Atlantic Suite · 14 keys
Atlantic Suite
Ninety-six square metres facing south-west, with 7.2 m of glazing in three leaves that stack entirely into the wall, and a plunge pool of 4.2 × 2.9 m set into the open terrace. The rung where the sea enters the view and the water becomes yours.
- Interior
- 96 m² (1 033 sq ft)
- Terrace
- 48 m²
- Sleeps
- 4, or 5
- From
- €1 240, indicative
Where the sea arrives
Two bedrooms, one long opening, and water that is only yours
A living volume 3.6 m high at its apex, a principal bedroom of 23.4 m², a second of 15.2 m², two bathrooms, and a 27 m² apron of open travertine with a pool cut into it.
The Atlantic Suites stand on the outer line of the pavilions, where the ground falls towards the ridge. That is the only reason the sea is in the view: from the terrace a continuous band of Atlantic sits above the ridge line and occupies about the upper third of what you can see, and from the principal bed, sitting up, it sits just above the parapet. Dune grass and two or three wind-cut pines take the rest. That is the published definition of the aspect, and it is deliberately not the sentence a brochure would write.
The second reason to take this rung is that the opening doubles. Three sliding leaves of 7.2 m by 2.8 m all travel into the same wall pocket, so with the suite open there is no frame anywhere across the width — the living room and the loggia become one 53 m² room, 4.2 m of it under cover. Above the dining table a roof light of 900 mm brings the sun down vertically at midday, which is the one hour the slatted canopy keeps off the terrace.
The third is the pool. It measures 4.2 × 2.9 m, is 1.35 m deep across its whole floor, holds 16.4 m³, and has a bench at 0.45 m along its long side. It is heated to 30 °C from 1 October to 31 May and left at ambient from June to September, and it is counted separately from the nine bodies of water on the estate, because this one is not shared with anybody.
There are 14 of them, which makes this the scarcest pavilion type.
Atlantic Suite, plan at 1:100
North-up, dimensioned in millimetres, with the pool shown in plan and in section at the terrace edge. Walls solid, glazing as a double line.
Interior 96 m² to the inside face of the plaster, in six parts. Terrace 48 m², of which 21 m² is covered loggia at 4.2 m deep and 27 m² open paving. The pool is inside the 48 m², not added to it.
- 1
Entry, dressing and utility, 6.9 m²
A walnut bench, 3.4 m of hanging rail behind two sliding panels, eight drawers, the safe at 420 × 350 × 300 mm, and a utility cupboard with a drying rail and the pool towels.
- 2
Living and dining, 32.0 m²
A linen sofa of 3.2 m, two armchairs, a travertine table for six, and the 900 mm roof light directly over it. Ceiling 3.1 m at the walls and 3.6 m at the apex.
- 3
Principal bedroom, 23.4 m²
One bed of 200 × 210 cm on a walnut platform, facing the glazing rather than the wall, so the sea band is visible from the pillow when you are sitting up.
- 4
Second bedroom, 15.2 m²
Two beds of 100 × 200 cm that join into one of 200 × 200 cm. A slot window faces the courtyard rather than the dune, which is why this is the room children sleep in through a bright evening.
- 5
Principal bathroom, 12.5 m²
A bath of 1 900 × 900 mm cut from one block of travertine, a shower of 1 400 × 1 000 mm, twin basins on a 2.6 m walnut console, and the WC in its own compartment.
- 6
Second bathroom, 6.0 m²
A shower of 1 000 × 1 000 mm with a 300 mm rain head, one basin on a 1.2 m console, a WC, and a door to the terrace so the pool does not come through the suite.
- 7
The sliding wall, 7.2 × 2.8 m
Three leaves, all into one pocket. Open, the living room and the loggia read as a single room of 53 m² with no frame standing in the middle of it.
- 8
Plunge pool, 4.2 × 2.9 m
1.35 m deep throughout, 16.4 m³, lined in a dark basalt aggregate so the water reads green rather than blue. Bench at 0.45 m along the long side; a bronze step at the shallow corner.
Schedule
The whole specification for the type, in the order an architect would read it.
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Interior area | 96 m² (1 033 sq ft) |
| Interior, broken down | Living and dining 32.0 m², principal bedroom 23.4 m², second bedroom 15.2 m², principal bathroom 12.5 m², second bathroom 6.0 m², entry, dressing and utility 6.9 m² |
| Terrace | 48 m² (517 sq ft): covered loggia 21 m² at 4.2 m deep, plus 27 m² of open travertine with the pool set into it |
| Interior and terrace | 144 m² (1 550 sq ft) |
| Ceiling height | 3.1 m at the walls, 3.6 m at the apex of the living volume; 3.1 m in both bedrooms |
| Roof light | One, 900 mm across, over the dining table |
| Glazing | Three sliding leaves, 7.2 m wide and 2.8 m high, all into one wall pocket. Slot windows to the courtyard from the second bedroom and the dressing room |
| Orientation | South-west, 225° |
| Aspect | Open dune, sea beyond. A continuous band of Atlantic above the ridge line, about the upper third of the view from the terrace and visible from the principal bed sitting up |
| Occupancy | 4, or 5 with one extra bed of 90 × 200 cm. A travel cot of 60 × 120 cm in addition, where it is wanted |
| Bedding | Principal: one bed of 200 × 210 cm. Second: two of 100 × 200 cm, joining into one of 200 × 200 cm |
| Linen | Cotton percale, 400 thread count. Changed on the third day and daily after that, or daily from the first if you ask |
| Pillows | Two wool-filled and two down-filled per bed; a firmer and a flatter pair on request |
| Principal bathroom | 12.5 m². Bath 1 900 × 900 mm cut from one block of travertine, shower 1 400 × 1 000 mm, twin basins on a 2.6 m walnut console, WC in its own compartment, aged bronze fittings |
| Second bathroom | 6.0 m². Shower 1 000 × 1 000 mm with a 300 mm rain head, one basin on a 1.2 m console, WC, and a door straight to the terrace |
| Bathroom products | The house range, CISTO, in 500 ml refillable glazed stoneware: hand wash, hair wash, conditioner, body cream, bath oil, and a sun balm for the pool |
| Robes and slippers | Washed waffle cotton robes, jute slippers, a linen beach bag per guest, and four pool towels changed daily |
| Private pool | 4.2 × 2.9 m, 1.35 m deep throughout, 16.4 m³, bench at 0.45 m. Lined in dark basalt aggregate. Treated by ultraviolet with a low-salt electrolytic cell |
| Pool temperature | Held at 30 °C from 1 October to 31 May; left at ambient from June to September. Counted separately from the estate's nine bodies of water |
| Shade | Maritime pine slats 62 × 38 mm at 100 mm centres, laid east to west and pitched at 22°, over the whole 4.2 m of the loggia |
| Climate | Heating and cooling run through the floor screed as water, with three dials — living, principal, second — each between 19 °C and 26 °C |
| Blackout | A linen curtain and an external aluminium louvre blind to every room, operated from the bed and from the sofa |
| Light | A bronze dial in each room, four scenes: Arrival, Reading, Evening, Night. Night holds the floor lights at 3 lux. The pool is lit from one side at 2 700 K |
| Fire | A bronze fire bowl of 900 mm on the open terrace, lit with estate pine thinnings from 1 October to 30 April |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, two access points per key, measured at not less than 200 Mbit/s down at the terrace parapet |
| Power | Type-F sockets and two 65 W USB-C outlets at each side of both beds, at the desk, beside the sofa and at the loggia table |
| Sound | A two-speaker walnut cabinet in the living room and a pair of flush ceiling speakers under the loggia |
| Television | Fitted as standard in the living room, 55 inches, on a walnut panel that closes flush |
| Water | Still and sparkling, filtered and carbonated on the estate, in returnable glass, refilled twice daily |
| Coffee and tea | A hand grinder, a brass stovetop pot and beans from LUMAR; six loose-leaf teas |
| Keys of this type | 14 of the 88. The threshold from the living room to the pool deck is level in all 14; the estate's four keys specified for step-free use are Dune Rooms and Pine Suites |
| From, indicative | €1 240 a night for two, with breakfast at A CASA and Portuguese value-added tax included |
Rates are indicative and move with the date, the length of stay and the rate plan. Service is included and no service charge is ever added.
Four points in the day
What the suite is actually like
At seven in the morning a south-west suite has no sunrise, and that is the point: the light arrives off the dune as a flat even wash, the sea band goes from grey to silver in about twenty minutes, and the pool is the warmest thing on the terrace between October and May. Most people swim first and get dressed afterwards.
At one in the afternoon the loggia is shaded across all 4.2 m of its depth and the roof light over the dining table is the only direct sun indoors — a square of it on the travertine that moves the length of the table during lunch. The slats are pitched at 22°, which turns away a June sun standing 75° up and lets a December sun of 28° through to the floor.
At eight in the evening the suite does the thing it was oriented for. The sun sets into the view from this terrace every single day of the year, swinging between 242° on the shortest day and 298° on the longest — a span of 56° along the horizon that you can watch travel across a season if you come back. In July the glazing is open, the fire bowl is unlit, and the pool is at whatever the day made it.
At eleven at night the pool light is on from one side only, the fire bowl is down to embers, and the louvre blind is set so the sea band is still visible from the bed. The ridge keeps the surf at a low continuous level. In February the pool is 30 °C and steaming and the sea beyond it is 15 °C, which is the whole argument for building the water the way we did.
- Sunset in the view
- every day of the year
- Horizon swing
- 242° to 298°
Included
What comes with the suite
Everything below is in the nightly rate. Treatments, dinner at MIRANTE and BRASA, the spirits library at THE BAR and the courts are charged separately and priced on their own pages.
- Breakfast at A CASA, 07:00 to 11:00, or on the loggia table at an hour you name the evening before
- The plunge pool kept at 30 °C from 1 October to 31 May, tested twice daily, and four towels changed daily
- Resident use of the nine bodies of water, 1 715 m² in all, including the thermal pool at 34–36 °C and the 25 m six-lane lap pool at 28 °C
- The eleven-station Long Circuit in the spa, 90 minutes, taken in the published order
- The Athletic Club floor and its timetable of 40 classes a week, and the cold plunge at 12 °C
- The fire bowl laid and lit on request between October and April, with estate pine thinnings
- Wi-Fi 6E on two access points, and USB-C at both beds, the desk, the sofa and the loggia table
- The minibar refilled twice daily: still and sparkling water filtered and carbonated on the estate, in returnable glass
- Bread from the LUMAR bread room, delivered to the loggia at an hour you choose
- Two bicycles at the pavilion head, and the four surveyed running routes marked on the estate map
- An extra bed of 90 × 200 cm or a travel cot of 60 × 120 cm, each with its own linen, where it is wanted
- Turndown at 19:00 on request, the blind set and the pool cover drawn if you are out to dinner
Fourteen of these exist
It is the type that goes first, and the one worth naming when you write. Tell us the dates and whether the second bedroom should be made up as twins or as a king, and we will tell you which of the 14 is free and what stands in front of it. Enquiries are answered in writing by someone on the estate, at [email protected].