Madeira Remote by Madeira Friends

What Madeira Remote by Madeira Friends does

Madeira Remote by Madeira Friends operates a single coliving house (Casa do Pico, 5 bedrooms, central Funchal, Madeira) bundled with coworking access at the Madeira Friends Hub and inclusion in the Madeira Friends community of 20,000+ members and 800+ annual events. The platform targets digital nomads, remote workers, couples, and remote team offsites; pricing spans €55-99/night for private rooms (€44-114 effective depending on payment tier and length-of-stay discounts) and €344+/night for whole-house buyouts, with all-inclusive amenities covering fiber WiFi (300+ Mbps in-house, 100+ Mbps symmetric at the coworking hub), utilities, weekly cleaning, and the Madeira Discounts Card with 40-60+ local partner discounts. Two prior coliving properties have been retired by 2026, leaving Casa do Pico as the sole operating asset.

The underlying technology is relatively conventional: a self-serve direct-to-consumer booking funnel on madeiraremote.com with Stripe payment processing (supporting Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, Revolut Pay), an internal JSON API exposing house, room, and rate data, WhatsApp for guest communication, and a 60+ page SEO-optimized content/blog layer. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, app, or SaaS platform; differentiation rests on community events, content marketing, and curated local partnerships rather than software depth.

The business is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operated by Madeira Friends Enterprise, Lda. (Portuguese Lda.) with a 1-10 person team (founder pair Marelin and Luis plus community project manager and property manager). Revenue comes from nightly room bookings, whole-house corporate retreat buyouts (typically 30% deposit, custom proposals), coworking day passes (€15) and monthly memberships (from €150), with no third-party distribution or marketplace intermediary. Marketing is entirely organic — Instagram (17,300+ followers), SEO content, guest testimonials, and word-of-mouth through the Madeira Friends community — with the company actively targeting long-stay users of Portugal's D8 Digital Nomad Visa.

Name

Madeira Remote by Madeira Friends

Legal name

Madeira Friends Enterprise, Lda.

Website

https://madeiraremote.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Madeira Remote by Madeira Friends operates Casa do Pico, a single 5-bedroom coliving house in Funchal, Madeira, serving digital nomads, remote workers, couples, and remote teams with all-inclusive rooms from €55/night bundled with coworking access and inclusion in a 20,000+-member community network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coliving and Coworking Hospitality

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hosted Private Rooms (On-Site Host) (THAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Large Group & Event-Friendly Homes (THAMAAAM)

Keywords

• Coliving accommodations
• Coworking spaces
• Digital nomad housing
• Remote work retreats
• Community events

Headquarters

HQ city

Funchal

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Coliving Room Bookings: Nightly rental of private furnished rooms in coliving house. Revenue varies by room tier (Orquídea single at €55/night to Strelitzia premium ensuite at €99/night), payment tier (Standard non-refundable, Flexible, or Deposit 50/50), and length-of-stay discounts (5-15% for stays 14+ nights). Whole-house buyout available for teams at €344+/night. Includes all-inclusive amenities.
2. Coworking Day Passes and Monthly Memberships: Day passes at €15 for non-residents. Monthly memberships from €150. Included free with coliving stays.
3. Corporate Team Retreats: Full-house buyouts for company offsites with custom catering, team-building activities, workshops, and island excursions. Contact-based custom proposals with 30% deposit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Madeira Remote operates Casa do Pico, a 5-bedroom coliving house in central Funchal, Madeira, offering fully furnished private rooms (€55-€99/night) with all-inclusive amenities: high-speed fiber WiFi, weekly cleaning, utilities, and access to the Madeira Friends Hub coworking space and 800+ annual community events. The company also runs coworking day passes/monthly memberships at the Madeira Friends Hub and books full-house buyouts for corporate team retreats with custom programming, catering, and island excursions.

Product overview

Madeira Remote by Madeira Friends operates as a coliving and coworking platform offering a single integrated experience rather than modular products. The core offering centers on Casa do Pico, a 5-bedroom coliving house where guests rent private furnished rooms with all-inclusive amenities. Every stay automatically includes access to the Madeira Friends Hub coworking space and the Madeira Discounts Card for local partner discounts. Corporate Business Retreats is an add-on offering for teams seeking whole-property buyouts with custom programming. The platform positions these as one unified service rather than separately purchasable modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casa do Pico Coliving House Flagship 5-bedroom coliving house in central Funchal offering private furnished rooms (Orquídea single from €55/night to Strelitzia premium ensuite at €99/night) with shared common areas including rooftop terrace with jacuzzi, two kitchens, two living rooms, courtyard, laundry facilities, and weekly cleaning. Includes high-speed fiber WiFi, all utilities, and access to Madeira Friends Hub coworking. For digital nomads, remote workers, couples, and friend pairs seeking short to mid-term stays (typically 1-4 weeks).
• Madeira Friends Hub Coworking Coworking space at R. dos Barreiros 26A, Funchal, featuring hot desks, private phone booths, bookable meeting rooms, fiber WiFi with 100+ Mbps symmetric connection, ergonomic workstations, standing desks, printer/scanner, communal kitchen, unlimited filter coffee and tea. Included free with coliving stays (worth €150/month); €15/day passes and monthly memberships from €150 for non-residents. Open Mon-Fri 9:00-19:00, Saturday 10:00-14:00.
• Corporate Business Retreats Full-house buyout packages for team retreats and company offsites at Casa do Pico, accommodating up to 9 guests across all 5 rooms. Includes custom programming, workshops, team-building activities, catering with dietary accommodation, island excursions, and presentation facilities. Contact-based custom proposals with 30% deposit. Targeted at startup teams, remote companies, and professional groups seeking collaborative work retreats.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average Google review rating of 4.9/5 across dozens of stays
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SPAD Animal RescueminorOthersLocal animal rescue NGO partnered with Madeira Remote for sustainability and giving-back activities. Guests participate in volunteer opportunities.
• Funchal Public KennelminorOthersFunchal municipal animal shelter supported through fundraising and volunteer dog-walking activities organized by Madeira Remote. Donates pet supplies at Christmas.
• Local Farms (Permaculture)minorOthersPartnership with local farms for permaculture days and sustainable tourism activities for Madeira Remote guests.
• Local Caterers (Corporate Retreats)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal catering companies specializing in healthy, locally-sourced cuisine engaged for team dinners, daily lunches, and full-service meal packages for corporate retreats. Dietary requirements accommodated.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Anyplace: Coliving and coworking marketplace focused on remote workers seeking furnished apartments and workspaces with community access. Overlaps with Madeira Remote on the bundled coliving-plus-coworking offering but operates more as a discovery/booking layer.
• Nomad House: Community-driven coliving organization that organizes group remote-work residencies around the world for digital nomads. Comparable audience and community-led model, though smaller scale and more pop-up oriented than Madeira Remote's permanent property.
• Outsite: Network of coliving houses specifically built for remote workers and digital nomads, offering private rooms in shared homes with coworking access. Closest direct comparable in terms of property format, target customer, and bundled amenities like Madeira Remote's Casa do Pico.
• WiFi Tribe: Organized coliving trips and remote-work retreats for digital nomads across multiple global locations, with community-driven programming and a members-only access model. Comparable on community-first positioning even though operating model leans more on rotating pop-up residencies.
• Surf Office: Company retreat and offsite venue marketplace helping distributed teams book full-property buyouts with team-building programming. Directly comparable to Madeira Remote's Corporate Business Retreats offering, including very similar customer (HR/People Ops at remote-first companies).
• Roam: Global coliving and coworking brand with locations in multiple countries, designed for long-stay remote workers and location-independent professionals. Highly comparable product offering (private rooms + coworking + community) and target segment.
• Sun & Co: Coliving and coworking operator based in Portugal (Ericeira), serving digital nomads with surf-and-community programming. Same country and customer segment with very similar size and positioning, making it a near-direct competitor for Portuguese and European nomad demand.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb: Largest short-term rental marketplace with growing focus on long stays, experiences, and remote-work-friendly listings. Not a direct coliving operator but is the dominant competition for any individual booking of private rooms in Funchal and the primary alternative a guest compares against.
• Selina: Largest publicly-listed global coliving and hospitality brand targeting digital nomads and remote workers. Operates properties across Latin America, Europe, and Asia with bundled coworking, community events, and adventure programming — a directly comparable value proposition to Madeira Remote, but at significantly larger scale and geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• Coworker: Global coworking space directory and membership platform with day-pass and monthly-membership products. Overlaps with the Madeira Friends Hub coworking offering and is a sales-channel alternative guests may evaluate when booking remote-work stays.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/madeira-remote
• Instagraminstagram.com/madeiraremote

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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