Description
This residence, renovated from a centenary house, opened its doors in September 2022, with a very good occupancy rate in 2023. It is located in a charming village surrounded by unspoilt nature in the Alentejo, very close to the largest artificial dam in Europe : the Alqueva.
We enter the main building on two floors via an old-style cobbled street. To the left of the entrance hall is the reception, which has a bathroom with shower ; and to the right, the floating staircase which leads to the 1st floor. Opposite the entrance, a long corridor serves :
• On the left : a WC then 3 suites adapted for people with reduced mobility and finally a large living room, with a wood burning insert, opening onto a terrace.
• On the right : first is the access door to the kitchen and the employees locker room. Then, a room for the breakfast buffet, connected by a few steps to a larger room, with bay windows which give access to another terrace. Next to the steps is the access door to a large laundry room where all the laundry is cleaned and stored.
On the 1st floor, a corridor serves : on the left, 5 suites; and on the right, 1 more spacious suite and 1 duplex which has another doble bed on the mezzanine. At the end of the corridor, a door opens onto the smoking corner, on top of the staircase which leads to the interior paved courtyard of the residence.
On the ground floor, the corridor also leads to this patio, which constitutes a very pleasant relaxation space on two levels, with different atmospheres, where there are several trees and the swimming pool of 12m X 5m with a reduced depth area and an outdoor shower. On the opposite side of the main building, there is a car access gate, which allows people with reduced mobility to park inside the residence, right in front of the apartments. There is also a ramp to access the ground floor suites.
To the left of the gate there is a studio with kitchenette, small office space and bathroom. We then pass by the men's and women's toilets, for the guests who are enjoying the swimming pool, then the small covered outdoor lounge where they can have a drink in the shade, to finish at the equipment storage room where the swimming pool machinery is located.
To the right of the gate, we successively find three apartments with large, fully equipped kitchens opening onto the living room : two T2 and one studio, the latter having a bathtub in addition to the shower.
The residence is fully equipped with air conditioning and double-glazed tilting windows. There are three 500 litres heat pumps and a hot water cylinder in each apartment. The installed of 25 solar panels has been planned on the roof.
The residence is sold with all furniture, linen, crockery and equipment; as well as the company that is managing it.
The spacious accommodation, the soothing decoration, with harmonious tones and natural materials, and the practical layout of the buildings around an interior courtyard including different leisure and relaxation areas ; turn this residence a very popular accommodation for tourists who come to visit or rest in Alentejo.
This residence combines calm, comfort and privacy in the heart of a village which has all local administrations and shops, as well as a cultural center and a municipal swimming pool. Everything comes together to allow guests to enjoy the warm welcome of the locals and the surrounding nature, renowned for its beauty and purity!
In the surrounding area are: Elvas and Evora, world heritage cities; Estremoz, with its Saturday morning market which attracts crowds; Badajoz, a large Spanish town on the border for entertainment; and of course Alqueva with its river beaches, the most recent of which is around ten km away.
