My wife and I stayed for five night in late November. Cascais still had plenty of sun. The view from the balcony is terrific. We could tire ourselves by watching others play beach kick-volleyball.
The flat has a restful old fashioned feel to it and we felt very at home.
We used the washing machine successfully (and there is a drying frame and pegs to let the sun do its quick work).
On the occasions that it was cold in the evenings, the air conditioning units had good heater capability.
The TV has a very limited range of channels - BBC World News and Bloomberg and seven Portuguese channels - one playing 80’s USA B-sitcoms…. But we didn’t need to watch TV.
The flat is well equipped with pretty well everything that you need, and we did use the two electric hobs for eggs and a spaghetti meal.
Security is worth a mention….the lift and spiral stairs (although you use the lift as it is effectively third floor and the stairs are a challenge) are only used for this flat and no other floors, and are inside an internal lockable gate at ground floor. So although there is no lock from lift into apartment you are secure with the downstairs gate.
I did see a review complaining of the second bathroom. It is in the eaves and has very low headroom. But we didn’t have to use it since we used the other bathroom. I could see that it could be an issue if four in the flat.
There was plenty of hot water to run nice hot baths if you wish.
The beds are very firm. This worried me at first but even after 5 nights my back survived fine. But they are firm.
We got a taxi when we arrived at the station (we had come in via Lisbon - Airport to station (Cais do Sodre) taxi about 12 Euros or currently cheaper with the Bolt App… Cais do Sodre to Cascais 5 Euros return for a 40 minute journey - frequent trains) The Cascais taxi has to go round the one way system but was about 8 Euros, but we walked it on return and it is less than a ten minute walk….and pulling along our hand luggage was easy along the cobbled stone pathways if slightly noisy…
There are many wonderful restaurants in Cascais - we didn’t try Daniel’s Italian restaurant but should have…. and we really enjoyed walking around the marina and up to Farol Museu de Santa Maria - terrific house to view around and the Museu Condes de Castro…. opposite….. another great place to visit…. and the park next to that is amazing….no spoilers here but you must visit that.
The Museu de Vila - Cascais museum - is just around the corner and is interactive and worth a visit too.
Of course we went to Sintra and we got the 403 bus for an 80 minute trip via Cabo da Roca which had great views (11 Euros roving return ticket) but there are quicker more direct busses - and we didn’t get to the Pena palace/gardens so will have something to do on return.