It was our best experience of long term visits on Airbnb because that’s a rare find when the hosts are so friendly and kind and the house is so clean and well located.
Check-in was very easy and comfortable. We arrived in the late evening and Isidro (the host) was waiting for us at home. A bottle of vine, cheese and pastries were on the table already, it was very kind of Isidro as all the shops were already closed.
Isidro, his wife Paula and their daughter live next house, so they are always ready to help.
The location is in very quiet residential area. 7 minutes to market (you can buy shrimps and fish and grill it in the courtyard), 10 minutes to one of the best beaches Praia das Maçãs. Ocean is beautiful any time of the year, and there are some surf schools in the village.
10 minutes to the centre of the village where is food shop (small but fully equipped, we lived for 1,5 months and I don’t remember anything we couldn’t find in that shop), pharmacy (pampers and kids meal), ATM, and of course some good local cafes.
25 minutes by Uber to the Forum - big shopping centre in Sintra (Zara, HM and so on), 18 minutes to the centre of Sintra (parks, cafe and the smell of old Portugal), 40 minutes to Lisbon.
The house is very clean and fully equipped: all kinds of pots, plates, glasses, towels, microwave oven, TV, cattle, coffee maker machine Nespresso, dishwashing machine, toaster and more and more.
The linen is fresh and white like in hotels, rooms are clean and furnished in local style.
And pay attention to the central heating (“hot floor”) that is very important for people with kids. Our son is 2,5 and he always played on the floor, so I was satisfied and didn’t worry about cold floor as in the most houses in Europe during winter.
There was also a cleaning of all the house every Friday. I didn’t notice that while booking so it was a nice surprise for us.
Isidro also provided all the amenities for kids - chair, foldable cod, toys and many other small things necessary for little guests.
We spent a lot of time in courtyard playing with our son and making grill. We had wonderful dinners with Isidro and his family twice and it was such a cozy and warm home party with vine and good jokes.
And one Sunday Isidro made a trip for us to Cabo de Roca by car. We had a really great time!
Last day Isidro took us to the airport. I cannot remember more hospitable host than him. It is very important because when you live in private place, sometimes you need a little bit of help. I travel very much and always use Airbnb, so I can really say that it is the perfect variant in so many reasons.
We absolutely recommend this house, you will be happy there, I promise. We didn’t want to leave and I hope that we will come back, as I am in love with this house and this family also.