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And they don’t just win on the courts: these sports stars now also dominate the hospitality game, with accommodations from modern and casual to luxurious spread across the four corners – or are they courts? – From the world.
One of the pioneers of the group is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Al Nasr player signed a partnership with Portuguese hotel chain Pestana and opened his first hotel in 2016 in Funchal, on his home island of Madeira.
Since then, CR7 has expanded its business: it has moved its brand and network to Lisbon, Portugal; Madrid Spain; New York, USA and Marrakech, Morocco. Soon, two new Pestana CR7 hotels are supposed to open their doors: in Paris, France and Manchester, UK.
All units feature a modern design and invest heavily in the football theme as an aesthetic inspiration, but also in spaces for playing sports and watching a good match.
Cristiano Ronaldo hotels
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Pestana CR7 from Marrakech
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Pestana CR7 from New York
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Pestana CR7 from Funchal
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Pestana CR7 from Lisbon
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More information and reservations: pestanagroup.com/pt/pestana-cr7
Nadal
Zell Hotel
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If CR7 is the first, the last to join the squad is tennis player Rafael Nadal with the launch of his hotel chain ZEL on Monday (9). As a result of the partnership with the Meliá chain, the first ZEL should open its doors in 2023 in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain, with an emphasis on luxury through pop-up spaces dedicated to craftsmanship, beauty or gastronomic.
Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meliá, and Rafael Nadal, upon announcing the opening of their ZEL hotel chain
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According to the chain, the plan is to build more than 20 hotels within five years, focusing on travelers with high spending power, those traveling for leisure or “leisure” (for business and pleasure). In the first phase, new units will open on the Mediterranean coast, in addition to Madrid, Paris and London, and later expand to the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.
More information at: melia.com/pt/brands/zel
Messi
Another hospitality expert at this point, Lionel already owns five hotels in partnership with Majestic Hotels, with which he founded the MiM chain. Among these, four are boutique hotels, with an emphasis on luxury, as in the case of Nadal, and which highlight their spas: MiM Sitges, in Barcelona; MiM Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands; MiM Mallorca, in Mallorca and MiM Baqueira, in the Val de Aran Alps.
Lionel Messi hotels
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MiM Mallorca, in Mallorca
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MiM Sotogrande, in Cadiz
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MiM Baqueira, in the Aran Valley
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MiM Sitges, in Barcelona
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MiM Mallorca, in Mallorca
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MiM Sotogrande, in Cádiz, is a kind of luxury nautical club, offering sports such as sailing, polo and golf. MiM Andorra will open the group’s first five-star hotel in February. It will be the first one outside of Spain, and he will appreciate Roots Messi With Hincha Restaurant, with Argentinian cuisine.
More information at: mimhotels.com
the structure
Arafat Hotel
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The Brazilian footballer opened his first hotel in João Pessoa, Paraíba – his home country – in 2022. However, the project was ambitious from the outset: the five-star Baara Hotel has spacious suites, modern architecture that seeks to “stir up the senses”, a kids’ club and a spa gym, swimming pool, gastrobar and italian restaurant plus private garden.
More information at: barahotel.com.br
Murray
Cromlix Hotel
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Tennis star Andy Murray is the name behind the Cromlix Hotel, this Victorian mansion in Kennebock, Scotland, which has just 10 bedrooms, 5 suites and an attached cottage, each with a unique and unique feel. The boutique hotel’s proposal is to provide a “cosy, homey vibe,” with its spaces named after the flowers and herbs of the area.
Its furnishings are comfortable and full of vintage and historical pieces – giving the feeling of sitting on a movie set. Among the more unusual activities on offer are fishing in the surrounding lake, archery, falconry, board games, spa and of course tennis lessons. However, the house has been closed since January 3 for renovations and is scheduled to reopen in March.
More information at: chromlix.com
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