Pestana South Beach Art Deco Hotel to Open on April 8

Group Pestana, Portugal’s largest tourism group, will unveil the Pestana South Beach Art Deco Hotel on April 8. The opening represents the first investment by the Group Pestana in the U.S. market. The company is best known for its heritage Pousadas de Portugal hotel brand. The Pestana formerly operated as the Hotel Milejan.

Located in the heart of South Beach, this 97-room boutique hotel is divided into four classic Art Deco Buildings, classified by the local Historic Preservation Board. The new hotel also offers two luxury two-bedroom apartments, as well as the retro Mermaid Café and the Pool Bar set on a 1940s inspired patio with an outdoor pool.

“North America is a very attractive and strategic market for the Group Pestana,” said José Roquette, Pestana’s development director for the North American market. This is our first investment in this market and Miami is a natural starting point because it is a gateway for Europe and South America where our brand is quite strong. We also are well versed in taking a historic structure and updating it in the right ways to make a real destination hotel.”

Located at 1835 James Avenue, the new hotel revives the 1940s architectural style that helped define Miami Beach as a tourist destination. The renovation touches every area of the former Hotel Milejan Complex, which was built between 1940 and 1952.

Source: Travel Pulse, http://www.travelpulse.com/pestana-south-beach-art-deco-hotel-to-open-on-april-8.html