Jose’s place was the perfect base for me to explore Sintra. I walked into town and hiked to the monuments. If you like walking it’s such a beautiful walk to and from their house, even though it’s a little out of town. You can bus or taxi too but then you would miss the magic of the walk through the beautiful town if Sintra and surrounds. The bedroom / suite was huge and clean and the bed was comfortable. The local dogs like to bark in a chorus at night but apart from that it was quiet... The lady that lives in the house was very friendly despite very little English. I was not clear on wether I could really use the kitchen or not but I just ate out so it wasn’t a problem for me.