Joao was tremendously helpful and we could not have had a nicer host. We stayed for nearly 2 weeks and I deliberately chose accommodation which offered easy access to the beach and good transport links with both the city centre and the airport. The apartment met these requirements perfectly.

The apartment was very spacious, cool (ie didn't need aircon even on hot days) and beautifully furnished. In terms of size, it can easily accommodate a group of 6.

Excuse my list about a listing but these are the things I most liked:
Being on the edge of a city which had amazing range of cultural attractions, sufficient for us to visit something different every day;
Being in a city where eating out, taxis and public transport are unbelievably cheap.
Being less that 10 minutes walk from a vast, sandy surfing beach (Leca da Palmira);
Having a friendly small supermarket 20 metres from the front door;
Being in a non-touristy, genuinely Portuguese residential neighbourhood;
Being 15 minutes walk from countless seafood restaurants near Matsohinos beach;