Spent two weeks here in June July 2013 and was thoroughly enjoyable for many reasons;
The apartment itself is well decorated with antiquties and comfy sofas / chairs with persosnal art
A magnifiecent kitchen that any chef or home entertainer would be proud of
Comfy beds and excellent toilet shower facilities
all with gorgeous breezes thruout
Location to beach cafes, gym, grocery, would not be easier
The square behind the complex is home to restaurants that cover Portuguese to Chinese and great coffee deserts, open every day, about 2 minutes walk, seriuosly
The grocery store, Pingo Doce, is a further 2 minutes away but has other stores with good fashion, salons, pharmacy, food court and a gym in the hotel that allows casual membership
The beach well that may take all of 2 minutes to walk across the street inteh ipposite direction the restaurants, and is sensational, long, easy swim, no rip tides, only really cold water.....but the sun easily warms the body...
Along thebeach are several more restaurants, cafes, Sangrea, seafood, extraordinarily wonderful, the food is so inexpensive going out to eat, you may not take advantage of the excellent kitchen back at the apartment!
The owner also has personal contacts which we used extensively as a tour guide of the area who drove us to many places, in particular our favorite was Sintra, in the hills outside of Lisbon where there is a remarkable temperature drop, the guide is also an excellent chef as had an evening meal prepared for us.
We will be returning to this place to enjoy more of the region and all it has to offer, thank you for a great family vacation, JB Australia