Portugal: Lionel Alvarez has been appointed general manager of Viceroy at Ombria Resort and Viceroy Residences.
The hotel complex, Viceroy at Ombria Resort and Viceroy Residences, will open in 2022 in Portugal’s Algarve region.
It will include 76 guestrooms and suites, as well as 65 residences. The project marks Viceroy Hotels & Resorts’ first hotel in Southern Europe.
Other amenities include a spa, health and fitness facilities, heated pools, restaurants and bars, a conference centre, and a kid’s club.
The Viceroy Residences at Ombria Resort include one and two bedroom apartments, all being fully furnished.
Previously, Alvarez opened the Aman Resort’s Hotel Bora Bora, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso in Mexico, Castillo Hotel Son Vida Spain, and Hotel Las Ventanas al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort in Mexico. Recently, Alvarez managed the Vila Monte Farm House & Villa Índigo in Algarve.
Alvarez said: “I am delighted to join the team at Ombria Resort as they continue on their journey in the heart of the Algarve to create a low-density and sustainable development unlike any other. I am particularly excited to be spearheading the launch of the first Southern European Hotel and Residences managed by Viceroy Hotels & Resorts. The ‘Viceroy at Ombria Resort’ and the ‘Viceroy Residences at Ombria Resort’ is a unique and challenging hotel complex which will allow me to implement much of what I have developed during my time at various luxury hotels around the world.”
Alvarez added: “At Ombria Resort lies an authentic commitment to sustainability, taking into account economic, environmental and social responsibilities, in order to implement a naturally exceptional development in harmony with the surrounding landscape and local communities of the interior of the Algarve. Due to all of this, I have proudly accepted this new challenge and can’t wait to get started.”
