The house itself is full of interesting things. Sadly, the description of the place feels like it was written a few years back, just like the quote from Burt Lancaster that actually passed away in 1994. The landscape has not been kept up. The tennis court is abandoned and the pool was in need of cleaning.
We were prepared for the fact that the Quinta is a bit on a remote road and brought our dinner.
We were met by a lady that seemed to be a house made. We tried to exchange to understand how the breakfast worked, but unfortunately the lady didn't speak any other language than Portuguese. We even tried communicating using google translator. We refused the breakfast ( served at 9, since It is recommended to arrive early at the Pena palace) Well the lady left irritated and let out a big sigh. It made us feel very bad about the situation.
It is to remember that the place is in forest, so if you are not used to Portugal's summer heat, well you will need to open the windows to have a bit of air.... Then you will have many bugs in the room ( thing we had not had to deal with for the past 2 weeks of our trip).
Also hot water was long to get out and cut off during shower.
To resume, it was not for us a good airbnb experience.