With 11 properties in different locations around the country, the Tivoli Hotels & Resorts group is one of the main chains of hotels in Portugal, offering approximately 2,500 rooms in four and five star accommodation.

Tivoli Hotels & Resorts are the property of the Espírito Santo Hotel Group, whose involvement in the hotel business started in 1991. During the 90s, the group acquired three properties in the Algarve: the Tivoli Lagos, the oldest and most prestigious 4 star hotel in the Algarve, the Tivoli Carvoeiro (former Tivoli Almansor), a famous landmark in Carvoeiro close to the western Atlantic coast, and in Vilamoura, one of the most celebrated destinations in the Algarve, the impressive Tivoli Marina Vilamoura (former Tivoli Marinotel).

As the Espírito Santo Group decided to focus on tourism as a sector for strategic investment, ESH sought to diversify into distinguished city hotels and acquired Tivoli Hotels & Resorts in 2000, enlarging upon the minority shareholding it already held.

The Tivoli Group was founded in 1933 with the prestigious Tivoli Lisbon, located on Av. da Liberdade, the most prominent thoroughfare in the Portuguese capital. Further investment followed in new properties: the Tivoli Palácio de Seteais, Tivoli Jardim - Lisbon, Tivoli Sintra and Tivoli Coimbra were opened to the public in this order. Through this acquisition by ESHG, the Tivoli brand substantially strengthened its supply in the congress and in leisure markets such as golf.

In 2001, the revitalized chain opened another hotel to the public, the Tivoli Oriente (former Tivoli Tejo), an outstanding 4 star property located in the Parque das Nações, in Lisbon (former Expo '98 site). In 2002, with the Tivoli Madeira (former Tivoli Ocean Park), Tivoli Hotels & Resorts arrived in Madeira. In 2004 the Tivoli Marina Portimão (former Tivoli Arade), is the 12th property working under the Tivoli name.

In, 2006 the Tivoli Hotels & Resorts group started a process towards internationalization, acquiring its first property in Brazil: the Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte (the former Praia do Forte EcoResort & Thalasso Spa), located in Salvador da Bahia. In 2009, the group will open its second hotel on Brazil, the Tivoli São Paulo – Jardins. 2009 will also see the opening of a further Tivoli hotel in Portugal – the Tivoli Victoria, in Vilamoura in the Algarve.

With its guarantee of tradition, quality and comfort, through this evolution the Tivoli chain of hotels has managed to maintain its personality while also improving levels of success and service. Throughout the years, Tivoli Hotels & Resorts have remained faithful to their original philosophy, laid down at the time when every guest was known personally by name.