We were warmly received by Filipe who was very attentive during the organisation of our stay, on our arrival and throughout our time at the apartment. Filipe was flexible on our arrival dates which meant we were able to stay for just over a week. We had 2 small children and were provided with travel cots and high chair.
The house is stunning and massive. The apartment in the bottom of the house is large and cool, if a little dark. We stayed in October so the pool was a bit on the chilly side to be in all day but we did brave it on a few occasions. The villa felt very safe and secure with a very large garden with lots to see. Our toddler enjoyed exploring the garden to see the bridge, the lake, the lambs in the field next door, and searching for Ted the dog (Ted is very big so even though our boy loved looking for him he was a little daunted and scared up close). Ted was very friendly and would sit by our front door in the evenings keeping watch for us!!
The villa is in a perfect location: rural but close to everything we needed. The beach is close by to walk to across an interesting conservation area of sand dunes. Cascais was close by too. We only had to venture out no more than 30 minutes to see something interesting and different on every day of our stay. And being only 30 minutes from the airport the location is just so easy. We will definitely return to this area as we felt very relaxed and at home.
In general we loved the food, wine and local people. Always felt very welcome wherever we went. Unbelievably good value wine and beer!
Thanks Felipe for a great trip.