The house overall has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, massive lounge, well fitted kitchen, formal dining room, plus a lower apartment.
Set over 2 floors, the lower floor can be used as an apartment or office. On the main floor are 3 bedrooms: The " Master suite " having an en suite wet room, the second bedroom which has a " Jack & Jill bathroom", and a third bedroom is currently used as a dressing room but easy to change. The fully equipped kitchen is spacious with granite work surfaces and numerous cupboards, an electric oven with built in gas hob, fridge and extractor. With an "open kitchen bar " again in granite makes this an ideal space for those informal meals. The formal dining room with double doors out to the pool makes a real statement. Moving through to the main lounge of 8 X 6 meters with 9 floor-to-ceiling windows (50% light reduced), this is a truly stunning room with the 180 degree views across the hills and local cork trees.
The entire house is double glazed, with every room having air conditioning - reversible heating units, plus a Fogo Mantanha woodburner in the dining room. Moving outside the present owners have landscaped the gardens to a very high standard with a huge selection of fruit trees, shrubs and a profusion of spring bulbs along with mimosa trees and a very productive olive grove. The main garden is irrigated by an automatic watering system. Water for the house and garden is from a bore-hole that has not run dry in the 30 years that the present owners have owned the property. There is an eco-friendly septic tank featuring a reed bed. The gardens around the house are about 6,600 square metres and are fully fenced to 2 metres (dog proof). The main entrance is by 2 electric gates which makes a barrier so dogs can’t get out when vehicles enter or leave. A second entrance with double-width gate at the side of the extensive grounds allows for larger vehicles including articulated lorries to access the house.
Hot water for both floors is provided by a Solarhart water system recently installed and under warranty. The swimming pool which benefits from sun all day is approximately 9 x 4 meters and in excess of 2 meters deep at the deep end. A sauna is set at one end. On the south side is an outside dining/ seating pavilion glazed and tiled, with roll down blinds inset with windows looking across the pool.The house and terrace floors are fully tiled in Santa Catarina tiles which are warm to the feet all year round, and benefit from a non-slip surface. All ceilings are of eucalyptus construction for a traditional look which also benefits from superb sound absorption with none of the echoey effects of concrete ceilings. The house benefits from a covered tiled and roofed area facing west allowing for plants to thrive. This also extends round the north side providing a storage and service area for additional fridge and freezer units. Above the house in an upper garden area is an octagonal shaped studio in glass to all sides acting as a “miradouro” with amazing views.
The lower apartment (which is used as an office) is again fully double glazed and each main room is fitted with reversible air-conditioning/heating units. Double doors lead you from outside into a lounge /diner, with a small kitchen, a single bedroom and a shower/toilet. The main bedroom is en suite fitted with bath with shower over, WC and bidet. The apartment has windows to the east, west and south.
Both floors are fitted with alarms, plus cameras on main gates for easy monitoring of arrivals. The house currently benefits from internet speeds in excess of 200Mbps using a Starlink system (subject to negotiation).
