Soccer is a sport that has become a global phenomenon with billions of followers around the world. Clubs and footballers arouse great passions among fans, so it is not surprising that themed hotels dedicated to the beautiful game have been opened.
The veneration of soccer in Argentina is well known. For this reason, it could not be another place where the first football themed hotel dedicated to Boca Juniors was inaugurated. A five-star establishment equipped with all the comforts and with special benefits for its guests, such as meetings with the players, guided visits to the Boca Juniors museum or preferential access to the team's training sessions.
Recientemente A star of this sport has joined this trend and has opened several hotels in which everything revolves around sports, healthy living and his own figure: Cristiano Ronaldo.
The CR7 hotels are the result of the alliance between the Portuguese star and the Pestana Hotels & Resorts Group, which is responsible for the operational management of the properties. The client profile of Cristiano Ronaldo's hotels are young people between the ages of 18 and 35 who are interested in technology, healthy living and social life.
Lisbon
It is a boutique hotel with approximately eighty rooms and a deluxe suite located in the heart of the city, a few meters from the emblematic Praça do Comércio, in an area that had fallen into a state of decline in recent years. With the Pestana CR7 Lisboa Lifestyle Hotels and other hospitality projects, the aim is to recover the Baixa and make it reborn.
The decoration of the rooms is functional and minimalist but the references to sport are continuous. Not only through the omnipresent figure of Cristiano Ronaldo but also by the presence of vintage posters of championships in the hotel reception, foosball tables in the lobby or giant screens in the bar so as not to miss a game.
Furthermore, the Pestana CR7 Lisboa Lifestyle Hotels has a home automation system that allows you to control the lighting or temperature of the room from any digital device, choose music or change a television program.
And in a hotel that promotes healthy life, you cannot miss a gym where customers can exercise and improve their physical condition thanks to the personalized attention provided by the hotel. with appropriate exercise programs for each person.
Funchal
In July, Cristiano Ronaldo's first hotel began operating in Portugal, specifically on Madeira, the island where he was born.
Its name is Pestana CR7 Funchal because it is located in the capital of Madeira in a luxurious reddish building facing the ocean that has a swimming pool, spa, free access to the CR7 Museum of Funchal and the possibility of making use of an exclusive training program in its outdoor gym designed by the footballer himself.
Inside the Pestana CR7 Funchal there are three categories of rooms that combine contemporary and sporty design. They have all kinds of comforts, are soundproofed and are accessed digitally through an artificial grass corridor reminiscent of a football stadium field. On each door there is a giant photograph of Ronaldo and in the bedrooms there are drawings of his life.
In addition, guests also have access to the terrace on the roof of the hotel, which offers spectacular views of Funchal, its bay and the marina.
Madrid
Unlike the Pestana CR7 hotel in Funchal, the hotel that the footballer plans to open in Madrid will not focus so much on his figure but on the world of sports. It will have its own identity within this brand of the Pestana chain and the roof terrace and the historic architecture of the Gran Vía building where they plan to locate the hotel will be of great importance.
As a curiosity, the idea was for the first CR7 hotel to open in Madrid, but due to certain urban difficulties and bureaucratic delays, the opening of the establishment in the Spanish capital had to be postponed.
New York
And next year, its hotel chain will also land in the heart of New York's Times Square, although little details have transpired about this project.
The price in CR7 hotels
Prices range between 250 and 1.250 euros per night depending on the room. They may seem like exorbitant prices, but these are 5-star hotels equipped with all kinds of comforts and the latest technologies. However, there are those who have doubted that there are many young people who can afford these prices when they normally opt more for low-cost tourism.