Book this place before someone else does! Seriously, one of my most impressive AirBnB stays ever. There's no catch - you really do get to stay in this fabulous place and to enjoy its copious facilities. The pool(s), the pool table, the pinball machine, the gym - plus a really good sized and totally private apartment (we got to choose which of the two large double bedrooms we preferred and just left the other closed). Jose and his family (including Cookie the dog) were very welcoming, the kids were charming and popped by to practice their English, and their local restaurant suggestion (Parlimento) provided truly one of our best meals in Portugal. Local, traditional, plentiful, delicious. In England waiting staff would never just bring you dishes to the table unordered as that's not how things work here but they do in Portugal and they know what they're doing! Easy to find. Good communication. Good speaker system thing and wifi in the bar-and-pool-table room that we plugged our phone in to have music as we played pool one night - too chilly for the swimming pool unfortunately! The next day we explored the Serra de Freita region (including a 10km walk and the Mizarela waterfall/ Frecha da Mizarela). We tried hard to get better walking maps for this region and didn't really succeed but to be honest, there are a good handful of very well signed trekking routes in this region (signed like Europe's GR routes, and in fact some sections of these walks do share some sections of GR routes) and we quickly realised that we weren't going to get lost as they are so well signed, even in decreased visibility (we had a bit of a foggy/ wet day). So if in the region, thoroughly recommend this place and exploring the trekking regions near Arouca - including the Paiva walkway for which you need to book your spot in advance especially if you want to do the walkway on a summer weekend. TIP: be careful Cookie the dog doesn't escape when you open the electronic gate to drive out! Or you will have to go and find her and coax her back :o)