Beautiful, comfortable and cool house. Everything we needed was available including the basics such as washing powder, dishwasher tablets, cooking oil etc. Alexandra was very helpful.
The house is a very short drive from many beautiful beaches. We got to surf most days. Ribeira d'Ilhas is good for beginners and also more advanced surfers, but did get quite crowded in the water when we were there in July. There are plenty of other spots for more advanced surfers. It was also nice to just lie on the lovely small coved beach at Coxos.
We enjoyed an excellent meal in Rochedo restaurant, which is a 1 minute walk from the house, and pizza from the van above Ribeira d'Ilhas.
There is a Lidl not too far away, and small supermarkets and a butcher in Ribamar within walking distance where they tolerated my attempts at Portuguese with the help of Google translate, and were very friendly! Very nice Portuguese wines for less than 2 Euros.
On flat sea days we enjoyed a high ropes session at Adventure Park, Alges, near Lisbon. And for a break from the heat and sun went to the cinema at Torres Valdes. Most films are in English with Portuguese subtitles.
We had a super holiday!