A four-star hotel boasting 44 rooms with “impressive views” of the Guadiana River is planned for the eastern Algarve town of Castro Marim and should open by 2020.
The €2.5 million project was unveiled during a ‘fam trip’ for reporters and tour operators last Thursday (March 22).
The hotel will be the first to open in the heart of the small town and will be brought to life by the same people who own Hotel Apolo in the neighbouring town of Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA).
Nuno Vasques, general manager of Hotel Apolo, told reporters the hotel will feature 44 rooms and will be inspired by the “authenticity” of Castro Marim.
The hotel will be tailor-built to suit the characteristics of a small rural town like Castro Marim, as the family that is promoting the project is from the town.
“We feel like Castro Marim is in a golden triangle,” said Vasques, adding that the town is perfect for holidaymakers seeking culture, nature and even a beach, which is “just five minutes away” from the town.
The hotel will be built on a plot of land near a local playground. All rooms will face the Guadiana River and Sapal nature reserve.
The project follows a public tender launched by Castro Marim council in 2017 for the construction of a hotel in the town.
At the time, local mayor Francisco Amaral said that it “made total sense” for Castro Marim to have a hotel as the borough had several projects underway to build cycle routes linking the area to VRSA and the Sapal nature reserve.
Although the concept for the hotel is already established, Vasques said that the architectural project is still to be created. Locals will also be invited to pitch ideas for the name of the hotel.
“For now, we’re simply calling it the Castro Marim hotel.”
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