The villa is in a quiet suburb in the outskirts of Sintra centre. Rui was a lovely host. There is a small supermarket across from the villa with the essentials and lots of amazing restaurants within walking distance. We chose not to have a car so used Uber for short journeys- around €7 into historic centre, train to Lisbon and Wonder Van tours to get to Mafra, Ericeira and Cabo da Roca etc. Pena Palace is stunning but recommend you go early as the queues are lengthy even out if season in October.