NoSoloÁgua Portimão

What NoSoloÁgua Portimão does

NoSoloÁgua Portimão is a privately held beach club operator in Portugal's Algarve region, part of the NoSolo Grupo umbrella that controls three independently managed beachfront venues: Portimão (headquarters, Marina de Portimão, founded 2006), Albufeira (Praia dos Alemães, 2017), and Falésia (Praia da Rocha Baixinha, 2001). The Portimão operations are housed under the legal entity Lorena Gelados, Lda., and comprise two physically distinct spaces — a saltwater pool club (Piscina) and a beach club (Praia) — both offering Balinese-style beds, daybeds, and full table-service F&B. The business is seasonal, operating from mid-March through end of October, then closing for the winter.

The core offering combines beach/pool daybed reservations (sun loungers, Bali Beds, King Beds, Opium Beds, some bundled with non-refundable consumable credit), a multi-cuisine restaurant menu spanning Japanese sushi, Mediterranean, Italian, French, Portuguese, and Mexican, a full bar program including cocktails, natural juices, and champagne, and an entertainment layer of scheduled DJs, live music, and themed sunset parties. Revenue is generated through three streams: food & beverage sales (transaction-based), bed and lounger reservations (one-time per booking), and private event hosting covering weddings, corporate dinners, birthday parties, and brand presentations (custom-quoted). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; rates vary by bed type, club, and season, with ancillary revenue from towel rental at €8.

Distribution is direct-to-consumer across all three venues: customers pre-book through multi-language websites, email, WhatsApp, phone, or walk in when capacity allows. Marketing is concentrated on organic social (per-location Instagram and Facebook accounts, a YouTube channel) supplemented by TripAdvisor listings and a formal marketing partnership with Hotel da Rocha **** for guest referrals. The company is privately held by an undisclosed owner/founder group, with no disclosed funding rounds, no AI/ML or proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, and headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

NoSoloÁgua Portimão

Legal name

Lorena Gelados, Lda.

Website

https://nosoloagua.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NoSoloÁgua Portimão operates premium beach and pool clubs at three Algarve locations (Portimão, Albufeira, Falésia), offering bed reservations, international cuisine, bar service, and DJ-driven sunset entertainment to tourists, holidaymakers, and event groups seasonally from March to October.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beach Club Hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Marinas (71393), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Beachfront & Coastal Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rooftop Bars & Beach/Pool Bars (THAFAEAJ), Beach & Island All-Inclusive Resorts (THAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Beach club operations
• Hospitality services
• Restaurant and bar
• Event hosting
• Sunset entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Portimão, Portugal Continental

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food & Beverage Sales: Restaurant and bar sales including international cuisine (Japanese sushi, Mediterranean, Italian, French, Portuguese, Mexican), cocktails, natural juices, and champagne. Served at beach and pool areas with table service to beds and loungers.
2. Bed & Lounger Reservations: Revenue from renting sun loungers, Bali Beds, King Beds, and Opium Beds. Some beds include consumable credit for bar/restaurant use. Towel rental available for €8.
3. Private Events: Hosting of private events including weddings, corporate dinners, birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and brand presentations. Custom proposals prepared for group bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NoSoloÁgua Portimão operates a beach and pool club at Marina de Portimão in Portugal's Algarve region, featuring a saltwater pool, Balinese-style beach beds, and an international-cuisine restaurant and cocktail bar with table service to beds and loungers. The venue offers bed reservations (sun loungers, Bali Beds, King Beds, Opium Beds), live DJ and music programming, and hosts private events including weddings, corporate dinners, and birthday celebrations.

Product overview

NoSoloÁgua is a beach club group operating three locations in the Algarve region of Portugal: Albufeira (Praia dos Alemães), Portimão (Beach & Pool at Marina de Portimão), and Falésia (Praia da Rocha Baixinha). The Portimão location features two distinct spaces: the Pool (Piscina) with a saltwater pool, daybeds, and Mediterranean cuisine; and the Beach (Praia) with Balinese-style beds, beach access, and international restaurant service. Both spaces offer bed reservations, restaurant dining, bar services, and entertainment including DJs and live music. The group also operates online menus for each location and provides private event hosting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NoSoloÁgua Portimão – Piscina (Pool) Beach club pool area with a saltwater pool, daybeds, and restaurant service offering international cuisine including sushi and Mediterranean dishes; located at Marina de Portimão.
• NoSoloÁgua Portimão – Praia (Beach) Beach club beach area with Balinese-style beds and sofas, offering restaurant and bar service directly on the beach; located at Marina de Portimão.
• Live Music & DJ Events Live music entertainment events featuring DJs and musical performances at the Portimão beach club during the season.
• Private Events Hosting Event hosting services for weddings, corporate dinners, bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthday celebrations, and brand presentations with custom proposals.
• Bed & Lounger Reservations Reservation service for sun loungers, Bali Beds, King Beds, and Opium Beds; some beds include consumable credit for bar/restaurant use.
• Restaurant Menu – Portimão Beach Online menu for the Portimão beach location featuring snacks, sushi, restaurant dishes, wines, bar service, and juices and milkshakes.
• Restaurant Menu – Portimão Pool Online menu for the Portimão pool location featuring snacks, sushi, restaurant dishes, wines, bar service, and juices and milkshakes.

Quantifiable outcome

• TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hotel da Rocha ****minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing partnership with Hotel da Rocha offering special rates for guests. Located at Praia da Rocha heart. Includes promotional links on NoSoloÁgua Portimão website with direct booking links to hotel.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• W Algarve: Marriott's lifestyle luxury hotel in Albufeira with pool deck, DJ programming, and F&B venues competing for the same premium tourist daybed/party segment. Operates as part of a global hotel chain, giving it structural advantages in scale and brand marketing.
• Vila Joya: Two-Michelin-starred restaurant and boutique hotel perched on the Algarve cliffs in Albufeira. Comparable premium positioning, international clientele, and event-hosting capabilities, though primarily a fine-dining rather than beach-club model.
• Conrad Algarve: Five-star resort in Quinta do Lago with multiple restaurants, pool experiences, and event spaces. Competes for high-end tourist and private-event spend in the Algarve, though the experience is hotel-integrated rather than standalone beach club.

Direct peers

• Restaurante Praia: Beachfront restaurant and bar in Ferragudo/Portimão area with sand-in-toes dining. Closest local competitor for the beach-club-with-F&B format targeting the same Portimão tourist segment.
• NoSoloÁgua Falésia (Marinagel, SA): The original 2001 NoSoloÁgua beach club at Praia da Rocha Baixinha, operated under the same NoSolo Grupo umbrella. Listed as a peer because it is itself an independently operated legal entity within the group, providing a same-brand internal benchmark.
• Puro Beach: Portuguese-origin luxury beach club concept with multiple Mediterranean locations. Operates daybed reservations, pool/beach access, restaurant service, and event programming under a similar premium day-resort model.
• Belmar Spa & Beach Resort: Lagos-based Algarve beachfront resort with pool, daybeds, and restaurant/bar service. Direct competitor for tourist bed reservations and sunset experience in the same region.
• Nikki Beach Worldwide: Global luxury beach club operator with daybeds, DJs, and F&B service. Most directly comparable business model to NoSoloÁgua in terms of daybed inventory, sunset/party programming, and premium beachfront positioning.

Regional players

• Casa do Lago: Quinta do Lago restaurant with lakeside dining and seasonal terrace seating. Comparable Algarve premium dining and event-hosting format, though without the daybed/club component.
• Praia da Salema Beach Club: Smaller Algarve beach club with daybeds and restaurant service. Comparable business model but smaller scale and located further west along the coast, serving as an adjacent rather than overlapping competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/nosologrupo
• Facebookfacebook.com/NoSoloAguaPortimao
• Instagraminstagram.com/nosoloagua_portimao
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nosologuaptm

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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