Oh dear where should we start… what a beautiful place! Carlo told us before our trip that this is the place. And you know what? It is!
Lets start with the apartment itself. And honestly, we never felt that comfortable by just opening the door. Right from the start you can feel the perfect symbiosis of beautiful plants and an eye-catching furniture. You just can feel how much effort and dedication Carlo has put in his little “project”. There is an awesome kitchen with everything you need and a fridge that we have never had the pleasure with before (ice cube-alarm!). Right next to the kitchen there is a little balcony with space for the boards and a laundry (+ dryer). Especially for us travelling with carry-on baggage this was very helpful. The apartment extends on two floors. Downstairs you got the kitchen which is opening up to the wide living room with this f***** awesome wooden table. We just loved our group dinners in this room. Sitting there, taking a look to the left and enjoying the sunset is simply amazing. The living room also got an TV with everything you need for those evenings less rainy and windy. Of course, there is a music box and the whole lighting concept can be controlled by remote (if you want to). We are still – after a week back home – missing this living room.
The bedrooms are just as good as it gets. Super tidy, much space for your stuff and really cozy beds. Some of these rooms are upstairs with the largest room passes over on the second balcony. Just like the one downstairs it gives you a prefect view over the sea, a lot of hammocks, the sunset and Praia Riberia D’Ihlas.
Speaking of Praia D’Ihlas, we just loved it. From the apartment it takes about 7 minutes (walk) to get there. It’s a really good spot for surfing, maybe not the easiest for beginners. We regularly enjoyed the days down at the beach, grabbed the boards a few times a day mixed with the impressive performances of some local riders.
If you take the car, there are some other surf spots heading towards Ericeira and also up north. Ericeira center is about 5 minutes drive away. It’s a small village that just got this surf vibe. Nice cafés and some special stores are characteristic.
With eight people of course there are a lot of mouths to feed. We regularly went for groceries at the Intermarche north of Ericeira but theres also a small Pingo Doce less then ten minutes of walk away (at the BP Gas Station). A little special: Across the apartment there is a small café with bread, espresso and most importantly: pastel de nata!
BUT: The best thing about this apartment is the owner. Carlo is such a nice person! He was really caring, gave us great tips and just did his best to make our stay the best in years. If you have any question, Carlo is your man. He´s answering directly with a lot of good local insides for you. All of us are very happy that we met him and we are hoping to see him again very soon!
You see, we could write an essay about this beautiful accommodation. It has everything you need an everything you want. As we were the first guests in Carlos new apartment, we really want to share our positive experience. Don’t hesitate, take it!
Best regards,
Magdalena, Johanna, Marco, Michael, Nils and Tim :-)