Colares is a very nice village, and convenient to sintra and beaches. There are regular buses that stop around the corner of the house. We stayed a week and found that by buying a bus card from the quiosque and topping it up with 20 euros, we were able to use it to travel around the area all week. This was much cheaper than buying the 15euro tourist pass which provides unlimited travel on one day only. Walking up to the moorish castle, the Quinta da reguleira and a day at Azenhos do Mar were highlights. The apartment, although small, is clean and well equipped. The main bed was very hard, I would recommend sleeping in the second bedroom, but there were five of us so we had no choice. The children loved the huge garden and Luca the dog. My favourite spot was the balcony which has a beautiful view.