Our group was made up of 7 people: 4 adults and 3 children aged 6 yrs, 4 yrs and an 18 month old. So this review is from a family point of view!
This villa is fantastic. So spacious - the photos online don't do it justice: it's even better! Bedrooms are huge and even the room with fold down sofa bed is a good size, and it contains a TV with access to Netflix (channel 88 I think it was!) which was handy for early morning children's TV in English!
Great kitchen with everything you need. If I was being picky, a few basics such as salt and pepper, cooking oils etc would have been good, and BBQ utensils - unless we simply didn't find them.
Loads of outdoor space. Garden was perfect for a football-obsessed 6 year old! The pool was great. About a third of it was shallow enough for our 4 yr old to feel confident splashing around in whilst the deep end (which was pretty deep) was great for jumping in! Kids loved it!
Gated driveway big enough for 4/5 cars!
Outdoor facilities: BBQ, awnings you could wind down if you needed shade, sunbeds, deckchairs and a huge dining table.
Host Vasco, who was brilliant, left a couple bottles of wine for us as well as fresh fruit and bread which was a lovely touch. He even took me for a quick local tour in his car, ending with him dropping us off at the nearest supermarket.
Now the location. This villa is in Quinta Da Marinha, a large, secure gated 'complex' full of huge villas like this one. The description online is only brief, but from it we felt as though the centre of Cascais was close. However, we discovered it's over an hours walk (closer to 1.5 hours following the red path) and 10/15 mins in a taxi. We ended up using Uber a lot as there are no near by amenities. Not the end of the world, and very reasonably priced (cheaper than UK), but just not what we were expecting. We had to taxi to do shopping as there was nowhere close enough to walk. Guincho Beach about a 25 minute walk.
The nearest village was Areia, which is small but very nice. Here there is a fantastic cafe/restaurant with amazing tapas style food (massive portions!) and a very small shop - not enough for a 'big shop' though. But given the fact that it takes 10 minutes to walk from the villa to the main entrance of the complex, Areia was then about another 8-10 minute walk after that.
There is a very nice restaurant on the complex itself, which is part of the equestrian centre which is only a 5 minute walk away.
In conclusion, an amazing villa, a great host in Vasco, but the location means a car or Uber accout is essential, especially if you have young children.