Paradise for Sale, a Successful Off-grid Lakeside Retreat in southern Portugal

High-ranking websites, www.paradise-in-portugal.com and www.retreatinportugal.com
Local micro-climate.
2 hectares automatically irrigated, mature, totally biological, terraced garden, inc. 70 sq mt greenhouse, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, ornamental trees, shrubs lawns, etc.
Starlink internet with extensive wifi coverage.
Zero light pollution (Bortle 3).
Totally private and secluded. Nearest neighbour 1km+.
Electricity provided by photovoltaic arrays, batteries & Sunny Boy Inverter, backed up by 21.5 kw 3-phase, fully serviced Deutz generator.
Three Self-sufficient water sources w/ backwash filter + UV.

The property comes with two recognisable and high-ranking websites and with a proven track record stretching back to the last century.
It has a 5* rating on Tripadvisor after more than 500 reviews, consistently in their “Best of the Best” category and also in their “Hall of Fame”.
Moreover it is rated “Platinum” for its ecological practices on their “Green Leader” platform.
Its social platform extends to Facebook and Instagram, both with two pages reflecting the two different websites.

• Helipad.
• 24 mt sq office.
• Fully equipped professional kitchen.
• Outdoor Pizza oven & Barbequeue.
• Dovecot (unoccupied).
• Laundry.
• Bar.
• Garden terraces & seating areas.
• Garage/Workshop (30 sq mt).
• Massage room.
• Wood-fired Sauna.
• 160 sq mt shaded Yoga Shala.
• 50 sq mt wood-burner-heated Yurt
• 4mt x 6mt solar heated Watsu pool
• Large Pontoon with various boats.
• Two Drawing rooms with heat recuperators, (1 @ 34 sq mt & 1 @ 80 sq mt).
• Various store-rooms, battery shed & generator shed.
• Shaded Car parks.
• 7 mt 5 berth caravan with deck as additional staff or Facilitators accommodation.

90 minutes easy drive from International airport, 20 minutes drive from local station.

The property is totally self-sufficient for all utilities which results in extremely low running costs.
For example, in 2022, with 73% occupancy during the seven-month season and a family of 5 in residence throughout the rest of the year, the total expenditure for all electricity, water, gas, telephone and internet was just €12,000, a fraction of the cost for a similar business with state utilities.
Electricity is produced by photovoltaic arrays backed up by a large, silent, 3-phase generator.
Water is supplied at 2 bar pressure by solar pump with 3-phase back-up pump, cleaned with large automatic backwash filter & UV. Water comes from the lake in front of the Quinta and from two private boreholes on the property.
All waste water apart from laundry is re-used to irrigate garden.

Open at present from April through to end of October.
The venue could be open longer but the present owners find it unnecessary.
It has been built and run by the present owners since '87.
The property could easily be adapted to become a totally private personal residence.

Main line Train station 20 mins. Faro International airport 90 mins. Lisbon International airport 180 mins. Full directions on website.