Joia
das
Dunas Portugal
Award winning contemporary development
Introduction W
elcome to the award winning Joia das Dunas, located on Portugal’s stunning, largely unknown and totally unspoilt West Coast. The architecture is in a fresh contemporary style that incorporates the natural colours and materials of the surrounding landscape. The views to the sea overlook 600 meters of sand
dunes which lead to the stunning Seixo beach, with its high cliffs, silver sand and natural waterfalls.
European Capital of Culture - Lisbon
Lisbon is located only 45 minutes from the development and having gained the title “European Capital of Culture� several years ago it offers a range of activities for everybody. This monumental city with tile facades, monuments and stunning churches is also a hotspot for popular festivities. Lisbon offers a feast of exquisite shopping, exciting nightlife, interesting museums and its wealth of cultural pursuits is irrefutable.
Location Map Joia das Dunas is located on the West
From the UK
From the UAE
Coast of Portugal. Lisbon is only 45
There are numerous airlines operating
Emirates Airlines fly direct to Madrid.
minutes away and Lisbon International
to Portugal. Easyjet flies directly into
Then all main European airlines
Airport 35 minutes away.
Lisbon International Airport which is
operate a connecting service to Lisbon.
Nearby, the unspoilt town of
only 35minutes from Joia das Dunas.
Santa Cruz provides shops, bars and
TAP Portugal is the national airline
Within Portugal
restaurants and hosts a number of
which operates several flights. British
Direct and regular bus services
famous water sport events every
Airways, KLM & Ryan Air all fly to
operate from France, Spain and
Summer.
Portugal. If you’re driving from England,
England, while train connections from
the quickest route is via the Plymouth-
France and Spain provide regular
temperate with short winters and
Santander or Portsmouth-Bilbao ferries
scenic stops en route.
long hot summers ensuring an ideal
to northern Spain and then on to
environment in which to relax all year
Portugal.
The climate is mild and
round.
Portugal’s mainland rail system is cheap and extensive, and tourists have a wide range of special tickets available
From the Republic of Ireland
offering unlimited travel throughout
How do I get there?
bmibaby and Aer Lingus operate direct
the country.
Lisbon, Oporto, Faro, Madeira and
flights to Lisbon.
Numerous privatised coach companies provide fast and efficient
the Azores have airports served by TAP Air Portugal, the national carrier,
From Northern Ireland
road transport in Portugal, at very
which has direct flights to Lisbon from
British Airways, easyjet and Aer Lingus
reasonable prices.
a number of destinations including
all fly from Belfast to Lisbon or Faro
England, France, Germany, Netherlands,
airports.
Spain, the USA and Canada. Most major European airlines fly to Lisbon,
From the Netherlands
while a succession of charter flights
Bmibaby, KLM, TAP Portugal and easyjet
operate during the summer, especially
operate services from Amsterdam to
to the Algarve. There are also
Lisbon International airport. Bmibaby,
international flights to Porto in the
KLM, TAP Portugal and easyjet all
north and Faro in the south.
operate direct flights from Amsterdam to Lisbon and Faro airports.
Areias do Seixo The hotel and spa, opened in 2011, is called Areias do Seixo. It is managed by Goncalo and Marta Alves, who also manage the villa rental programme, and own a number of local hotels, restaurants and bars. The hotel has 10 luxury boutique guest suites and all residents have access to its stunning facilities, which include a restaurant and bar, pool, state of the art gym and a luxury spa.
What is the concept
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The hotel offers a number of
behind Joia das Dunas?
services and facilities, including rental
Joia das Dunas is about tranquility
management
and being at peace with nature, all in
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The stunning contemporary
a stunning contemporary setting. It
architecture and eco friendly design
will deliver the ultimate antidote from
shows the new face of Portuguese
the pressures and poisons of city life.
property
The development is as ecologically and environmentally friendly as possible.
Who developED Joia das
We have used locally sourced, bio
Dunas?
degradable materials where possible
The Five Star hotel opened in 2011
and the latest geothermal technologies
to great acclaim and the villas were
for heating and cooling the interiors and
completed in 2010. The hotel is owned
the pools.
and managed by Goncalo and Marta Alves, who are from a very well known
Why should I buy a
local family that own a number of
home in Joia das Dunas?
successful hospitality businesses.
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Joia is located on Portugal’s Silver
What are the general
Coast, the new emerging overseas
features of the villas?
property market in Portugal
The villas and the hotel have been
The Silver Coast is a stunning and
designed by Vasco Vieira, formerly the
unspoilt Atlantic coastline, offerin a
Chief Architect of Val do Lobo, in a
taste of the real Portugal, and is only
stunning contemporary style that is
45 minutes from Lisbon international
harmonised with nature. Vasco Vieira has
airport
ensured that the construction is to Val
Being close to Lisbon offers a year
do Lobo standards, not just the villas but
round season
also the infrastructure and landscaping.
Prices are less than half anything
The designs of the villas flow from
comparable in the Algarve and offer
Vasco’s philosophy that your home
excellent growth potential
should provide both an interior and
Joia is a boutique development
exterior living environment. The layout
of only 18 units serviced by an
of the floor plans provides a visual and
outstanding contemporary boutique
physical link between the interiors and
hotel
the exteriors. Many of the interiors have
double volumes, allowing the rooms to
leisure activities and cultural excursions
be bathed in light from the inside and
and events, courses in wine and organic
the outside. When the doors slide away
horticulture, picnics and beach service,
they unify the floor plans into one space,
the spa (with a full range of treatments)
the effect enhanced by there being no
and airport transportation.
glass or frames on the corners. Locally sourced bio degradable
Is there a rental program
materials have been used where
available?
possible. The hotel and the villas use
Yes, and it is fully flexible to owner’s
geothermal energy; all the under floor
needs and rentals can be sourced by
heating and cooling, hot water and
owners themselves or other third
heating for the pools are naturally
parties.
generated from bore holes in the earth. As well as being environmentally friendly,
The rental programme at Joia is
geothermal energy substantially reduces
managed by the Hotel, Areias do Seizo.
running costs.
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As well as managing all of the rental process, including marketing,
What facilities are
services and administration,
available as part of Joia
the Hotel can manage all the
das Dunas?
maintenance and housekeeping of the villas.
The 18 villas are serviced by a 10 room luxury boutique Five Star hotel,
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Under the programme, owners are
Areias do Seixo. The facilities include
entitled to unlimited use, provided
the restaurant & bar, gourmet food &
that adequate notice is given.
wine shop, hotel swimming pool, cinema,
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Last year, owners in the
fully equipped gym, luxury spa, meeting/
programme enjoyed 35%
conference room, children’s playground,
occupancy and the average rental
WiFi Zone, market garden and of
per night was €550 for the villas and €450 for the townhouses.
course the stunning Seixo beach. The hotel provides the following
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VAT of 6% is chargeable on rentals
services: rentals and rental management,
in Portugal and the Hotel charges
laundry and villa cleaning, garden and
45% for its aforementioned
pool maintenance, babysitting, villa
services.
delivery of products from the gourmet and other shops, in-villa catering, décor and furnishing, sporting apparel rental,
Should owners wish the Hotel to maintain their villa, the cost per year, which includes the gardens and swimming pools, windows, exterior woods and metals, and condominium charges, is €5,400 for the villas and €4,270 for the town houses.
What is the hotel rental management fee? Owners will receive 55% on the monthly bill net of fees and VAT. The remaining 45% is for Areias do Seixo (to cover: management fee, operating costs, guest’s breakfast, cleaning, laundry and the costs for the guests using the facilities of the hotel – spa, pool etc). Are we restricted in how long or when we may occupy our apartment ourselves? Owners can book their stays per annum without limitation. Once in the program, owners may change their stays subject to availability.
Joia
das
Dunas
Living Designed in harmony with the environment, Joia das Dunas offers a comprehensive range of first class facilities and services, so you can relax, re energise and have fun all year round. Owners benefit from the facilities and services of the hotel and the skills and experience of its team in all types of occupancy. The villas can be enjoyed as an extension of the hotel, benefiting from all the attendant services and there is a comprehensive rentals programme. residences All villas have sea views and are situated amongst a beautiful pine forest. Designed by the renowned Architect Vasco Vieira, they all have three en suite bedrooms, a pool, barbeque area, terraces, fully equipped kitchen, satellite TV and WiFi, and hidden underground parking. The latest geothermal heating and cooling technologies are used throughout the interior and external pools.
CONSTRUCTION
PAYMENT
Are the properties
What currency are the
Who should I appoint as
freehold?
payments made in?
my lawyer?
Yes.
Payments are made in Euros (â‚Ź).
There are a number of lawyers who know the development well that we
How will I furnish my
Are mortgages/financing
home?
available for property
The hotel provides a full decoration
purchase?
service, ensuring that your villa fully
The mortgage market for holiday
can introduce. What are the costs of purchase?
complies with the standards of the
property owners is well established in
Purchase taxes in Portugal are 6% of
rental programme and is harmonious
Portugal, and there are a number of
the price. You should also allow for
with the hotel.
banks to choose from. Most of the villas
1.5% for stamp duty and legal and
for sale come with mortgage finance
notary fees.
A list of Lisbon based decorators and London based decorators are
attached, if required.
available. Their work at Joia can be viewed on request from other owners.
How do I reserve at Joia das Dunas?
Is there internet and
There is a â‚Ź3,000 reservation deposit
satellite TV access?
required which is fully refundable up
Yes, including WiFi.
to the point of signing of promissory contract.
What parking facilities
What are the payment
are available?
terms?
All properties come with internal 2 car garages. There are also external
30% upon signature of promissory
spaces available.
contract and 70% on signing of the
Can I resell my property
deed.
– are there any restrictions? None.
Design &
the
Environment
The designs of the villas flow from Architect Vasco Vieira’s philosophy that your home should provide both an interior and exterior living environment. The layout of the floor plan provides a visual and physical link between the interior and the exterior. Many of the interior living spaces have double height ceiling spaces allowing the rooms to be bathed in light from the inside and the outside. When the doors slide away they unify the floor plans into one space, the effect enhanced by there being no glass or frames on the corners.