The location of this flat couldn't have been more perfect: you can walk down to Guincho beach in 15 minutes, drive to Cascais in 15 minutes along a beautiful beach highway, or drive up into Sintra park in 15 minutes. The property (which has only the rental, on a lower level, and the house itself, above) is extremely large, and sits on a rise, so you have a great view and feel quite private.

The flat itself is extremely spacious, comfortable, and well-appointed. The bedrooms are on three separate corners of the flat, so, with two couples and a single person, we felt like we all had enough privacy (no shared walls between bedrooms). Felipe and his wife were very helpful and accommodating, but gave us our privacy. As it is built into the side of a hill, the apartment itself was quite dark—however, I imagine that this would be wonderful in the heat of the summer (we were there in the spring), and there was plenty of outdoor space on the ground level, as well as access to the beautiful deck and pool area above.

This property has an extremely large dog (St. Bernard/Mastiff mix?)—very friendly, and afforded us many laughs.