Perhaps the most perfect Airbnb experience we have ever had.
Please forgive the length of this review. This place and host deserve some detail.
First location. Out of this world. A beautiful old house wonderfully restored into several modern apartments. Steps from the centre of town. A lovely park out front where old people sit, and PARROTS entertain you from the trees. The views from the apartment are sublime in every direction. Quiet, garden like setting. Outstanding.
The apartment itself is up a few stairs, but exercise is good! It is large and somehow manages to combine the old with the modern in the most tasteful way. Very nicely furnished. A beautiful kitchen with all amenities. Quiet and comfortable bedroom. Gorgeous bath. Just lovely, lovely, lovely. It has a loft where two more adults could comfortably sleep, or where children would be in heaven. We regret no longer having young children. If you do, they will spend all their time in the loft, I promise you.
Parking is fun! There is a pay to park lot across the street, but parking is free in the garden park area in front of the house. Now, this is where it is fun. You must be alert! When a car leaves the garden park, you and your spouse must rush in and seize the spot! When you do, parking is free, safe and convenient.
There is a sitting and breakfast area in the entrance where you will spent a lot of your time either enjoying coffee and a pastry for breakfast, or a glass of wine at night. Artfully decorated, full of books and interesting objects. Everything you need for a continental breakfast and the room is maintained to the highest of cleanliness standards. I would have a lovely coffee, step out for a breath of fresh air, and when re-entering some time later the coffee cup was removed and supplies refreshed with no one in sight. Elves?
Now, the highlight of the trip, our host. Mars is delightful. Her instructions were detailed and accurate. Her responses to questions were instantaneous. She supplied a basket of delicious snacks and a bottle of wine. One morning, when we went down for breakfast, there were two dainty pastries under glass, with a note congratulating us on our anniversary. Wow.
This place is so good in fact, that I would recommend that you actually book your trip dates to Cascais around the availability of this place.
Obrigado Mars, you are a credit to Airbnb.