Ritz-Carlton brand hotels in Povoa de Santa Iria, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

About Ritz-Carlton Povoa de Santa Iria

Ritz-Carlton is a luxury hotel chain being operated by the American company, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC, which has 97 luxury resorts and hotels in 30 countries. The previous owners sold Ritz-Carlton brand name as well as its hotels in Boston, Massachusetts and the current company was established in 1983. It has been extended to other location and is now a subsidiary of Marriott International.

Ritz-Carlton hotels is designed to let families discover and experience that cultivate time together and activities that motivates children to explore with their friends. This hotel takes families to a place of revived connection with adventurous Ritz-Carlton program, well designed experiences for adults, and a variety of family activities that can be enjoyed together. Truly staying at Ritz-Carlton luxury hotels and resort can create memorable and unforgettable experience for the whole family.

The company’s hotel growth was mainly because of the hard work of its President and COO, Mr. Horst Schulze. Under his leadership, the hotels grew from 4 to 40 location in the United States and awarded twice (1992 and 1999) the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Other awards of Ritz-Carlton hotels are Zagat Survey’s top dining, hotel and service: and Ritz-Carlton in Dallas, USA and Wolfsburg, Germany also both given top honors from Zagat in 2009.