In comments to Lusa News Agency, the administrator explained that a court order issued on 19 March was carried out on Wednesday this week.

The order affects the closure of the Club House and Argento restaurant located at the Praia D'El Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort.

On Wednesday, Lusa News Agency reported that around 60 villas at the resort had been shut by administrators as a result of the insolvency order.

The closure of the restaurants reportedly caught workers by surprise with unions lashing out the treatment of the workers.

Unions were also concerned that workers who maintain villas at the resort could also face losing their jobs as "the locks of 60 homes have been changed", suggesting that another company might take over this task of keeping the holiday homes in order.

Questioned by Lusa News Agency, the insolvency administrator justified the changing of locks, including at villas, as being “due to security reasons” and said Thursday evening that the future of the restaurants remained unknown.

Reports from the site have since revealed that signs have posted at the entrance to the Club House stating that it will from Saturday (4 July) be run by Hotel da Praia, S.A., owner of the Hotel Marriott Praia D’El Rey, which was unaffected by the insolvency order.

It remains unclear when the villas at Praia DÉl Rey will be reopened and which company will be taking over their management.