#6563 Premium
No more availability in Summer 2024
House • Almargem do Bispo Portugal
Exchange types accepted
Statistics
Listed March 2022
Views 4436
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
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
BBQ
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
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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Non-reciprocal Only
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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Feedback
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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! -
Thanks so much Rocío! It was an absolute pleasure to have your lovely family stay in our home. You are welcome back any time.
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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 -
Thanks Linde. We had a lovely time and felt it was just the tip of the iceberg for Ireland, so will be back.
Desired Destinations
Open to any destination
Dates flexible
"Christmas and school holidays"
Dates flexible
"During school holidays"
Dates flexible
"School holidays"
Dates flexible
"Long weekends throughout the year"
Dates flexible
"July and August"
Dates flexible
"Christmas and New Year"
Dates flexible
"Christmas and New Year"
Dates flexible
"Christmas and New Year"
Dates flexible
"Christmas and New Year"
Dates flexible
"Christmas and New Year"
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