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Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts is a group of hotels originating from the sub tropical island of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal. The group has five Hotels in Madeira within the four and five star bracket (The Cliff Bay, the Resort Vila Porto Mare – Suite Hotel Eden Mar, Porto Mare, and The Residence - and the Porto Santa Maria). In the Algarve the group is represented by the Hotel Porto Bay Falésia. Internationally it has a country lodge, Porto Bay Glenzhaus and most recently in Sao Paulo - the L´Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo.

The Porto Bay group was born from the idea to create hotels perfectly adapted to the demands of the market in terms of installations services and positioning. The decision to invest was made by a group of investors some of whom already had a background in the hotel business. The two business groups, Ocean Islands and Blandy each hold 45% of total capital, the remaining 10% being distributed among local investors.

Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts currently has a total capacity of 2600 beds in the four and five star bracket of hotel units in Madeira, Brazil and The Algarve. With different concepts but enjoying similar standards of quality, all the properties carry the Porto Bay brand guarantee.

1988- The inauguration of the Suite Hotel Eden Mar in Funchal city Madeira.

1994- The opening of the The Cliff Bay (the first 5 star hotel of the group), also in the city of Funchal, was the result of a necessity for a hotel in the 5 star Hotel segment on Madeira Island. 2000- In November, The opening of Hotel Porto Santa Maria, in the historical- Old Town- of the City of Funchal. The Hotel has 146 rooms. 2003- Inauguration of the Resort Vila Porto Mare- which integrates three hotels- the Eden Mar, the Porto Mare and The Residence. All three Hotel units share the same facilities which include bars, grounds and gardens, restaurants, swimming pools, and spa. 2007- The first step towards internationalizing of the group Porto Bay is made with the acquisition of a what is now known as Porto Bay Rio International. The hotel which is located on the Copacabana beachfront has 117 rooms. 2007- In June the group acquires, its second Brazilian property, which becomes Porto Bay Glenzhaus. This boutique lodge has 17 rooms, in the town of Buzios. 2008 - The group began to expand on the Portuguese mainland with the acquisition of the Riu Falésia, which became the Porto Bay Falésia; a four star hotel with 310 rooms situated in Olhos de Agua which is a municipality of Albufeira in The Algarve. 2009 – The most recent expansion of the Porto Bay group was made in 2009 with the acquisition of a boutique hotel in Sao Paulo. L´Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo is the brands second 5 star hotel and offers 80 rooms. It is located on the Alameda Campinas, near to the Avenida Paulista.