There is a lot to love about this place. It was tastefully decorated and we arrived to a kitchen stocked with rolls, fruit, butter, oils, basic spices and some delicious biscuits. It was by far the best stocked kitchen we have experienced in an Airbnb.
We love the heating in the bedrooms and bathroom. It was January and a heated bathroom was especially nice. There were lots of premium towels and drawer space in the bathroom along with good water pressure and hot water in the shower.
The bedding is wonderful and we especially loved the cozy fleece bottom sheets. With three bedrooms there was plenty of space for our group of three. (We didn’t need to use the top floor bedroom that is accessed through the main bedroom on the second floor.) Bedrooms were quiet at night and shutters kept out light. Again, heating in both bedrooms was very much appreciated.
Parking is on the street right in front of the houses. There was an open spot on the side of the building and we were able to park our car there. We then took Uber everywhere as we didn’t feel comfortable driving on the narrow winding roads for our Sintra sightseeing. (We're glad we left that to locals! ) It took about 20-25 minutes to get to the palaces. This does not appear to be a neighborhood where you walk to shops or restaurants, but we didn’t try that so can’t say for sure.
There is a charming patio with a lemon tree in the back of the house. If the weather was warmer we would have definitely used it.
Internet was slow. The fastest speed I clocked was 2.75 mbps and typical was less than 1 mbps.
We had a problem during our stay that we communicated to the host through the app and we did not get a response. She reached us before we left and was very apologetic. Seems to be something going on with the app. It did not reflect the rest of the experience here so I am happy to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Overall this is one of the nicest Airbnbs we have stayed in during our travels through Portugal and many thoughtful touches have gone into making it comfortable and welcoming.