We very much enjoyed our stay in Ricardo's house! It's in a quiet location, up a hill and outside the main part of Colares but just around the corner from a small grocery shop, and within a 10 minute walk from a supermarket and a winery. The kitchen in the house had everything we needed, and it was all of good quality, which made cooking easy. Convenient public transport made travel from Lisbon and out to Sintra, or to the Atlantic coast (including various beaches, Cabo da Roca and Caiscais), very simple. (Details on getting to the house by public transport are in the description above in the Read more about the neighbourhood link.)
Ricardo took time to chat with us about how we might make the most of our stay. We followed his suggestion and hiked (around an hour) to the Convent of the Capuchos which was an unforgettable experience. We would highly recommend staying here!