Manuel and Vitor were very helpful accommodating our two bikes. The apartment is close to the station, but the windows are well insulated so that there is very little train noise. It took us a while to get our heads around the geography of Sintra, but it is a short walk over the overpass to the shops of Portela de Sintra, and maybe a kilometre pleasant walk around to the old part of Sintra where the Royal Palace is.