Quinta da Lixa is a brand that uses its passion for wine to constantly strive to discover new ways to make each sip different.
Since their launch, they have invested time and resources into the research of wine. Hotel Monverde is their chance to share their knowledge and unique flavours with wine lovers from across the world.
With the hotel being set within the heart of the vineyard guests are given an unforgettable experience that brings them closer to the wine and the landscape in which the grapes are grown and the wine is produced.
This wine hotel experience involves all the senses, from the visually stunning landscape to the smell and taste of the wine. The hotel even offers a tunnel or aroma and sensory room to bring the guests closer to the history of the wine.
Some of the guest rooms have private wine cellars to ensure that wine is always a factor within the guest’s vacation at the Monverde Hotel.
The hotel comprises 4 main buildings with footpaths connecting them together; Casa Principal, Casa Nascente, Casa Poente, and Casa do Avesso. Casa Principal was designed to house a reception area, restaurant, bar, and breakfast room.
It was constructed around a manor house that was built between 1947 and 1950. Next to Casa Principal is a spa and outdoor pool. Casa Nascente faces East and consists of 14 guest rooms.
The guest rooms are designed with a contemporary, minimalistic interior design with views of the vineyard and century-old chestnut trees outside. These trees provide scattered shade over a beautiful picnic area and an organic garden which the chef uses for the guest’s meals.
Corten steel was added to the external aesthetics of the building to create a natural stone to the façade. The regeneration of this space aimed to preserve the architectural history while respecting the natural environment and the cultural heritage of the site.
The Monverde Hotel project aimed to revitalise the original infrastructure which striking a respectful dialogue between contemporary architecture and rural surroundings and wine production.