The Costafredas buy the Alegría hotel in Barcelona
Updated: 07.26.2022 11:28 a.m.
The family costafredaWhat a background panricohas bought the only urban hotel of the holiday chain Alegría Hotels in Catalonia: the Curiouslocated in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona.
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It has reported this, the heritage and investment consultancy Laborde Marcet, who has advised the operation. According to the firm, the placement of the asset confirms that the accommodation in Barcelona “is consolidated as a very attractive investment asset for family offices and investment funds.
24 rooms
The investment company of those who were founders of the bakery brand have paid six million euros for the establishment.
It has 24 rooms distributed over seven floors and about 860 square meters and is located on Carme Street in the old town of Barcelona.
Laborde: “The restrictions increase the value”
miquel labordepartner of Laborde Marcet, has pointed out that “this type of assets located in strategic main areas are a safe bet and in turn have warned of great demand”.
However, the director has emphasized that the restrictions imposed by the Barcelona’s town hall to hotel openings –in the form of a moratorium, first, and two urban plans, later, has caused that “there is an increase in their value, especially in the areas of greatest interest”, because “there is greater demand “.
less product
Globally, the hotel offer for sale in Catalonia in June it was 134 hotelsa decrease of 3% compared to 2021. In relation to the price, from The edge They emphasize that the reactivation of tourism and the moratoriums cause room prices to remain the same.
With regard to Alegría, the exploiter, it should be remembered that it is the chain of John Paschal, former director of NT Incoming. The Curious is the first urban hotel in Catalonia of this firm, which in the past shared a portfolio with the Mallorcan Hotels in London, until the rupture between both parties. Since then, the Balearic firm has landed in the region, questioning the primacy of Alegría in this territory.