Isidro and his family, that lives in the house next door, is the most warm and welcoming host we have yet encountered.
We are really bad at Portuguese and Isidro knows very little English, but Google translate and body language works really well (of course Google translate sometimes brings a little extra laughter to the table because it's sometimes so horribly wrong but it just adds some fun).
We got to borrow kids toys, bikes, motorbikes and even when Isidro was away he came home in the evening to give us some extra bed linen that the cleaning lady had forgotten to replace (we have 3 kids so we needed a few extra and not just one set per bed).
Isidro also offered to take us on a trip to Cabo da Rocha and he drove me to lissabon where I was supposed to pick up a rental car (that we could park inside the gate right by the house).
The garden with a grill was great, just let the kids out and play and not having to worry about cars because of the white walls (that I could see above and I'm 180cm) and the large lockable metal gate.
The house itself isn't huge but was enough for us (2 adults and 3 kids).
It has floor heating in all rooms which was lovely. We've been in a few really cold houses in Portugal, but this was really warm and great for the kids so they could play on the floor without getting cold.
That cleaning by a housekeeper once a week is included in the price is also really awesome.
There are a few supermarkets within walking distance and also a nice butcher's shop where they have a great assortment of fresh meat and also make ground beef upon order right in front of you.
The whole area is really nice, full of friendly helpful people.
This wasn't tourist season, and the locals thought it was too cold in January and recommended September, right after tourist season so it's quiet and calm but still warm.
We still walked to the beach a few times and bathed just in shorts.
For us, from northern sweden, this time of year in Praia das Maçãs was slightly on the colder side of regular summertime.
So for us it was just superb.
Also if you don't have a car, like us for the most of our stay (we just got one for the last few days of our stay to have when we traveled to our next stop), there are plenty of buses and you can also take the tram.
So all in all we had a lovely month at this stay and I can warmly recommend both Isidro as a host and his place with it's location that was just great.