We stayed at Inês & António's on our last day in Portugal, though I really wish we had started out here.

This charming apartment has been lovingly furnished and is full of guide books with everything you need to know (places to eat, things to do). It's the little details that make the difference, though (bread, butter, honey and fruit, coffee and tea, over sized towels, a table fan for the night, sketch books to draw in, notebooks filled with recommendations from previous guests..).

If there were more than five stars to give, this place would get it. We're definitely staying here again the next time we visit!