Portuguese and Real Madrid football star, Cristiano Ronaldo is scheduled to open his first Pestana CR7 hotel in Marrakech, Morroco in Africa in 2019.

This was announced on Wednesday by the Chief Development Officer of Pestana Hotel Group Jose Roquette.

Located in the heart of the city, The CR7 hotel on M Avenue in the center of Marrakech will have 168 rooms with two restaurants, a business center, a fitness center, a spa and a swimming pool.

The Pestana CR7 Lifestyle Hotels is a joint venture set up by Ronaldo and Portugal's largest hotel chain where CR7 represents Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt number.

Based in Funchal, Portugal, the Pestana Hotel Group is the largest indigenous hotel group in Portugal. It is preparing to reach the Top 25 European and the Top 100 worldwide.

There are currently 2 CR7 hotels, 1 each in Ronaldo's home town of Madeira Islands and Lisbon, capital of Portugal. Two more are to be opened in Madrid and New York in the near future.

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