From adversity comes something grand. In 2018, the Amsterdam Riverside became the first international hotel in Pestana’s Collection brand, but not before an acid test in one of Europe’s top tourist destinations.
Returning to the island of his birth, businessman Manuel Pestana achieved one of his lifelong ambitions on a headland overlooking Funchal Bay. The Pestana Carlton Madeira Hotel opened its doors for the first time on 20th November 1972.