As noted in many of the prior reviews, Lisa's place is great. I would say that the star attraction is the fact that the whole apartment is drenched in light. The view out toward the ocean is clearly an added bonus. It is spacious and very clean. Lisa is almost manic in her enthusiasm to orient one to the apartment as well as the town. It has everything you would need for a brief or even extended stay. It is about a twenty minute walk into town which can be challenging on the return if you navigate the many flights of stairs through the park. I would recommend circumventing those stairs for a probably longer more gradual climb back to the house. The only possible negative since no place is ever perfect is the fact that when there are other guests on the floor above, there will be noise. Yes it is an older house and sounds will travel.
Not connected to the house, I did follow the crowd for a visit to the pena palace. There is a lot of waiting and I could imagine it worse once the the tourist season is on full bloom. I thought that more interesting than the palace itself was the extensive grounds. They're quite lovely. A bus trip to cabo da roca and cascias I thought was worth it.