Casual adds its 25th hotel
27/06/2024
June 27, 2024. Summer has begun with excellent news for Casual Hoteles , and on July 4th its 25th hotel will open its doors: Casual Fuentes Bilbao .
This 12-room hotel, recently completely renovated, enjoys a privileged location in the heart of the city's historic center, next to Plaza Nueva. Its theming was inspired by Bilbao's legendary fountains, which are part of the city's urban and historical heritage.
With this addition, which corresponds to a franchise agreement, Bilbao becomes the Spanish city with the most hotels, and the third largest in number of rooms.
According to Juan Carlos Sanjuán , president of Casual Hoteles, “we are very pleased to continue consolidating the franchise agreement we maintain with the owners of the hotels we own in Bilbao. An alliance that began 10 years ago and has grown to reach the current figure of 6 hotels and 84 rooms. All with exceptional locations in the center of a city that has become a first-class tourist destination, both nationally and internationally. In this regard, according to Eustat data, in 2023 a total of 1,151,352 tourists visited the city of Bilbao, accounting for 68.2% of all visits to Vizcaya; and with an increase of 10.9% compared to 2022.”
About Casual Hotels :
Casual Hoteles is a Valencian hotel company founded in 2013 by Juan Carlos Sanjuán, with the goal of becoming a benchmark for themed urban accommodations in Spain. All of its hotels feature unique decor inspired by the destinations in which they are located, and offer high-quality standards and central locations at affordable prices.
They are fun, surprising, and provocative, making Casual Hoteles a disruptive chain that, in 2018, was recognized with the Hostelco Award for “Best Hotel Concept”; in 2023, it won the First Prize for Sustainable Tourism from HOSBEC, in the category of “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy”; and in 2024, it was chosen as the “Chain with the Best Corporate Social Responsibility” at the 14th Roca Awards for Hotel Initiative.
In this sense, the group also stands out for its policy of strong social and environmental commitment through its own Code of Ethics, and for its collaborations with NGOs such as Save the Children and UNICEF, among others. Currently, Casual Hoteles has 25 hotels and 881 rooms in 13 cities in Spain, Portugal and Italy, of which 1 is owned, 1 is managed, 15 are leased and 8 are franchised. In addition, it plans to add 2 new hotels in 2025 in Ibiza (42) and Naples (34).
This 12-room hotel, recently completely renovated, enjoys a privileged location in the heart of the city's historic center, next to Plaza Nueva. Its theming was inspired by Bilbao's legendary fountains, which are part of the city's urban and historical heritage.
With this addition, which corresponds to a franchise agreement, Bilbao becomes the Spanish city with the most hotels, and the third largest in number of rooms.
According to Juan Carlos Sanjuán , president of Casual Hoteles, “we are very pleased to continue consolidating the franchise agreement we maintain with the owners of the hotels we own in Bilbao. An alliance that began 10 years ago and has grown to reach the current figure of 6 hotels and 84 rooms. All with exceptional locations in the center of a city that has become a first-class tourist destination, both nationally and internationally. In this regard, according to Eustat data, in 2023 a total of 1,151,352 tourists visited the city of Bilbao, accounting for 68.2% of all visits to Vizcaya; and with an increase of 10.9% compared to 2022.”
About Casual Hotels :
Casual Hoteles is a Valencian hotel company founded in 2013 by Juan Carlos Sanjuán, with the goal of becoming a benchmark for themed urban accommodations in Spain. All of its hotels feature unique decor inspired by the destinations in which they are located, and offer high-quality standards and central locations at affordable prices.
They are fun, surprising, and provocative, making Casual Hoteles a disruptive chain that, in 2018, was recognized with the Hostelco Award for “Best Hotel Concept”; in 2023, it won the First Prize for Sustainable Tourism from HOSBEC, in the category of “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy”; and in 2024, it was chosen as the “Chain with the Best Corporate Social Responsibility” at the 14th Roca Awards for Hotel Initiative.
In this sense, the group also stands out for its policy of strong social and environmental commitment through its own Code of Ethics, and for its collaborations with NGOs such as Save the Children and UNICEF, among others. Currently, Casual Hoteles has 25 hotels and 881 rooms in 13 cities in Spain, Portugal and Italy, of which 1 is owned, 1 is managed, 15 are leased and 8 are franchised. In addition, it plans to add 2 new hotels in 2025 in Ibiza (42) and Naples (34).