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Pa.te.os

The owners of Pa.te.os – set remotely inland in the beach-y Alentejo region – believe that it’s what’s on the outside that counts. But, in no superficial way: they commissioned architect Manuel Aires Mateus to create a worshipful tribute to the land: four modernist houses with window walls that fully open, alfresco showers, and, of course, patios with vaunted views down to the Atlantic. All built to the highest eco code. But it’s not just the land that’s cared for – welcome baskets and homemade cookies are laid out for guests, floors warmed, fireplaces lit, breakfasts delivered at the laziest of times, and staff will even do your laundry. Forest, vineyard, herb garden or human: all are well-tended to here.

Pa.te.os’s Melides setting, in Portugal’s Alentejo region, is the stuff of hermitty dreams, with nothing but vines, forest and ocean as far as you can see; however, you are just a 10-minute drive from the beach and less than an hour from Comporta.

What to expect

6 houses with 6 suites altogether
Herb gardens and vineyards
Furnished private patios
Welcoming pool
Daily seasonal fruit basket

Room Types

House 3

85sq m | Private courtyard with day-beds and dining space | Designed and built by Manuel Aires Mateus, rooms are minimal in style, with an organic feel | Earthy hues, natural materials and sculptural furnishings (by the likes of Carl Hansen, Hay, Paola Lenti, Gervasoni, Ferm Living, Menu and Roda) add soothing style and window walls give glorious country-to-coast views | Living room with a hanging fireplace and retractable window wall | Bedroom with a king-size bed and ocean views | Bathroom with a custom bath tub, walk-in shower and alfresco shower | Heated floors throughout | Free laundry service (excludes dry-cleaning), daily seasonal fruit basket, Bang & Olufsen speakers, small charged wine selection, shopping and beach bags, Chemex filter-coffee maker and a DeLonghi espresso machine with Lucaffé coffee, teas from Companhia Portugueza do Chá, daily housekeeping, custom scent by Lyn Harris, Aesop bath products, mosquito nets, fibre-optic WiFi | Cooking station available on request

from £3452

House 4

95sq m | Private courtyard with day-beds and dining space | Designed and built by Manuel Aires Mateus, rooms are minimal in style, with an organic feel | Earthy hues, natural materials and sculptural furnishings (by the likes of Carl Hansen, Hay, Paola Lenti, Gervasoni, Ferm Living, Menu and Roda) add soothing style and window walls give glorious country-to-coast views | Living room with a hanging fireplace and retractable window wall | Bedroom with a king-size bed and direct terrace access | Bathroom with a custom bath tub, walk-in shower and alfresco shower | Heated floors throughout | Free laundry service (excludes dry-cleaning), daily seasonal fruit basket, Bang & Olufsen speakers, small charged wine selection, shopping and beach bags, Chemex filter-coffee maker and a DeLonghi espresso machine with Lucaffé coffee, teas from Companhia Portugueza do Chá, daily housekeeping, custom scent by Lyn Harris, Aesop bath products, mosquito nets, fibre-optic WiFi

from £3452

House 1

152sq m | Private courtyard with day-beds and dining space | Designed and built by Manuel Aires Mateus, rooms are minimal in style, with an organic feel | Earthy hues, natural materials and sculptural furnishings (by the likes of Carl Hansen, Hay, Paola Lenti, Gervasoni, Ferm Living, Menu and Roda) add soothing style and window walls give glorious country-to-coast views | Living room with a hanging fireplace and retractable window wall | Two bedrooms, each with a king-size bed (both can be twinned on request | Bathroom with a custom bath tub and walk-in shower, plus an alfresco shower | Heated floors throughout | Free laundry service (excludes dry-cleaning), daily seasonal fruit basket, Bang & Olufsen speakers, small charged wine selection, shopping and beach bags, Chemex filter-coffee maker and a DeLonghi espresso machine with Lucaffé coffee, teas from Companhia Portugueza do Chá, daily housekeeping, custom scent by Lyn Harris, Aesop bath products, mosquito nets, fibre-optic WiFi | Cooking station available on request

from £1726

House 2

208sq m | Private courtyard with day-beds and dining space | Designed and built by Manuel Aires Mateus, rooms are minimal in style, with an organic feel | Earthy hues, natural materials and sculptural furnishings (by the likes of Carl Hansen, Hay, Paola Lenti, Gervasoni, Ferm Living, Menu and Roda) add soothing style and window walls give glorious country-to-coast views | Full kitchen with Miele and Smeg appliances | Living room with a hanging fireplace and retractable window wall | Three bedrooms, each with a king-size bed that can be twinned on request | One bedroom has its own private entrance | Two bedrooms have ensuites, each with a shower and alfresco shower | Heated floors throughout | Free laundry service (excludes dry-cleaning), daily seasonal fruit basket, Bang & Olufsen speakers, small charged wine selection, shopping and beach bags, Chemex filter-coffee maker and a DeLonghi espresso machine with Lucaffé coffee, teas from Companhia Portugueza do Chá, daily housekeeping, custom scent by Lyn Harris, Aesop bath products, mosquito nets, fibre-optic WiFi | Cooking station available on request

from £3452

Location

Estrada Nacional 261 -2 Km 4, Melides, Alentejo, 7570-769

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