The apartment is lovely and spacious. Great outdoor play space for playing and relaxing. The bathrooms and kitchen are lovely. Great to have use of the oven. The outdoor pools , and the heated indoor pool are fabulous , and not at all busy during our stay . We often had them to ourselves. The gym area was great for our teens. 24 hour security was very safe and secure.
Nearby , we found Telepizza ..10 mins walk ..very convenient and great value. Lidl is another 10 mins walk from Telepizza , open til 10pm. We enjoyed the inflatable obstacle course at the beach in Cascais. €5 for 45 mins so great value and lots of fun ( but freezing! ). Nice restaurants in the town centre. We visited a Peri Peri chicken restaurant..very authentic , with lots of locals coming for takeaways- a good sign of quality and value. Delicious chicken and chips + soda + set array of starters =less than €10...about 10 mins walk from Scala. We did public bus trip to ancient Sintra. I would recommend taking the local bus when you're there , to take you around the various sites. The hike up the hill is challenging and takes about 20 mins from start to entrance area for Pena Park. Slight photo op there to take a photo of Pena Palace , which looks amazing. BUT you must go really early , to avoid 90 min queue to enter the palace.
A day trip to Lisbon is straightforward ..train and metro. We queued 45 mins for yellow tram e28, and then enjoyed the authentic trip thru the city. It took an hour start to finish , and I feel I got to see the city and enjoyed the atmosphere. Overall , we thoroughly enjoyed the week in Cascais. NOTE , the beaches here and in Estoril are lovely , BUT the sea is too cold to swim. Maybe a quick paddle , but not a pleasant warm swim...it's on the Atlantic don't forget.