Quinta do Casal de Santo António

We spent two days at Joao and his family’s house, and it was a pleasant experience sharing time with them. They are always ready to help if you want to make a restaurant reservation or get suggestions for things to do in Lisbon. The house has everything. I don’t remember if there was a coffee machine, but we always had breakfast out. The house is family-friendly. It’s an old ground-floor home. The walls are very thick, so I assume it stays cool in the summer, but I visited during the winter, and the big plus of the house is the wall radiators, which have become rare in Portugal. They were nice and warm and managed to heat the entire house. There’s also a lovely pool for the summer. The tranquility is unparalleled. You can enjoy the silence of the countryside while still being just half an hour away from Lisbon’s main attractions. We will definitely return.

Wifi sometimes flapped, but not a major concern we managed to do what we had to do.

It’s the most gorgeous property. Lovely small cottage with amazing outdoor space. The host was very kind and friendly. Such a beautiful place to stay at.

The house was a bit damp when we stayed there.

Joao was the most welcoming and pleasant host! His property was stunning and an ideal place for us to base ourselves when attending a wedding at Solar de Pancas.

A unique, historic and fantastic property to spend a week in, which was extremely peaceful and tranquil. Location is in a small village, but only a 5 min drive to shops, supermarket and easy access to the motorway network. We visited Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais, Mafra, Ericeria, Santarem, all of which are within a 45 mins drive. Jaoa and family were all very friendly and full of helpful advice, whilst being very respectful of us being next to their family home and swimming pool.

Joao and his family were great hosts. It was a stunning property will a lot of history , huge gardens to roam around in and a lovely swimming pool (which we didn’t have time to use). It took us about 50 minutes to get to Lisbon( though we knew it wasn’t close when we booked) as the route travels very close to the airport and there was a lot of traffic. However Joao suggested a car park just out of Lisbon with metro attached and it was easy going from there. A large supermarket nearby is very convenient.

The internet is a little slow with four people using it.

Swimming pool - kids 9 and 11 especially liked it, comfortable beds, well equipped house, spacious place for parking, garden, good location to drive around in Portugal, host and all family very nice, very welcoming

Superb historical house in the heart of Alenquer. João was a fantastic host. Parking available on premises and the house is a 5 min drive to supermarkets.

João was an exceptional host with a great attention to detail. I'm nothing but grateful for the hospitality and warmth our family received during our stay. The place is magical full of history and good energy, thank you for having us!

Great

Excellent communication. the place is nice, clean and the beds were comfortable.