The cottage was peaceful, comfortable and has everything that you will need, from all kitchen items, to as many towels as you could want and Rosa left some very kind gifts of food and wine. Rosa is an absolutely delightful host - she is very kind and thoughtful and she is on hand, but she gives you complete privacy. She was always smiling, friendly and kind.
The house is completely clean and so was the pool area and garden. Everything was excellent. The village is only a few minutes walk away and has plenty of excellent quality restaurants and bars to fully entertain you. The beach was beautiful and clean. The sea is quite rough so not the best for swimming though. We found the Portuguese people to be extremely friendly in the village and further afield. There are very good supermarkets in the local area too. Sintra is easy to get to (we really recommend the historic tram) but on public transport it took two hours to get to Lisbon, so we only went once, although we had planned to go more often. We had a lovely relaxing holiday and would thoroughly recommend Rosa's cottage!