Mercan Group Invests €21 Million in the New Hilton Garden Inn Évora

The Mercan Group is building a new hotel near the heart of Évora.

A new hotel is going up in Évora, the Hilton Garden Inn Évora, in a project by Mercan Group in partnership with the RA Group (Reference Arrojada Group). Located less than 10 minutes from the city’s historic centre and next to Rossio de São Brás, the two firms intend to invest 21 million euros in the project.

The Hilton is the second project Mercan Group and RA Group have announced this year. The start of construction of the Garden Inn Hotel comes one week after laying the first stone of the Renaissance Park Hotel – Porto, an investment of 56 million euros.

Currently, the Mercan Group has twelve projects in Portugal in locations such as Porto, Gaia, Matosinhos, Amarante and Évora.

The new hotel has more than eight thousand square metres, 130 rooms and an outdoor rooftop pool with a bar and terrace. The hotel will also have a restaurant, gym and a meeting room with the capacity for up to 130 people.

“Évora has enormous potential as a tourist destination, both for the Portuguese and foreigners. This new Mercan Group project is a reflection of the confidence that international investors have in Portugal, and that goes beyond the focus on large metropolises. We have 75 foreign investors in this project alone,” says Jordi Vilanova, vice-president of the Mercan Group, who highlights this project as another of the group’s sure bets on the country.

Close to the city centre and Évora’s main historical points, the hotel stands out for its vibrant, modern and sophisticated atmosphere. The exterior space combines with the ingenious details of the architecture and the cosy decoration inside, creating a unique experience for guests. The project was designed by Rui Silva Russo, Atelier de Arquitetura, and the interiors will be developed by Nano Design studio. The project management will be the responsibility of Engexpor.

The first stone was laid yesterday with the presence of the Évora municipal councillor for Urbanism, Eduardo Luciano, symbolically starting work on the hotel. Construction work. Under the responsibility of Tecniarte, the hotel is expected to be completed in 2022.

The Mercan Group began operating in Portugal in 2015, focusing on the development of tourism-related real estate projects, in partnership with Referência Arrojada. The group chose Portugal for the development of its activities in Europe due to the safety, stability and hospitality that the country offers, as well as the development opportunities in the area of urban rehabilitation.

Mercan is a Canadian-based group with over 30 years of experience in the areas of investment consulting, education and immigration for investment. In addition to Portugal, it is present in China, India, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

Translation: Richard D. K. Turner