Blackstone announces the acquisition of five hotel in Greece

The five hotel businesses are located in the Greek Islands with two in Corfu (Corcyra Beach and Grand Hotel), two in Zante (Zante Beach and Plagos Beach) and one in Crete (Creta Princess). They have a total of 1,464 hotel rooms.

The hotels will continue to be operated by Louis Group under the management of HIP, a hospitality company owned by funds managed by Blackstone. HIP is the largest owner of hotels in Southern Europe, and the acquisition expands its footprint to Greece.

Through HIP, Blackstone will invest meaningful capital to renovate and reposition these hotels.

James Seppala, Head of European Real Estate at Blackstone, said:
“Greece is a fantastic destination with an incredible history, wonderful weather, and meaningfully improving connectivity with the rest of the world.  We are excited to invest here, to help Greece maintain its rightful place as a premier global tourist destination and spur local economic growth.

“This transaction reflects our confidence in the Greek investment environment and we hope to invest further.”

Costakis Loizou, Chairman of Louis Group, said:
“We are delighted to announce this transaction with Blackstone. The transformation of these hotels will be a boost for the Greek tourist sector and we look forward to working with both Blackstone and HIP to enhance the experience of guests staying in these hotels.”

Alejandro Hernández-Puértolas, CEO and Founding Partner of HIP, said:
“We are very pleased to announce our first investment outside of Spain, and more specifically in Greece, a country that is globally renowned for its leisure offering and unique locations. With this acquisition, we see an opportunity to add value by investing and actively managing the hotel businesses as we have done with the rest of our HIP portfolio.”

Completion of the transaction is subject to the customary approval of the relevant antitrust authorities.