Palmares sees upsurge in Scandinavian visitors

The launch of a five-star boutique hotel this summer is certainly paying dividends for the multi-award-winning Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort, which has subsequently seen a huge upsurge in visitors from Scandinavia.

The family-owned 27-hole complex, in Lagos opened the 20-room Onyria Palmares Beach House Hotel to much acclaim earlier this year. And it would appear the accommodation has resonated particularly well with those from northern Europe.

The resort’s operations director, António Pinto Coelho, confirmed an unprecedented upsurge in bookings from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and also Finland, coincided with the opening of the Beach House Hotel.

He said: “We were naturally expecting an increase in the number of visitors, once we had the hotel on-site, but we have been taken aback slightly by the significant increase in tee-times from Scandinavia, which has seen a rise of more than 40 per cent.

“It would appear that not only do those from the colder climes of northern Europe appreciate a hotel here but that friends of guests will also visit while they are staying to join them on the golf course. We’ve always had a steady flow of Scandinavians since the course reopened in 2011, but they are now one of our biggest visitor demographics.”