Sol Meliá is the Spanish hotel and resort chain founded by Gabriel Escarrer Juliá in 1956 in Palma on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca in Spain. It is the leading Spanish hotel chain in both the city and resort markets, the third largest hotel chain in Europe, and the twelfth largest hotel chain in the world. Sol Meliá is also the world leader in resort hotels and number one in the ranking in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company provides almost 350 hotels with 85,000 rooms in 30 countries on 4 continents.
The company operates hotels under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts, ME by Meliá, TRYP Hotels, Sol Hotels, Paradisus Resorts and Sol Meliá Vacation Club brands, each of which has been designed to satisfy the needs of the most discerning customers seeking both an excellent location and superior quality, personalized service. The different Sol Meliá hotel brands offer a great choice of products for visitors of both business and leisure travels.
With more than 50 years experience in the hotel industry, Sol Meliá is also a major owner of real estate and has an active asset management business focused on the disposal of non-strategic assets, the purchase of high-yield assets and the maximization of profitability of existing assets.
