✨ Highlights

• Fully operational 16-room licensed eco-lodge retreat
• Features yoga shala, sauna, watsu pool, and massage room
• Private lakefront location, 20 minutes from train station
• 90% solar-powered with generator backup
• Sale includes two established branded websites

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⭐ Public reviews

• 4.7/5 and 113 reviews on Google Maps
• 9/10 and 44 reviews on Booking
• 9.6/10 and 13 reviews on Expedia
• 4.9/5 and 521 reviews on Tripadvisor
• Website
• Instagram: NA

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👍 Positive feedback from guests

• Stunning natural setting: Peaceful lakeside location surrounded by forest, perfect for relaxation and nature immersion.
• Exceptional homemade meals: Guests loved the fresh, delicious food with thoughtful dietary accommodations.
• Warm, attentive hosts: The owners were consistently praised for kindness, hospitality, and helpful local insights.
• Ideal for birdwatching and nature: Bird tours and abundant wildlife made stays memorable for nature lovers.
• Comfortable, scenic rooms: Rooms were clean, cozy, and many had terraces overlooking the lake or garden.
• Perfect digital detox: No mobile signal or TV allowed guests to fully disconnect and enjoy the quiet.

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👎 Negative feedback from guests

• No air conditioning: Some guests found rooms uncomfortably warm during hotter months.
• Limited meal flexibility: Set menus and fixed dining times didn’t suit all preferences.
• Challenging for limited mobility: Stairs and uneven paths made accessibility difficult for some visitors.

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✍️ Description from the real estate agent

Successful, 16-Bedroom, Legal and Fully Furnished “Alojamento Local” Business on the Shores of Barragem Santa Clara

This secluded Quinta is completely off-grid, running 90% on solar energy and maintained with an extremely low carbon footprint. The property is operated as ecologically as possible and includes everything needed for a turnkey hospitality business.

Summary of What’s Included:

• Fully operational “Alojamento Local” business
• 14 en-suite bedrooms (16 bedrooms total)
• Two highly recognizable websites:
  • www.paradiseinportugal.com
  • www.paradise-in-portugal.com
• 5.75 hectares of land
• Located 20 minutes from the nearest train station
• Unique local micro-climate
• Totally off-grid and 90% solar-run, with robust backup systems (Platinum Green-Leader award)
• Electricity system includes:
  • 13.6 kW continuous photovoltaic arrays
  • Batteries & Sunny Boy Inverter
  • 21.5 kW 3-phase, fully serviced Deutz generator
• Starlink internet with extensive Wi-Fi coverage
• 2 hectares of mature, fully biological, terraced gardens (automatically irrigated)
  • Includes 70 m² greenhouse, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, ornamental trees, shrubs, lawns
• Zero light pollution (Bortle 3)
• Totally private and secluded (nearest neighbor 1 km+)
  

Buildings & Amenities:

• 24 m² office
• Helipad
• Fully equipped professional kitchen
• Outdoor pizza oven and barbecue
• Dovecot (unoccupied)
• Laundry
• Bar
• Garden terraces and seating areas
• 30 m² garage/workshop
• Massage room
• Wood-fired sauna
• 160 m² shaded yoga shala
• 50 m² wood-burner-heated yurt
• 4 x 6 m solar-heated Watsu pool
• Large pontoon with various boats
• Two drawing rooms with heat recuperators (34 m² and 80 m²)
• Various store rooms, battery shed, and generator shed
• Shaded car parks