This house was our home away from home for our vacation in Portugal. It was all we four friends could've asked for and so much more! We had everything we needed in abundance and the interior was super cozy and always welcoming after a long day of exploring. There was really nothing we were missing! The kitchen was even more well equipped than some of ours, the bathrooms were wonderful (the fact that there was one for each of us felt very luxurious!) and the living and bed rooms were always warm and homely. We enjoyed sitting in the garden when the sun was out or having breakfast on the front balcony by sunrise. It's simply a marvellous, very relaxing house.
The location is perfect; you can walk to the beach, drive to the towns around in no time at all and there's pretty much everything you need in walking distance (small supermarket, bar, restaurant, butcher, pharmacy, bus stop, trash bins). Being close to Lisbon and in the center of Portugal, there are a lot of options for day-trips.
Ana and Mario were amazing hosts! They went out of their way to make us feel welcome; helped us whenever we needed any advice and provided us with a lot of useful information about their country and places to visit. Even after our stay, they helped us with things and were always very quick to answer any inquiries in a wonderfully nice hospitable way.
Being students, we had a limited budget but we couldn't have ever imagined finding a place this beautiful. The Beija-Flor house was definitely the best holiday home any of us have ever stayed at and this vacation will always be a memorable one.
All in all, we warmly recommend the Beija-Flor house to anyone planning to visit Portugal - we guarantee you'll feel as much at home as we did!