We were looking for a place out of the city and close to golf courses.
Gerard's place is perfectly situated to golf courses, walk to bakery and cafes and drive to restaurants on the beach. Our last night we found the beach front walkway and had dinner - about a 10-15 minute drive tops.
We had been in hotels for a few weeks, so getting a chance to wash our clothes and watch English TV was very relaxing for us. The A/C units in the rooms kept us really cool during the hot month of July.
We drove to Lisbon twice and found it pretty easy!