We stayed in Sandra's house for 2 weeks with 2 kids (4 and 8 years old) and we had a great time. Thanks for everything! If you like an active holiday this is a good place and location to reach various places within 30-60 min. We visited places like Sintra, Obidos, Tomar, Peniche, Coimbra, Fatima, dinasore park with real steps discovered closeby to Fatima, various beaches with beautiful white sand and waves. The water is very cold even in summer so the pool is useful to keep kids busy. The house is very big, can host up to 8 people in 4 rooms and it has all you need. The kitchen has also everything including dishwasher and washing machine you can use. Be prepared for older look and feel as this is an old house full of character. We have an old weekend house in a country side so we were prepared for it. The garden is big and beautiful, if you have kids, no need to bring anything, they find more then enough things to play with. One surprise was how it gets cold in the evenings, so bring also warm things if you want to sit outside at the pool. There is a great restaurant Quinta de .... Only 5 min away from the house. Go there at lunch time to get an excellent three course menu for an unbelievable price. You need to book by phone for dinner otherwise they are closed. We regred we did not visit it early on time and did not go there more often.
Sandra, her husband and parents showed great care and hospitality. Her parents welcomed us in the house even though we arrived at midnight with food, her father came a few times to check the pool and always brought fruit, and her husband was of biggest help when we needed hospital advice and getting some medicine from a pharmasy. Big thanks again, Maria, David and kids.