Manuel is very friendly and extremely helpful, willing to answer any questions we had at any point in our week. There were 11 of us there - all adults - and it suited us very well. The pool is great - really big and well- maintained. The weather is not as hot as in Lisbon, which was a mercy the week we were there. It's around 20 minutes to get to Sintra and about 45 to Lisbon, so we fitted in some sightseeing as well as walking to the Atlantic beach (30 mins by road, about 15 scrambling down the hill straight from the villa), but mostly we enjoyed being round the pool and eating at the barbecue under the trees. Highly recommended.