Sancho was an ideal host! He was communicative and also sent us instructions and a map on how to get there, and he was helpful by answering any questions we had. Teresa was kind and welcomed us into Casa das Portas. Sancho has a fine attention to detail, and we had maps, and information on the area and also had a bottle of wonderful wine and some fruit as well as coffee & tea supplies when we arrived.
The apartment is a beautiful, 2-story, renovated, historic stable! It had everything we needed, was comfortable and quiet even though it is located on a main street next to the beaches. It was the perfect place to relax if you don't want to be where the tourists are.
The view of of ocean was fantastic and we had a hidden garden with BBQ all to ourselves. Sancho also gave us some great tips on where to eat locally.
We also had a parking space. The local train station is a short 5-min walk away, and the train takes 19 minutes to get into Lisbon. We preferred to mainly stay around Paço d'Arcos as it had a lot to offer and only went into Lisbon once.
We enjoyed our conversations with Sancho and we would definitely consider staying there again if we visit Lisbon.