4 bedrooms, pool, gym, co-working, movie room, kids' play area — 1 hour from Lisbon. Built for families who want to actually be together — and a home that runs itself, sustainably.
Who comes here
Not a hotel. Not a rental apartment. A full private villa with everything two families or a large group needs — without sharing anything with strangers. And built to tread lightly on the land it sits on.
Two families
Split the cost, share the pool. Two master en-suites means both families get complete privacy. The jack & jill bedrooms are perfect for kids sharing. A full kitchen, outdoor dining for 10+, and a pool with both a deep end and a splash area for little ones.
Expats & remote workers
1Gbps fibre with a Starlink backup means work never stops — unless you want it to. A proper co-working area, reliable power from solar, and a house that runs so smoothly you stop thinking about logistics and start thinking about lunch.
Family reconnection
The reunion that actually happens. Grandparents and grandkids in the same house for a week. Kids running around a safe, enclosed property. Evenings on the sofa watching films. The kind of holiday people talk about for years.
Sleeping arrangements
Two master en-suites · Two jack & jill bedrooms · Private annex suite · Sofa bed in living room
Two completely separate bedrooms, each with their own private door into a bathroom shared only between them. The bathroom is inaccessible from anywhere else in the house. Each room has its own lock, its own window, its own light. Ideal for siblings, cousins, or friends.
+ Sofa bed in living room for up to 2 additional guests
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Bedroom 3
Queen or twin
Shared
bathroom
Private to
these two rooms
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Bedroom 4
Queen or twin
The space
A fully equipped private villa. Every space designed for real life — not a photoshoot. Including a kids' play area, movie room, and a pool built for both adults and small children.
Outdoor · Pool
Deep-end pool + kids' splash pool
Tiled terrace · sun loungers · outdoor dining for 10+
Living
Open-plan kitchen & living
Vaulted ceilings · island kitchen · sofa bed · pool views
Architecture
Traditional Portuguese restored
Terracotta roof · white render · original character
Fitness
Private gym
Fully equipped · air conditioned · mirrors
Work
Co-working area
1Gbps fibre + Starlink backup · 3 desks · natural light
Outdoor
Private courtyard garden
Cobblestone · shade trees · evening dining
Entertainment
Family movie room
Projector · PlayStation · board games
Kids · Outdoor
Children's play area
Slide · swings · climbing · enclosed · safe
Private building
Separate annex suite
Own entrance · full en-suite · total privacy
Full amenities
We know what matters when you travel with a family. Here's everything that comes with the house — including infrastructure you won't find anywhere else at this price point.
Bedrooms & Bathrooms
Kitchen & Living
Pool, Outdoor & Kids
Entertainment & Work
Energy
Connectivity
Water
Practicalities
Off-grid ready · On-grid connected
Casa do Nada was designed to be as self-sufficient as possible — not as a gimmick, but because it's the right way to build. Solar-primary power, redundant connectivity, filtered water, and an EV charger that only draws from the sun. When you stay here, you leave lighter.
Energy
A full rooftop solar PV array with battery storage handles the day-to-day load. Mains electricity is connected but sits in the background — it only kicks in when genuinely needed. The house runs on sunshine the vast majority of the time.
Solar PV + battery storage + grid fallbackEV Charging
The EV charging point runs exclusively from solar — it will never draw from the mains grid. Charge your car during the day using energy the house generates. It's a deliberate choice: the most self-sufficient approach possible.
Solar-only · no grid draw · Type 2 connectorWater
Mains water is the primary supply, with an on-site storage tank providing backup when needed. A whole-home water filtration system means filtered, clean drinking water from every tap in the house. No plastic bottles. No guessing.
Mains + tank storage + whole-home filtrationConnectivity
1Gbps fibre is the primary connection — fast, reliable, wired throughout the house via a UniFi mesh network. Starlink sits alongside it as a fully independent redundant backup. If the fibre goes down, Starlink takes over automatically. You won't notice.
1Gbps fibre + Starlink · UniFi mesh · Shelly smart homeResilience
Solar + grid. Fibre + Starlink. Mains water + storage tank. Every critical system has a backup. This isn't over-engineering — it's the baseline for a house that families and remote workers depend on. When something goes wrong, you won't know it did.
Dual energy · dual connectivity · dual water supplyDesign philosophy
Thick traditional walls that stay cool in summer. Orientation that maximises winter sun. Low-flow fixtures. Rainwater collection for the garden. High-efficiency appliances throughout. Sustainability built in at the architecture level — not bolted on as an afterthought.
Passive design · efficient systems · minimal wasteHow it feels
Kids stop asking for screens. Parents stop checking emails at dinner. The group chat goes quiet because everyone is actually in the same room — or in the pool, or in the play area, or watching a film together.
Portugal has a rhythm that's hard to explain until you feel it. Warm evenings, unhurried lunches, the kind of quiet that isn't boredom. Casa do Nada is designed around that — and it runs quietly in the background so you never have to think about the house.
Location & distances
Far enough from Lisbon to feel like you've escaped. Close enough to go when you want. Marmeleira sits at the heart of the Ribatejo — Atlantic beaches, UNESCO monasteries, medieval castles, and world-class surf all within 50 minutes.
On your doorstep
| Village mini-market | Groceries | 2 min |
| Village café & pastelaria | Coffee | 3 min |
| Rio Maior Salt Pans | Attraction | 10 min |
| Rio Maior town centre | Town | 10 min |
| Pingo Doce supermarket | Supermarket | 12 min |
| Continente / Intermarché | Supermarket | 12 min |
| Rio Maior restaurants | Dining | 12 min |
Day trips
| Óbidos (medieval walled town) | Heritage | 25 min |
| Caldas da Rainha | City | 30 min |
| Santarém | City | 30 min |
| Alcobaça monastery (UNESCO) | UNESCO | 35 min |
| Foz do Arelho beach & lagoon | Beach | 40 min |
| Nazaré (beach & big waves) | Beach · Surf | 45 min |
| Peniche & Berlengas Islands | Coast · Surf | 50 min |
| Fátima | Heritage | 50 min |
| Lisbon Airport (LIS) | Airport | 65 min |
| Lisbon city centre | Capital | 70 min |
| Sintra | UNESCO day trip | ~85 min |
Rua António José de Almeida · Marmeleira · Rio Maior · Portugal · 39.2635°N 8.8334°W
Enquire
We're taking early enquiries for the first season. Weekly stays, monthly rentals, and whole-summer bookings all welcome. Tell us when and how you travel — we'll reply within 48 hours.
Think Living Unipessoal LDA
Rua António José de Almeida
Marmeleira, Rio Maior, Portugal
hello@casadonada.pt
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