We stayed in this apartment for one week. We are definitely puzzled by the glowing reviews for this AirBnB property. Our impression was that it is a basic AirBnB apartment with some great attributes and some negatives. First of all, please look very carefully at the photographs posted with the listing. One can get the impression that the apartment is located on the beach. This is not the case. The beach is visible from this upper-floor apartment, but one must walk a few blocks to actually get down to the beach. The buildings in the area are up on a small bluff, so you must walk down the street and around to the sea side of the buildings, walk down to the beach level, go across a road, and then walk down a set of steps to the beach.
Pros:
Great view of the surf, the small beach, sea birds, sunsets, surfers
Well-equipped kitchen with several sets of tableware, dishes, plenty of cookware, dishwasher, micro
High-quality windows looking out to sea (and also patios and road below); power shades; nice skylight in bedroom
Attentive host with quick response to problems
Clothes washing machine, outdoor clothesline and small rack
Close to 2 small grocery stores – larger grocery within short driving distance. Local bakery in next street
Good shower with adequate amount of hot water
Cons:
No easy access to the beach
2 steep flights of stairs with very narrow treads
Minimal heat in winter
Uncomfortable couch with one section broken
No proper chairs or table for dining. Uncomfortable stools at kitchen counter and 2 beach chairs
Uncomfortable mattress in Master bedroom
Parking is not near the apartment – it is down the road in a large public lot where our rental car was scratched, causing us an extra charge of 200€ on the rental. Also, the car is continually bathed in salt spray. We took it to the car wash twice – down at the Intermarche
The apartment is overpriced for a basic AirBnB apartment.
Overall, we would recommend this apartment for a couple or a small family with children. The second bedroom is equipped with bunk beds. We enjoyed day trips to Mafra to see the enormous palace, and to the interesting walled town of Obispo, as well as Sintra and Lisbon.