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SmartRental Group signs its second hotel in Greece under the Akeah brand, set to open in the third quarter of 2025
May 5, 2025
SmartRental Group has announced the signing of its second property in Greece under its Akeah brand—a newly built hotel scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2025, according to a press release.
The new Akeah Athens City Center will feature 43 rooms and a large dining area, located in the heart of the Greek capital. Together with the SUIO Athens Piraeus project, announced in 2024, the company will surpass 200 rooms in the country.
Carlos Escoda (Smart Rental Group): "Big cities are growing faster than the housing supply capacity."
The CEO of the company analyzes the residential landscape in Spain and Portugal and outlines the brand's plans in both markets. High demand, low supply, and lack of housing accessibility. Carlos Escoda, CEO of Smart Rental Group, believes that "today, young people are facing great difficulties in emancipating themselves, and governments are not responding to these needs." Furthermore, "major cities are growing faster than the housing supply capacity," and "the lifestyle of young people has changed."
Carlos Escoda: "Intervening in tourist apartments is not the solution to the housing problem."
02/17/2025
SmartRental is growing at a rapid pace and in 2024 it saw a 44% increase in revenue. The group now manages over 3,000 beds in Spain's major tourist destinations such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Ibiza, or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and has...
SmartRental continues its expansion in Porto with two new accommodations.
The SmartRental Group continues its international expansion with two new assets in the city of Porto, located in contiguous buildings, reported this Tuesday. The new projects, SmartR Porto Gaia and SmartR Porto Reis de Gaia, stand out for their views of the Gaia cellars and the Dom Luís Bridge, as well as for their rooftop infinity pool, a selected gastronomic proposal, and a relaxation area with a spa.
Santiago de Compostela is getting ready to receive a revolutionary proposal in the field of student accommodation. Lemonade Fresh Living, the new brand of student residences from SmartRental Group, will open its doors coinciding with the start of the 2025 academic year. This project represents a significant milestone for the company, which aims to position itself prominently in the student living sector by integrating design, functionality, and community in a unique space...
SmartRental lands in the United Kingdom with its most disruptive brand.
21/01/2025 SmartRental Group (SRG) has closed out 2024 with new additions to its portfolio, and results that set a record for the company with revenues, RevPAR, and EBITDA growing by 44%, 30%, and 33%, respectively, compared to the previous year...
SmartRental Group accelerates its co-investment strategy following Bestinver: close to two other agreements worth 300 million.
The company signed a 150 million agreement with Acciona's fund last March.
SmartRental opens its third hotel Akeah, the first in the Canary Islands.
SmartRental Group will open the doors of Hotel Akeah Broncemar on Friday, June 14th.
SmartRental Group signs a new asset with 89 apartments in Zaragoza
The company signs the first serviced apartments project in the capital of Aragon in collaboration with Grupo Lobe. SmartRental Group continues to expand its presence in Spain and announces, in collaboration with Grupo Lobe, the signing of a new asset with 89 luxury apartments in the heart of Zaragoza.
Our CEO among the top 100 entrepreneurs of 2024
Full house at the presentation gala of the third edition of the 100 entrepreneurs from Emprendedores that took place on March 12 at the CUPRA City Garage in Madrid.
Bestinver joins SmartRental Group to launch its first socimi and invest 150 million euros
4/03/2024
The asset manager Bestinver, owned by Acciona, has launched the 'Smart Living Properties' fund, its first real estate investment vehicle. It has a size of 150 million euros and will carry out between 10 and 15 operations in the living sector. Specifically, it will operate under a socimi structure and invest across the entire spectrum of living in the national territory, including student residences, flex living (flexible rental without long-term commitments), and senior living (housing adapted to the lifestyle and age of older people).
BNews Podcast: Carlos Escoda and Fernando Rodríguez (SmartRental Group)
31/10/2023
Six brands, four markets. SmartRental Group is a puzzle to which pieces have been added over a decade. Currently, the company is composed of Akeah, focused on hotels; Malacuna, focused on hostels; Smart Rental and Smart Rental Collection, focused on serviced apartments; and Live It and Smart Live It - depending on the project - focused on flex living (coliving and senior living). The goal for 2023 was to end the year with 1,200 more rooms in the portfolio, but the final figure will reach 1,800 units, explained Fernando Rodríguez, founding partner, and Carlos Escoda, CEO of the company...
SmartRental, the company that aims to conquer Madrid's Gran Vía.
On 15/07/2023, the company is stepping up its proposal on Madrid's famous artery with an offer of hotels, aparthotels, and 'colivings' aimed at digital nomads. From the top of the Gran Vía Capital hotel, you can see the white rooftops of central Madrid as if you were a bird. If someone had told the owners of the SmartRental company 15 years ago that they would be able to see their other properties from the rooftops of their hotels, they probably wouldn't have believed it. And even less that they would be the entrepreneurs with the most number of portals conquered on the capital's most important street...
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