We had a really lovely time at Maria Jose's property in Sintra. I stayed with my wife and 10 year old son and the place was really perfect for us. The cottage is perfectly located between the historic sights of Sintra and many beautiful beaches and towns and points of interest along the Atlantic coast. Although we only stayed 3 nights we would have been happy to stay for much longer as there's so many interesting places within a 20 minute drive. But even without going anywhere the cottage is a lovely, quiet and relaxing place to stay.
Maria Jose was really helpful in giving us advice on everything available in the local area and there are more books and leaflets about the local area at the cottage than in the Tourist Information centre in Sintra!
I read some of the negative comments in the first review here on Airbnb, but I have to say I really disagree with most of them. I personally think the photos show a good representation of the property and do not overstate it at all. We loved the fact that the kitchen space opened out onto the garden and although we were there in the middle of summer, there is a heater available there so you could happily use the space even if it were a bit chilly. We had no trouble at all with the internet connection and the way my son is glued to his iPod, if there had been a problem I would definitely have known about it! Personally I no trouble finding the property... Maria Jose sent me the GPS co-ordinates, and the sat-nav found it easily, though without a sat-nav, it might be a bit more difficult. As to the price, I thought the property was really good value, especially considering the location and the amount of space there was.
All in all, I would thoroughly recommend this property, especially for a young family or as a place to really relax and enjoy a very beautiful part of Portugal.