Filipe and Vera were excellent hosts. Filipe met us at The Five House and was flexible on timing - helping us with questions and advice when we got there and gave us some great tips on seeing the local history and castles/palaces. We ended up doing the hike up to Mouros with great views over Pena Palace too. Filipe was super friendly and everything provided was amazing.
Food:
The breakfast was lovely - we are both Vegan but fruit and coffee was provided which was great!
There is a lovely coffee and bagel shop down the road called Gigagem which was also brilliant to stop in before or after a trip.
For vegans, Sintra is a little limited but we found a health/raw food studio which gave us some food (but wasn't that tasty!!!) and a Chinese restaurant who did sweet chilli tofu.
Location:
The Five House is literally five minutes away from the train station and lots of lovely shops and restaurants around. Really lovely views and things to see. On the way up to the town, there are lots of street musicians and crafters selling their business so be sure to check them out and support them too!
On the whole, a really amazing first experience with AirBnB and Sintra!
Thank you Filipe and Vera! X