Maria's place is a great value. The pictures are accurate, and for $30 the price can't be beat. Maria and John were very helpful with lots of great tips on where to go for meals and how best to navigate the narrow streets of Sintra on foot. The house is charming, but since it is 500 years old, it was a tad damp in November (it was raining every day, which obviously didn't help). It's also hard to find if you are driving since it is on a pedestrian only road, so I highly recommend mapping directions to the church of Santa Maria instead. That is the public parking lot where you can park.