You know what is " home away from home" ? John's is ! From the moment I contacted John till he came to the apartment to see us off, John is always helpful,responsive and very kind. The apartment is immaculately clean, newly refurbished and very comfortable. The location is perfect, can walk to beach front, supermarket and restaurants. I had the misfortune of having a fish bone caught in my throat one evening and my sister called John, he was away and he called his dad to take me to hospital right away. Luckily the fish bone was gone before he arrived so I called to tell him I was OK. But John's dad came to check on me anyway to make sure I was OK. This is not just a host family, this feels like relatives! We had such wonderful time in Cascais we hope to come back again! Thank John for arranging the transport from Lisbon and to airport and all the help, we enjoy the apartment very much!