André’s place is in an excellent location and the WiFi is very good for Zoom calls and other work-related needs. That being said, there are roughly nine people in the house with three shared bathrooms and one of the bathrooms wasn’t working so it was slightly uncomfortable and inconvenient to share just 2 bathrooms among all of us in the home.
More importantly, it was VERY loud at night. This is not a fault of André or his parents, who were very sweet and helpful and kept the bathrooms extremely clean, but given that Ericeira is a surf town, people are up early or they’re partying and home late and in both situations, sound travels significantly throughout the house. At one point someone switched on the light for the third floor staircase and also turned on the light for my bedroom which was outside the bedroom and this woke me up at midnight on a Sunday night. I’d encourage André and his parents to enforce the quiet time more strictly since it’s quite inconvenient.
That being said, the value for what you pay is unbeatable given the fast WiFi and incredible location. If you’re OK having the noise element of a hostel, this is a great place to stay!