Park Hyatt, which is arguably Hyatts most luxurious brand, has a fairly small new property pipeline remaining. So theres some good news, as a new location has just been announced, for Comporta, Portugal, with an opening expected in 2029. Lets go over what we know so far.
"The newest location for the Park Hyatt brand has just been announced, and we can expect a property to open in Comporta, Brazil, in 2029."
Believe thats Comporta Beach, not Comporta Brazil
The more the merrier. I've only stayed at Park Hyatts in Paris and Vienna (great to burn points there; cash prices are insane, otherwise), and have been inside the one in Milan (Pellico 3 restaurant was pretty good). While I'm not pleased with the Hyatt program's recent devaluations, it is still good to see that they're expanding the premium-end of their portfolio. As for the Alentejo coast, specifically, I'd imagine PH will compete directly with IHG's new Six Senses Comporta, expected late 2028...
Comporta is a beautiful place, though it is very much the Hampton's of Lisbon nowadays. Hopefully they do not start overdeveloping it... Sublime Comporta is a wonderful place to spend a few days.
Thats too bad.
Last thing a beautiful place like this needs is an American chain hotel.
Eh, 58 high-end, low-density rooms isn't like opening a McDonalds. This actually seems like decent jobs for locals. Besides, there's a Six Senses coming soon, too. (O comboio já passou, pá.)
Of note: the Hyatt "Pipeline" page also mentions a Park Hyatt Uluwatu.
Comporta, Portugal has a summer peak ocean temperature of 72F. No thanks!!!
What, too hot for you? How cold do you want the water? I guess you could go to the beach at Lake Superior...
Too cold. I am used to spend summers in Southern Italy where the water average temperature is around 79F.
Those renderings are very sad. It looks like a horrifically inappropriate development for what is a beautiful, natural area. Interesting, there was a new opening scheduled for this year which was delayed because 'it caught fire' (rumored as protest arson) - locals are very opposed to the levels of development (which I understand). I visited Comporta last year and loved it. This is just depressing.
To be fair, the Park Hyatt Pipeline is actually considerably larger than the ones you’ve listed.
Three in Vietnam, three in China, two in Saudi Arabia, one in Bali. Then there’s also Taipei, Goa, Japan and South Korea properties in the pipeline.
I absolutely don’t understand the hype around Comporta. I go to Portugal every year, and of all the places I have visited, Comporta is probably the one I find the least interesting. Everything about Comporta feels superficial. This village, transformed into a fake seaside resort for Lisbon’s wealthy residents, is completely unremarkable. Apart from its huge beaches, the village is basically just two streets lined with overpriced cafés and decoration and clothing shops. The restaurants are outrageously expensive without offering the quality you would expect in return.