What a perfect room and apartment in Sintra! Plus, you could not find a better host than Maria; she is welcoming, friendly and has fabulous suggestions for the region. There is a local restaurant just across the street from the apartment - ask her about it and definitely go. The food and service is fabulous.
If you’re driving, there is free street parking nearby and we would recommend leaving your car there and not driving into historic Sintra. You are at most a 10 minute walk from the city centre and it is much easier to navigate by foot (transit is nearby though we didn’t use it). We’ve read some comments from previous guests about the walk from the apartment into town, so here’s the deal: There are lots of hills in Sintra and if you plan on exploring the historic sits in the area, you are going to have to be okay with that. And it’s worth it because it is a beautiful city with several incredible sites. This also means the little walk to and from Maria’s will be the easiest part of your day and is nothing to be worried about :)
We highly recommend and would stay again :)