The entire second floor of Casa Protea — two bedrooms, two 180-degree terraces, and the best views on the estate held between them.
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From the moment you confirm, our concierge plans the details — airport pickup, restaurant reservations, drivers, excursions, and anything else that turns a trip into a stay.
Two rates offered. Eggs from our own hens, fresh-baked bread, garden fruit, and Azorean specialties served in the Casa Protea dining room or on the back garden patio.
Add evenings at our kitchen, cooking classes, or Regenerative Farm Tours alongside your stay. Book at reservation or anytime before arrival.
Sauna, jacuzzi, and cold plunge in the spa garden between Casa Protea and Casa Madeira. Massage, bodywork, yoga, and movement on request — guests only.
Full refund on cancellations more than 30 days before arrival. Minimum stay 5 nights in peak summer (June–September), 3 nights other seasons.
Casa Protea da Cima is the whole upper floor of the manor, named for its position — cima is Portuguese for top — and it's the unit on the property that does the most with the view. Two terraces, each about 15 by 15 feet, sit on opposite ends of the house. The front terrace looks south across the entire south coast of Lagoa and the open Atlantic in a clean 180-degree arc, set with two sofas and a coffee table for slow afternoons. The back terrace looks north across our surrounding farms, set with a dining table and chairs for breakfasts and unhurried suppers. From inside the living room, you can stand in one spot and see both — the ocean to the south through the large sliding glass door, the farm to the north through the opposing windows. It's the rare suite where the outdoors and the architecture are working on the same project.
The interiors carry a designer's hand. The living room is a muted lavender that holds the light beautifully through the sliding doors; the hallway runs a deeper muted rust; the bedrooms are kept calm in white; the bathroom cabinets are a confident teal under a skylight. The dining area centers on a round glass table for four with petrol blue velvet chairs, framed by a painting tuned to the lavender and blues of the room — cozy in a way that the rest of the suite is dramatic. The two bedrooms each hold a 180 × 200 cm European King — what Americans call a queen — on memory foam mattresses dressed in linen. A bonus room with a futon adds a comfortable space for a child to sleep, bringing the suite's capacity to five. The bathroom is shared and finished with a walk-in shower; the kitchen is small but adequate for the kind of cooking guests do here — coffee in the morning, a light lunch, a glass of something before dinner.
Days at Cima have their own shape because of the views. Mornings start on the front terrace as the south sun comes across the Atlantic; afternoons drift to the back terrace when the farm side cools; the living room is the room you keep returning to because both views are still there from inside. Breakfast is yours to take or skip — you'll choose at booking. When you take it, you'll find it served in the Casa Protea dining room downstairs or out on the back garden patio, a few steps from your private stairs. Dinner is offered to our staying guests about three nights a week in the manor dining room below; on other nights the room belongs to a cooking class — participants sitting down to the meal they spent the afternoon preparing — or to a Regenerative Farm Tour group ending the walk at a vegetarian table. Guests can join either the cooking class or the Regenerative Farm Tour by booking the experience alongside the stay. The wellness offerings — sauna, jacuzzi, cold plunge — wait in the outdoor spa garden between Casa Protea and Casa Madeira, by appointment, alongside massage, bodywork, yoga, and movement, all of it just for our guests.
Casa Protea da Cima is accessed by its own private stairs from the rear patio of the manor, so the second floor feels self-contained even though the manor is just below. It sleeps five — two bedrooms with European Kings, plus the bonus room with futon — sharing one full bath. It's the choice for families and small parties who want the best view on the estate and the most private outdoor space, in a suite that's been designed rather than just decorated. For a fully self-contained villa for two, see Casa Madeira Bungalow. For a four-bedroom stone villa for eight, see Casa Basalta. For the whole Casa Protea house — manor below, Cima above, and three garden suites — see Casa Protea.







