Inauguration Ceremony of Holiday Inn Beja

The new Mercan Properties' 4-star hotel - Holiday Inn Beja - was officially inaugurated yesterday, September 10, in a ceremony attended by local delegates, including the Mayor of Beja, Paulo Arsénio, and representatives from the Mercan Group - Mr. Jordi Vilanova, and Mariano Faz. This hotel represents a €16.8 million investment of 95 rooms, a bar, restaurant, outdoor pool, parking, and a retail area. In which has already been in operation since August 19, 2024.

With the hotel’s opening, Beja now offers 32% more accommodation capacity, making it a significant asset in the region’s tourism sector. Mayor Arsénio highlighted the project's importance in attracting international tourists, especially from North America and Canada, while boosting the local economy with more than 100 jobs during construction and 31 permanent positions in its operations: the second hotel to be installed in the interior of the country and which combines accommodation with an art concept and project that promotes what makes the region different, namely culture, in poetry and singing, as well as gastronomy and the quality of life it provides, due to all the offerings that the city has, as well as the region that surrounds it, he states. 

The ceremony welcomed the families of poets Florbela Espanca and Mário Beirão at the official inauguration, honored on the hotel's façade with drawings by the renowned Portuguese artist Vhils the responsibility of immortalizing the words of the poets on the walls of this new hotel unit in the city, through tapestries made with the thread that the embroiderers of Arraiolos use, emphasized the president. In addition, the new Chaparro Alentejano restaurant, with the signature of Chef Miguel Rocha Vieira, offers a menu inspired by Alentejo’s rich culinary traditions.

This project is expected to enhance Beja's appeal as a cultural and tourist destination, further solidifying the region’s growth potential.