The Wooden Villa is a wonderful property in a beautiful private location close to Sintra and only 45 minutes drive from Lisbon. Its close to the National Park and some wonderful beaches. With a shared (with the owner) but magnificent swimming pool, tennis courts and beautiful gardens, it is an oasis to come home to after a long day on the beach.
The property is modern, spacious and clean. It has one large mezzanine loft sleeping area which is sectioned off with curtains. Whilst we were aware of this, and it didn't spoil our holiday in any way, it would be nice to have slightly more privacy with two teenage boys! A 2nd bathroom would be very useful and probably needs a better shower if I am honest but again these are minor issues.
There are 4 or 5 great beaches within 10-30 minutes drive with wonderful rugged coastline and great seas for body boarding and surfing. Our favourites were For do Lizandro (30 mins) and Praia Do Macs (10 mins), both fantastic beaches with lifeguards and great beach restaurants.
There are plenty of local restaurants which served good food at great prices and we found one or two great restaurants in particular one in Azenhas which was wonderful. Portugal still provide amazing value for money with reasonable restaurant prices and local supermarkets.
The owner was extremely helpful, very responsive, on hand when we needed anything and gave us great information about the area.
We had a fantastic holiday and can highly recommend the Wooden Villa.