Aquashow Park Hotel

What Aquashow Park Hotel does

Aquashow Park Hotel is an integrated leisure and hospitality complex operated by the privately held Portuguese limited liability company Celoli, Actividades Turísticas, Lda., headquartered in Quarteira in the Algarve region of Portugal. The business combines three core assets on a single site: a 4-star hotel with 148 rooms, a seasonal outdoor water park (Parque Aquático Exterior, operating roughly May through October), and a year-round indoor heated water park (Parque Aquático Interior). The company self-describes its park as the largest and most complete water park in Portugal. The technical infrastructure is conventional for the sector: physical water attractions (slides such as Tornado, Hidrorace, and Blackhole, pools, adventure circuits including the height-based Sky Challenge, and a children's playground), a hotel property management and reservation system, and integrations with third-party platforms including Direct Book for hotel reservations, Clorian for indoor park ticketing, and Triggle and TourActivity for guest transfers. No proprietary AI, data, or software platform is evident.

Revenue is generated across five streams: water park ticket admissions (one-time per visit, with 10-20% online advance-purchase discounts), hotel accommodation bookings (per-night with optional half-board dining), food and beverage across the Charme restaurant, Sensation poolside bar (seasonal), and Requinte hotel bar (year-round), birthday party packages with tiered age pricing, and ancillary services including towel and locker rental, souvenir shop, bicycle and car rental, meeting and games rooms, and an external massage partnership with AquaFeeling. The customer base is exclusively B2C, segmented primarily into families with children (the dominant segment), hotel guests, and group event organizers. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the company's own website, on-site ticket booths, and a portfolio of third-party booking, ticketing, and transfer marketplaces, supplemented by organic social media on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube and earned media on TripAdvisor. The business is privately held with no disclosed external funding and registered share capital of €1,583,495.20, operating under Portuguese tourism registrations RNAAT n.º 6/2002 (park) and RNET n.º 803 (hotel).

Name

Aquashow Park Hotel

Legal name

Celoli, Actividades Turísticas, Lda.

Website

https://aquashowpark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Aquashow Park Hotel is a privately held Portuguese leisure complex in Quarteira, Algarve, combining a 148-room 4-star hotel with a seasonal outdoor water park and a year-round indoor heated water park, serving mass-market family and tourist visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theme Park and Resort Hospitality

NAICS

Amusement and Theme Parks (713110), Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Amusement and Theme Parks (71311)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort/Hotel-Integrated Parks (On-Property Theme/Water Parks) (THAJAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resort & Hotel Water Parks (On-Property Guest-Access Parks) (THAAABAC), Water Parks (Outdoor/Indoor, Wave Pools & Slides) (THAJAEAB), Indoor Water Parks (Resort-Integrated, Year-Round Facilities) (THAAABAB)

Keywords

• Water park operations
• Hotel accommodations
• Leisure hospitality services
• Theme park admissions
• Family entertainment venues

Headquarters

HQ city

Quarteira

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Water Park Tickets: Admission tickets to the outdoor water park (seasonal, opening May 1st) and indoor water park (open October onwards). Online advance purchase offers 10-20% discount.
2. Hotel Accommodations: 4-star hotel with 148 rooms including Twin Rooms, Family Rooms, Twin Plus rooms, and Adapted Rooms. Includes buffet breakfast, free park access for guests, and optional half-board.
3. Food and Beverage: On-site restaurant ('Charme' restaurant offering international cuisine), 'Sensation' bar (summer seasonal), and 'Requinte' bar (year-round). Half-board dining option available for hotel guests.
4. Birthday Party Packages: Indoor park birthday party packages including Tornado Pack (2h indoor water park access), Playground Pack (2h dry playground access), and Sky Challenge (adventure circuit).
5. Additional Services: Massage services (external provider AquaFeeling), pool towel rental, locker rental, souvenir shop, car and bicycle rental, meeting room, and games room.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Aquashow Park Hotel operates an integrated leisure complex in Quarteira, Algarve, Portugal, comprising an outdoor seasonal water park (opening May 1st), a year-round indoor heated water park, and a 4-star hotel with 148 rooms. The complex also features themed attraction spaces, an adventure circuit (Sky Challenge), children's playgrounds, dining outlets (Charme restaurant, Sensation and Requinte bars), and birthday party packages, with complimentary park access included for hotel guests.

Product overview

Aquashow Park Hotel operates a unified leisure complex consisting of three interconnected offerings: an outdoor seasonal water park (Parque Aquático Exterior), a year-round indoor heated water park (Parque Aquático Interior), and a companion 4-star hotel with 148 rooms. The complex also includes children's play areas, adventure circuits, dining facilities (one restaurant and two bars), and birthday party packages. Park access is complimentary for hotel guests, while the indoor park and outdoor park operate on separate ticketing systems with different seasonal schedules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aquashow Outdoor Water Park (Parque Aquático Exterior)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AquaFeelingminorOthersExternal massage service provider that operates on-site at the hotel. Bookings and payments are made directly with AquaFeeling. The hotel provides the space for these services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Parques Reunidos: Spanish-headquartered operator of a broad portfolio of regional theme parks, water parks, and zoos across Europe. Relevant comparable as a multi-park operator in the Iberian leisure market, though it does not focus on Aquashow's specific integrated resort format.
• Merlin Entertainments (LEGOLAND, Madame Tussauds, etc.): Global operator of theme parks, water parks, and resort destinations, including European water park assets. Useful as a global benchmark for water park operations, ticketing economics, and resort integration strategy.
• PortAventura World: Large integrated theme park and resort destination near Barcelona, Spain, combining theme park, water park, and multiple hotels. Comparable integrated resort model but at substantially greater scale; competes for the same Southern European family tourism market.

Direct peers

• Tropical Islands Resort: Large indoor water park and resort complex in Germany operating year-round. Closest European analog to Aquashow's indoor heated park + hotel model and a useful scale benchmark for indoor water park resort economics.
• Zoomarine: Algarve-based theme park combining marine animal shows, rides, and water attractions. Competes with Aquashow for family tourism spend in the same Algarve catchment and is also positioned as an integrated leisure destination.
• Lalandia: Danish resort operator combining indoor water park, holiday homes, and activities — a strong functional analog to Aquashow's hotel + indoor water park model, particularly around year-round indoor aquatic operations and bundled family vacations.
• Slide & Splash: Major Portuguese water park located in Lagoa, Algarve, operating outdoor water slides and attractions on a ticketed model. Closest direct competitor to Aquashow within the same region, competing for the same domestic and tourist day-visitor demand.
• Aqualand Algarve: Standalone water park in the Algarve region offering slides, wave pools, and family aquatic attractions. Directly comparable day-visitor product to Aquashow's outdoor park in the same tourism market.

Regional players

• Pestana Hotel Group: Largest Portuguese-owned hotel group with multiple resorts in the Algarve. Comparable family and leisure resort competitor in the same geography; relevant for ADR, occupancy, and group/conference benchmarking.
• Vila Galé Hotels: Major Portuguese hotel group with strong Algarve presence, operating 4-star family and resort hotels in the same tourism corridor as Aquashow. Competes for the same family vacation demand even without an integrated water park on most properties.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9Lx5fL23ax2aGBZgGbNJBg
• Facebookfacebook.com/AquashowParque
• Instagraminstagram.com/aquashowparkhotel
• Xx.com/aquashowpark
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aquashow-park

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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