Carole went to a lhuge amount of trouble to let us into the house following a nightmarish 9 hour easyjet delay at Paris CDG despite the late hour.
the next morning was a revelation. Everything was even beyond our wildest expectations. Sintra was the best possible choice from the point of view of tourist sites and the house couldn't be better situated.
Carole is indeed a perfect host and Stuart was most helpful when I had a problem with my rental car.