We highly recommend staying in the Blue House! Mr and Mrs Parreira were reliable, helpful and friendly hosts and responded very quickly to our queries. They speak both English and French. We arrived into Oeiras from Lisbon by train and were delighted to find Mr Parreira (Rui) waiting for us with his car at the train station! He drove us around the area so we could orientate ourselves, showing us the location of the shops etc. The house (and especially the stunning swimming pool) was absolutely beautiful and fully equipped - in fact, it looks even better than the photos suggest! The area is quiet and we had lots of privacy. The house is surrounded by garden and it is beside the Parreiras' house so Rui came to greet us once a day and make sure we were OK - such a friendly host. As for the town, Oeiras is very well connected to Lisbon and coastal towns such as Cascais, and train travel is inexpensive. Although Oeiras is not the usual tourist destination, we found it was much cheaper to stay here than further along the coast, and it is worth it just to stay at the fabulous Blue House. Thank you, Mr and Mrs Parreira!