Staying at Villa Roma was a real treat for my husband and I with our two teenage daughters. We loved the apartment, the kitchen had everything we needed for the few nights when we made supper, and ate on the balcony overlooking the beautiful garden. We based ourselves in Sintra for the whole 9 day holiday, and used trains and the buses for visits to Lisbon and to the three easily accessible beaches. We walked the route to the bus and the train station a lot (!) but it was always interesting, and we had days visiting the sights of Sintra in between - it was always great to come back to the tranquility of Villa Roma at the end of the day. We were lucky enough to attend a wonderful evening concert and supper in the main house - fantastic to be let in on a bit of Portuguese family life (and delicious food), and to see inside the very beautiful villa too. Thank you so much Madalena and Carlos.