Maria's place is lovely and very close and convenient for Carcavelos beach. The area has lots of nice cafes and local amenities. The room is above the rest of the house, so it's like you have your own lovely little annex. For us it would have been great to have a place to cook, but this is obviously something that the host stated is not provided from the outset. Overall we had a great stay, and our two year old loved playing with the toy cups and plates and going in the lift up to the flat.