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Can only travel in August

House • Almargem do Bispo Portugal

9 Guests

4 Bedrooms

5 Beds

2 Bathrooms

1 Car space

1 Car available

Primary home

Exchange types accepted

Non-Reciprocal

Statistics

Listed March 2022

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General Overview

Our recently extended and renovated home is located in a quiet village about 20 minutes' drive from Lisbon. We are also 20 minutes from the beautiful historic town of Sintra with its palaces and castle and about 30 minutes from the bustling coastal town of Cascais. The gorgeous beaches of Sintra and Cascais are a similar distance away.

Guest Access

Our house is built on several levels and there are steps between the living room and one of the bedrooms, as well as up to the converted attic space. Three of the bedrooms are on the ground floor, but there are a couple of steps to negotiate to get to the back bedrooms and bathrooms.

Notes

We ask our guests to feed our cat (and give her water from a tap as that's the only way she will drink it!). She's super easy to look after and comes and goes as she pleases through a cat flap. We have a dog, but will arrange for her to stay elsewhere when we exchange.

Features

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Fridge

WiFi

Bed sheets

Oven

Towels

Washer

TV

Heating

Hair dryer

Microwave

Iron

Dishwasher

Workspace

Clothes dryer

Coffee machine

High Speed Internet

High Speed Internet

Garden / yard

Bathtub

Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace

Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace

BBQ

First aid kit

Balcony

Fireplace

Covered porch / verandah

Covered porch / verandah

Travel Styles

Weekend

Budget

Family

Foodie

Relaxing

City

Village

Mountains

Beach

Water

Tropical

Skiing

Culture

Hiking

Cycling

Good public transport

House Rules

Suitable for infants under 2

Suitable for children ages 2-12

Pets not allowed

No smoking

Allergens

Carpet free

Smoke free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

The village has two cafés, a basic restaurant, a bakery that makes what our son calls "the best bread in the world" and a hairdresser. The next villages over have minimarkets, pastry shops and basic restaurants serving typically Portuguese dishes for a very affordable price. There's a large shopping mall with lot of amenities (clothes, supermarket, electronics, Kidzania theme park and other kids' activities, cinemas... ) just 10 minutes away.

Nearest airport

Lisbon airport is about a 20.-minute drive from our house.

Getting Around

It is important to have a car as, although there is a bus stop just a minutes' walk from the house, buses only run a few times a day. We can consider a car swap (Citroen C3 from 2010 - very reliable, but nothing fancy and not ideal for long trips).

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Non-Reciprocal exchange 16 nights Aug 2023

Rocío

12 exchanges103 nights13 feedback

Catarina was a wonderful host, very communicative. The house is big and comfortable for us, we enjoyed the barbeque :) and Lily's company. She helped us a lot providing information of the area and was very helpful when our car got broken. Thanks, Catarina and family!

Catarina replied · 2 years ago

Thanks so much Rocío! It was an absolute pleasure to have your lovely family stay in our home. You are welcome back any time.

Simultaneous exchange 11 nights Aug 2022

Linde Verified

21 exchanges196 nights33 feedback

This was our first exchange with PLU, but we have done many many others. And this was one of the best, the house was big and spacious, and well equipped. Importantly, for us from Ireland, there is a lovely shady terrace, and the house was quite cool, especially at night. Catarina is an excellent communicator, we exchanged dozens of messages, and she has been very helpful throughout

Catarina replied · 3 years ago

Thanks Linde. We had a lovely time and felt it was just the tip of the iceberg for Ireland, so will be back.

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Catarina

We are a family of four. Two adults and two boys (born 2006 and 2009). We love travelling and animals and have done several housesits and exchanges as a family. We make sure to treat your home with respect and leave it as we found it.

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Greater Manchester, UK

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Iceland

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Croatia

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Gibraltar

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