Vale do Lobo, where it plans to build a hotel unit, Highgate Portugal is considering the various options of hotel brands to associate with the future project, according to a report by Publituris . On Wednesday, September 18, Highgate Portugal officially inaugurated the Governor's Palace, the latest development in its portfolio to undergo a 1.3 million euro refurbishment.
The hotel, which dropped its NAU name after renovations, was officially unveiled with an interior design by Nini Andrade Silva, who, nine years after decorating this hotel, has given “a second life to the hotel”, as Pedro Catapirra, general manager of Palácio do Governador, put it. After explaining the value of these renovations, Alexandre Solleiro, CEO of Highgate Portugal, explained that the company will now invest almost 50 million euros in the repositioning and rebranding of the four hotels it owns in the Algarve, namely the São Rafael Atlântico and the three hotels and golf course in Salgados – the NAU Salgados Palace, NAU Salgados Palm Village and NAU Salgados Dunas Suites. In the case of the São Rafael Atlântico, the luxury lifestyle hotel will be carrying the Kimpton brand from next year, with the interior design being carried out by Nini Andrade Silva.
In Salgados, the goal is to take these three hotels “out of the all-inclusive market and into the luxury market, with a complete renovation and rebranding”, according to Alexandre Solleiro. In an interview with this media outlet, th.