The Good: The apartment is beautiful- modern, clean, comfortable, spacious and has all amenities. It's located close to Praia do Sol, which is great for surfers. Lisa is an incredible host- she provided fresh bread and fruit, was always quick to respond to messages, and helped with a shuttle to the airport. She accommodated additional dates for me as well. It's perfect for anyone on holiday who wants to stay up late and get up late.
The Unfortunate: The apartment is DIRECTLY ABOVE A CLUB. You have to walk through bar/club goers to enter, and they all smoke out front of the club, which then goes straight through the open apartment windows. The bed is directly above the sound system, so earplugs didn't prevent the bed from vibrating and keeping me away until past two am every night. The interior walls are also super thin, so I could hear all kinds of noise from apartments above and next to this one. Everything echoes. At times, I woke up afraid that someone was in the room, but the noises were loud and clear from adjacent rooms. I was in Ericeira for a training at the Vila Gale, so needing to wake up early each morning made for the worst week of sleep I have ever had.
You'll need to call Lisa when you arrive so she can let you in, but I didn't have an international phone plan, so the restaurant/club owners were nice enough to call her for me, and she arrived within five minutes. There is no view of the sea from the apartment. There's no balcony. It would have been amazing if on a different street, so I would highly recommend staying there if your intention is to stay out late and enjoy the night life. Lisa was GREAT and the apartment was GREAT- I wish I could give it full endorsement.