The host arranged a transfer for us from Lisbon airport which was very handy. Luis had arranged for someone to meet us at the apartment and show us around. Everything was as it looked in the photographs. The apartment was clean and tidy, amenities were as suggested and overall it was a very high standard. The pool was really nice and quiet which was a good surprise. The apartment block wasn't too big and the caretaker introduced himself and was really helpful and friendly during our stay. This made our stay feel more welcoming and gave it a more personal touch.

The location of the apartment was about 15-20 minutes walk from the centre of Cascais. This made it a perfect base from which to explore Cascais and the transport links were great for places like Lisbon, Sintra and Cabo Da Roca.

The only downside was that every morning at 8.30am building work started from the neighbouring apartment. Luckily this wasn't a big problem as we were usually awake by that time but on the couple of occasions when we did have a lazy morning it was disrupted by the building work. It would have been nice to have been made aware of this on booking.

Overall, it didn't distract from our experience in Cascais and it was a really good apartment and considering it was our first time using airbnb we were very impressed and had an enjoyable stay. We would recommend this apartment to others.

Rebecca and David.