This 'quaint little cottage' was absolutely lovely. Very clean and fresh. Bed is very comfortable. Didn't have to bring those extras like shampoo, conditioner, tea towels even coffee .
In the beginning during the mornings and evenings there might be alot if cars going by but after a while you don't 'hear' it any more.
We spent most of our time in the garden when we weren't travelling. There is plenty of privacy.
Sintra is 4km away and easily accessible with Uber 4€.
Personally we found the roads a bit tricky to drive so we used Uber or bus for getting around and the service is excellent.
The wines in the shop next door are the best.
Barnardo's parents were also very helpful to us, giving good advice and tips for non touristy places to visit.
We had the hard luck as the restaurants locally were all closed on Monday, the day we arrived, so we went straight to Sintra .
There is a lovely Portugese restaurant 5min walk up the road, Caricato, is very good and very cheap.
Staying in Bernardo's place is like a second home, they really make you feel welcome.