Carole's place is magic! My fiancé and I stayed a few nights there during our honeymoon in Portugal and despite how gorgeous and castle-filled Sintra is, I think her place was our favorite part of the stay. The view is none other, the gardens are perfect and the cottage itself is rather hard to leave--easily the most charming place I've seen.
And to top it all off? Carole herself is a complete sweetheart. The definition of hospitable. After getting lost and then stuck on a narrow road behind a giant van with no way out, Carole greeted us, her very frazzled and late guests, with a calm, a fresh loaf of bread and a bottle of wine.
Stay here. You won't regret it.