Calma. Guests stay right next to the 1km-long, shallow beach. (…).

Within the R2 hotel chain complex, the tour operator Duisburgo also exclusively operates the 5-star R2 Romantic Fantasia Suites Design de Bahía Playa, the 4-star R2 Design Hotel Bhía Playa and the 4-star R2 Romantic Fantasia Dream.

In June, the German tour operator bought its first hotel in Mallorca, the Bahía Cala Ratjada, a 4-star property, formerly known as Eva Park.

Original story: Real Estate Press

Translation: Carmel Drake

HI Partners Buys Hotel In Tenerife From The Polanco Family

26 July 2016 – Expansión

The founding family of Prisa will use the funds (received from the sale) to reduce its debt with the banks and repay a loan from Banco Santander.

HI Partners is pushing ahead in its offsensive to become one of the largest owners of hotel assets in Spain. The subsidiary of Banco Sabadell has acquired the Hotel Jardín Tropical, located in Costa de Adeje, in the south of Tenerife, from the Polanco family, founder of Prisa.

This is a complex operation that, on the one hand, will allow the repayment of a €20 million loan that the hotel holds with Banco Santander. In parallel, the Polanco family will reduce the bank debt that it holds with several financial institutions, according to sources close to the transaction. This is HI Partners’ second acquisition in the Canary Islands, after it purchased Hotel IFA Catarina in Gran Canaria a few days ago, from the Lopeson group.

Through the investor holding company Timón, the Polanco family controls several hotels, which it operates through My Way. This company will continue to manage Hotel Jardín Tropical, which has 419 rooms and has a 4-star rating. The hotel, constructed around thirty years ago and located on the beach front, was designed by the architect Melvin Villarroel, known for integrating architecture with nature. Thus, the hotel has 12,000 sqm of sub-tropical vegetation and a saltwater swimming pool.

The aim of HI Partners is to renew all of the rooms to modernise the tourist complex, located in Spain’s fourth most important destination by RevPar, the indicator used to measure the profitability of hotel assets. The company led by Alejandro Hernández-Puértolas now has 26 hotels in its portfolio and manages €850 million of Banco Sabadell’s hotel debt.

Original story: Expansión (by S. Saborit)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Bonavista & Europa Capital Invest €20M In Luxury Homes In Gavà

20 July 2015 – Expansión

The property developer Bonavista Developments and the British investment fund Europa Capital will invest around €20 million in the construction of 12 luxury homes on the beach front in Gavà (Baix Llobregat).

The two companies have acquired a plot measuring 11,500 m2 on the beach front, where they will build individual and semi-detached homes aimed at buyers with high purchasing power.

Homes in the development will come onto the market in December and will be designed by the architectural firm GCA, which is responsible for buildings such as the Hotel AC Diagonal Mar and the Gran Marina del World Trade Centre, both in the Catalan capital.

The houses will each have a surface area of between 300 m2 and 500 m2, with a private swimming pool and underground parking, as well as a communal garden area measuring 3,500 m2.

According to the Catalan property developer, Gavà Mar has become one of the most desirable areas for high-end international clients looking for a home next to the sea and a fast connection to the city of Barcelona.

With this development, Bonavista Developments expands its commitment to luxury real estate investment in Barcelona, following its acquisition of Casa Burés, a modernist building located in the Eixample district of Barcelona that the Generalitat sold a few months ago, and the development of a building on Calle Caspe, 33B.

Original story: Expansión

Translation: Carmel Drake