- The 4-star hotel in Armenia has 27 rooms and is located within the Golden Triangle of the Colombian Coffee Cultural Landscape, Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2011
BlueBay Hotels, the eighth Spanish hotel company by international presence and the 10th largest hotel group regarding hotel rooms[1], enters in Colombia with the addition of the Hotel Portal del Norte by BlueBay (****). The establishment is located in Armenia, a city in the Golden Triangle of coffee culture and declared an Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2011 by UNESCO. The hotel opened for business in 2017 and has 27 rooms aimed at both tourists and people visiting the area for business reasons.
“With this new addition, we’re strengthening our position in Latin America where we’re now present in four countries: Mexico Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. We hope to continue growing in the area in the future, and we’re also in open talks and negotiating openings in other countries,” explained Jamal Satli Iglesias, Chairman of BlueBay Hotels. The Spanish company experienced exceptional growth in 2017 in the region and added 6 new hotels to the company’s portfolio in Mexico City and another in Oruro in Bolivia.
In 2017, the Spanish hotel chain expressed an interest in expanding its portfolio of hotels in Colombia, especially in the Coffee Triangle area where the Hotel Portal del Norte by BlueBay (****) is located. “During 2017 we were involved in negotiations to add a hotel that meets of different types of guests in Colombia. The Hotel Portal del Norte by BlueBay is the first of many that we’lll add in destinations with high demand in Colombia.” says Ramón Hernández, CEO of BlueBay Hotels.
About Hotel Portal del Norte by BlueBay
Portal del Norte by BlueBay is a 4-star hotel with 27 rooms and can comfortably accommodate 78 guests. Facilities include a gym, spa, restaurants, swimming pools, spaces for events and a business centre.
The hotel has 12 double standard rooms, 6 double rooms with terrace, 1 triple executive room, 5 triple standard rooms, 1 twin room and 2 twin deluxe rooms.
About BlueBay Hotels
BlueBay Hotels the eighth largest Spanish hotel company regarding international presence and the tenth largest Spanish hotel chain in terms of hotel rooms. The group has its headquarters in Palma de Mallorca and currently operates 52 hotels in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Caribbean under the hotels’ four brands: BlueBay Hotels & Resorts, Le Royal Hotels & Resorts by BlueBay, Blue Diamond and BelleVue Hotels & Resorts, which cater to its customers’ needs worldwide from luxury and grand luxury cultural tourism to an offer more centred on sun and beach tourism.
It operates 23 hotels in Spain divided between the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Andalucía, Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid.
BlueBay Hotels future development is based on innovation, quality and commitment to its customers and its 6000 employees.
The group and its different establishments have received several awards from leading companies within the tourism sector such as the Jetsetter Best Hotel, the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, the Tomas Cook awards, the RCI awards and the Holiday Check awards, among others. Equally notable is the award for best company stand at Fitur 2014 and The Golden Fleece from the Santiago Order received by the Chairman of BlueBay Hotels, Jamal Satli Iglesias for his work of exceptional merit.
[1] According to the 12th edition of Hostelur’s ranking of large hotel chains.
