Quinta da Comporta is a stay in Comporta, Alentejo, Portugal. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
Photography: Quinta da Comporta's published media
The recordSpecified · read 19 Aug 2026
Current as of
19 Aug 2026
Last reviewed
19 Aug 2026
Coverage
Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Strongest evidence
Specified
Sources
Each entry shows its source and the date we read it.
Practical details
Type
Stay
Operator
Quinta da Comporta - Wellness Boutique Resort
Rooms
65 rooms, townhouses and pool villas
Stage
Operating
Quinta da Comporta sits among working rice fields in the Comporta reserve, built by Miguel Cancio Martins in the shapes the place already had: the spa and restaurant follow the old rice barns, the villas follow the fishermen's cabanas, and the eira, the threshing floor at the centre, was left as it was.
A closer look at Quinta da Comporta
Quinta da Comporta sits among working rice fields in the Comporta reserve, built by Miguel Cancio Martins in the shapes the place already had: the spa and restaurant follow the old rice barns, the villas follow the fishermen's cabanas, and the eira, the threshing floor at the centre, was left as it was. The technical decisions are published rather than implied. Ceiling heights were set high enough to let air stratify, and the glazing was sized to bring in daylight, both stated as reducing the need for air conditioning and artificial light. That is Air Ecology and Light Rhythm answered by the section drawing instead of by equipment, which is the cheaper and more durable way to do it.
Reclaimed wood and a hectare of gardenThe build favoured reclaimed wood over concrete and reused its own rubble in levelling the site. Inside, the…
The build favoured reclaimed wood over concrete and reused its own rubble in levelling the site. Inside, the palette is salvaged local material: wood, wicker, glass and stone, with bunho detailing, rustic furniture and ceramics from Aveiro and Caldas da Rainha. The kitchen garden is a hectare and a half, planted each season with vegetables, fruit and aromatic herbs, and the MICHELIN Guide records the breakfast figs as picked from it. More than 600 square metres of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels heat the resort's water, and groundwater does the irrigation. Naming the plant and its size is what turns a sustainability page into evidence.
What this property publishes, area by area
All eight areas, for every record. Each row opens to what was published, where we read it and when.
Publishing something is not the same as it being good. Every line below was read and placed by a person, not scored by a machine. What each rung means
Named means the property published something you can look up: a brand, a product or a number. Stated means it says so with nothing behind it. Not published means we looked and found nothing, which is a gap in our reading and not an answer about the building.
Air Ecology2 source notesPublished or supplied
The air in a closed room is what you breathe for eight hours. What decides it is the filter grade, the fresh air rate, and whether damp has ever been looked for.
The building is published as designed to stratify air through generous ceiling heights, with orientation and glazing chosen so that air conditioning and artificial light are needed less. No air change rate or reading is published.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
The architectural plan was designed to take advantage of natural resources, such as the positioning of the buildings, the use of large glazed surfaces to optimise the use of sunlight, or the choice of generous ceiling heights allowing air to be stratified, thus reducing the need for air conditioning and lighting.
Where mechanical conditioning is used, the plant is named as heat pumps, which also heat the pools. No filtration or air quality measure is published.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
We use more than 600m2 of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels to generate energy and heat the resort's water and heat pumps for air conditioning and to heat the swimming pools, prioritising clean energy sources.
What to ask them
What filter grade is fitted to guest room air handling, for example MERV 13 or HEPA H13?
What is the fresh air supply rate per person in a guest room?
Are carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound levels measured, and are the readings published?
Is there a mould inspection and remediation protocol, and when was it last run?
Are there gas cooktops, fireplaces or other combustion sources inside guest rooms?
Water Integrity2 source notesPublished or supplied
You drink it, cook with it and stand under it. What is in it depends on the source and on what, if anything, filters it, and both are things a property can name.
Hot water is published with the plant sized: more than 600 square metres of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels heating the resort's water, with heat pumps for the pools and groundwater used for irrigation.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
We use more than 600m2 of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels to generate energy and heat the resort's water and heat pumps for air conditioning and to heat the swimming pools, prioritising clean energy sources. We use groundwater for irrigation, utilising natural resources intelligently and efficiently.
Drinking water is served from refillable glass bottles and water points under a stated zero-bottle policy. No source, treatment or analysis is published.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
We invite our guests to choose to adopt more sustainable practices during their stay, such as reusing glass bottles and using the water points available, thus contributing to our 0-bottle policy.
What to ask them
What is the water source, and what treatment is applied before it reaches a guest room?
Is there a published contaminant test panel, and which laboratory ran it?
Is shower and bath water filtered, and to what specification?
How are pools and spas sanitised, and is the chemistry published?
How is drinking water delivered, and is it treated on site?
Light Rhythm2 source notesPublished or supplied
Light is what tells a body the time of day. The part a building controls is what its fittings emit and when, which a named product or a colour temperature makes checkable.
Daylight is treated as a design instrument: large glazed surfaces are stated as being there to optimise sunlight and reduce the need for artificial light. No lux level or daylight factor is published.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
the use of large glazed surfaces to optimise the use of sunlight, or the choice of generous ceiling heights allowing air to be stratified, thus reducing the need for air conditioning and lighting
Artificial lighting is published only as a consumption decision: all lighting is LED. No colour temperature, dimming schedule or blackout provision is published.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
All the lighting at Quinta da Comporta is low-consumption, using LED technology.
What to ask them
Is guest room lighting tunable or circadian, and what specification is published?
What colour temperatures are used in the evening, and are fixtures flicker free?
Do sleeping areas have full blackout, and is it specified?
What daylight access does a typical room have?
Is exterior lighting shielded or reduced overnight?
EMF HarmonyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
Wiring, routers and devices put electromagnetic fields in a room. What a building decides is where they sit relative to the bed, and whether anyone has measured it.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
Are guest rooms wired for data, or is access wireless only?
Where are wireless access points and smart meters placed relative to the bed?
Have field levels been measured in sleeping areas, and by whom?
Can a guest have wireless disabled in their room on request?
Is any shielded cabling or shielding material specified in the build?
Materials and Textiles3 source notesPublished or supplied
The things you sleep on and touch: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows, and the paints, glues and finishes around them. A named fabric, a fibre content or a certification can be looked up. A structural palette tells you about the building, not about the bed.
The structural material choice is stated and justified: reclaimed wood used in preference to concrete, with the rubble from levelling reused on site.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
Favouring natural materials, specially reclaimed wood, significantly reduced the environmental impact when compared to concrete alternatives. All the rubble was reused in the inevitable process of levelling the land.
Interior materials are named by type and by origin: salvaged wood, wicker, glass and stone from the area, with bunho and wicker detailing, rustic wooden furniture and ceramics from Aveiro and Caldas da Rainha.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
The neutral palette of tones is set by the use of salvaged natural materials of the area, such as wood, wicker, glass and stone with décor motifs designed by local artisans that colour in each space with authenticity.
A third party publisher records biodegradable cleaning products in use throughout the resort. No brand, certification or ingredient list is named.
Published by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple, read 19 Aug 2026.
An organic vegetable garden supplies the seasonal kitchen, and biodegradable cleaning products are used throughout.
What to ask them
What are the mattresses made of, and are they treated with flame retardants?
What is the fibre content of the linen, and is it certified, for example to GOTS or OEKO TEX?
Which paints, adhesives and sealants were specified, and are they low emission?
What cleaning and laundry products are used, and is the list published?
Are there named low emission certifications on the flooring or joinery?
Food and Kitchen2 source notesPublished or supplied
What a kitchen cooks with and where it buys are the parts of a stay you take inside you. A named oil, a named supplier or a published share is checkable; “healthy” is not.
The kitchen garden is published with its area: one and a half hectares planted each season with vegetables, fruit and aromatic herbs, supplemented by local suppliers.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
Our garden's one and a half hectare of land is planted with an abundance of vegetables, fruit and aromatic herbs each season. In addition to our own harvests, we work with local suppliers, always favouring fresh, seasonal and local ingredients in the dishes we serve at our restaurants.
An independent guide records breakfast fruit picked from the property's own garden, with the restaurant and spa set around the estate's original threshing courtyard.
The restaurant and spa are set around an original terracotta courtyard where old grain stores once stood, breakfast includes just-picked figs from the garden, and the outdoor swimming pool looks out over serene rice fields.
What to ask them
What share of produce is grown on site or sourced locally, and is it verified?
Which cooking oils are used, and is the policy published?
What cookware is used in the kitchen?
Is kitchen and ice water filtered, and to what specification?
Is there a published position on additives, preservatives or allergens?
Biophilic and Healing Design2 source notesPublished or supplied
Daylight, planting, outlook and the way a room meets the outside are what make a place feel the way it does. Named design decisions can be checked; atmosphere cannot.
The buildings are published as reconstructions of local agricultural types: the spa and restaurant recreate the old rice barns, the villas follow the fishermen's cabanas, and the eira threshing floor at the centre was left intact and still in use.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
The Oryza Spa and Inari Restaurant buildings recreate the old rice barns while our Pool Villas integrate the traditional lines of the region's architecture in a reference to the old fishermen's cabanas. The Eira, the centre of the property and a cultural symbol of the region, has remained intact and continues to be used today as a community meeting place.
The scheme is attributed to a named architect, Miguel Cancio Martins, and to a stated rule: build within the pre-existing architectural tradition of the reserve rather than against it.
Published by Quinta da Comporta, read 19 Aug 2026.
Always concerned with preserving the balance of the natural reserve, Quinta da Comporta was built to integrate harmoniously into its surroundings, respecting the pre-existing architectural tradition, seeking natural energy efficiency solutions and upholding the cultural significance of the property within the village of Carvalhal.
What to ask them
Does every guest room have direct outdoor access or an operable opening?
What is the published design intent behind the natural materials used?
What are the typical ceiling heights and room volumes?
Was the landscape designed with native planting, and is the palette published?
Sound and Sensory EcologyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
What you can hear at three in the morning decides whether you slept. Insulation, plant and machinery, and what sits next door are what decide it.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
What is the measured background noise level in a guest room at night?
What acoustic separation is specified between adjoining keys?
How loud is the guest room air conditioning at its lowest setting?
Is fragrance diffused into guest rooms or public areas, and can it be declined?
Not everything is published, and an empty row is a gap in what we could read rather than a fault in the building. If one of these matters to you, ask the property before you book. Send us something that updates this record
Certifications
SLH Considerate Collection
Issued by Small Luxury Hotels of the World
Property
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 19 Aug 2026
Issued by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple
Property
Awarded: Not stated · Valid until: Not stated · Source checked: 19 Aug 2026
Meets 3+ of our standards or still has synthetic fragrance in its main spaces or beauty products. Shows a clear commitment to non-toxic travel, such as local sourcing or wellness offerings
Meets 3+ of our standards or still has synthetic fragrance in its main spaces or beauty products. Shows a clear commitment to non-toxic travel, such as local sourcing or wellness offerings
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