From start to finish, my whole stay at Rui's apartment was a delight. I felt immediately at home with a friendly in-person welcome from Rui who was also kind enough to leave me some tasty pastries and wine. The place had everything I needed and is very spacious. Rui's place is very well located within Sintra - easy walking distance to the train station (from where tourist buses also run) and walking distance to the historic town centre and also right next door is Rui's family-run tavern which was very welcoming and serves amazing food and drink! The only downside was that the apartment doesn't have the best sound proofing and neighbours can be easily heard below but things generally quieten down by nighttime (it's a quiet town/no street noise) so not a big problem. Nothing a pair of earplugs can't solve. I hope to return to Sintra one day and won't hesitate to book Rui's apartment again.