Is Meet Ilidia's House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Meet Ilidia's House located?

Located in São Pedro de Penaferrim, this vacation home is within a 15-minute walk of Sintra Mountains and Pena Park. Castle of the Moors and Moorish Castle are also within 1 mi (2 km). Sintra Tram Stop is 26 minutes by foot and Sintra Station is 23 minutes.

Meet Ilidia's House - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa P.

Sep 19, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay in Sintra

The house was perfect and in a great location for touring and relaxing. Easy walk to restaurants and attractions and quiet area with friendly locals.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason H., Kona, Hawaii

Jul 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay in Sintra

We had a great stay in Sintra. The home was clean, well stocked with everything we needed and very comfortable. I would highly recommend Ilidia’s House.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Valerie S.

Jun 17, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful host

We loved the location and friendliness of our host. Easy to walk/Uber everywhere. Such a wonderful experience.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trevor and Clare K.

Oct 10, 2023

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Great spot!

Very comfortable, well equipped, in a great location to explore Sintra. Really nice to have garage parking. aJoao was easily available and responsive.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sinead B.

Oct 14, 2023

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Fabulous Apartment

We really enjoyed our trip... All you could possibly need... A home from Home

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia G.

Aug 11, 2024

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excellent stay for Sintra sites!!

From the beginning, the property mgr was communicative and helpful about bus lines, sites, restaurants...even brought a thermometer over when someone became I'll The space and amenities were perfectly suited to our needs. We were driving so the garage was a big oerk.dgarage was

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne J.

Sep 22, 2023

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Wonderful bargain!

House was clean and updated! Easy to find restaurants and visit Sintra! Garage is a huge bonus. Highly recommend!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Paul G.

Aug 5, 2023

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Burbs of sintra

Good place for the money. Spend some time walkung around locally. Its worth it to do so and smaller crowds.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lina G.

Feb 3, 2025

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Highly recommend Llidia's House. Super friendly staff-always happy to help.

Sintra-charming destination of castles, history and natural beauty.Such a wonderful experience. Visited Portugal top to bottom right from here.Met on arrival by property owner Joao. Welcomed with travesseiros (universally recognized as one of Sintra's greatest delicacies), along with a number of complimentary amenities.The house is comfortable, clean and quiet in a safe neighborhood. Great wifi. Garage is a real asset. Easy cobblestone walk to some wonderful neighborhood restaurants. Joao's recommendations for dining, castles, Christmas Markets and even a fun saloon were spot-on! My favorite Caiscais open vegetable and fish market should be on everyone's list!A great value for the money.

Stayed 84 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer C.

Jul 2, 2018

Excellent amenities!

A very well appointed and updated house. Lots of extra amenities including Nespresso coffee, welcome fruit and wine, tons of extra pillows and blankets and bathroom amenities. Icing on the cake was a garage for the car. The house is located about 1.4 km from downtown. We found it to be an easy walk into town and a cheap Uber ride home after dinner. A very nice quiet location with easy access to all of Sintra. We loved the nearby Japanese restaurant, Harko, that was only 5 minutes walk down the street in a little village with other good bakeries and restaurants.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Sep 4, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Just outstanding. Apartment is clean, nicely decorated, air conditioned, fully loaded with everything what you need and more - starting from toothbrush, ending with espresso machine. John is an excellent host and I really appreciate welcome gift, makes unforgettable stay. Advice: don't believe Google Maps, they are outdated and show incorrect picture of apartment and street. Reality is completely different - there is a nice place to stay in the safe and quiet side of Sintra. Local restaurants (A Mourisca, Cantinho de São Pedro) are good. Apartment is highly recommended.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Doug M.

Feb 13, 2023

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Ideal stay!

The property is exactly as described. Spotlessly clean with a comfy bed and quiet. We cooked three dinners while here and had all the kitchen tools needed and a good dishwasher. After our preceding week in Lisbon, we had laundry to do and there was soap for the washing machine and a clothesline out the back door. There are five or six restaurants and coffee shops just a short walk away. For longer trips afield we would summon an Uber and it would be there in 2 minutes. Our host, Joau met us when we arrived and provided all the addresses we needed for shopping and castle visiting. He insisted we check out Caiscai's open air vegetable and fish market and it's one of the best you'll find anywhere. We were VRBO Premium hosts for years and this was the kind of visit we always tried to provide. Doug & Caroline

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

matt j.

May 5, 2024

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Disliked: Communication

Just ok

Host- gave us a nice brief run down on arrival. However, was not super responsive before hand or thereafter. Nice clean place. Bedrooms let in a lot of outside street light and can hear cars drive by.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter Ø.

Nov 8, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Sintra

Lækker lejlighed og køkkenet meget veludstyret

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stéphanie D.

Aug 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A découvrir !

Le logement correspondait à nos attentes. La propreté était très appréciable. Le propriétaire est disponible et à l’écoute. Je recommande ce logement pour vos vacances ☺️

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Valérie T.

Aug 13, 2023

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Vacances

Au top Appartement très convivial Conforme au descriptif Je recommande sans souci

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brett D.

Jun 18, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Sintra!

Great home right in the heart of Sintra. Very clean and well apportioned. Joao was a very good host and had this place looking great. We spent 5 nights here and saw Sintra top to bottom. Also took a couple road trips with our car. The property has a garage which was a very nice addition. We walked to a restaurant within minutes away several times for dinner and it was great. Picnic I believe the name was. All and all a great stay! Highly recommended this property. Thank you Joao!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tino V.

May 10, 2022

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Wonderful stay in Sao Pedro!

Joao, our host, Was helpful right from the start. Located in an older village town, most of the houses are rustic, the interior of this apartment was beautiful and modern! Absolutely the best equipped house we've stayed in. Joao has thought of everything you could possibly need, and we even enjoyed a lovely dinner together. The area is walkable to surrounding restaurants and cafes, About a 10 minute Bolt drive to central Sintra and historic areas, but quiet and relaxing. You will not be disappointed with this home. Hope to return again, thank you again. Joao, for your warm hospitality !

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

philip s., uk

Apr 20, 2022

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Sintra

A great place to stay

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

david t., toowoomba

Oct 18, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for Sintra with your car (and walkable to the center)

Fabulously updated property with garage across the street, close to good coffee and food and walkable to Sintra center. (That does not mean you should expect to arrive by train and walk, take a taxi from the station with your luggage if that is how you are getting here). This was a very good stay, the place is as advertised and I thoroughly recommend it. Take João s recommendations for food seriously, he was right on target for us. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Robin C.

Jul 21, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

We had a very enjoyable stay at Llidia's house. Our party, was made up of myself, my husband and our 20 year old son. We contacted Joao once we arrived in Sintra and arranged to meet, at the property. There is parking outside, but he was able to provide parking in his garage as well. We stayed here for four nights, but only spent three days in Sintra. On arrival the house was immaculate, everything we could possibly need. The staircase may not be suitable, for very small children. The interior is modern and furnished to a good standard. The Nespresso machine and pods was a lovely touch and we appreciated the gifts, that Joao gave to us, including wine and the delicious Pastries. Joao was very friendly and went out of his way, by showing us places of interest, local supermarkets and restaurants to try. We walked into the centre of Sintra, takes about 20 minutes, the roads are narrow but easier than taking the car. We visited Palacio de Quinta de Regaleira, Palacio Nacional de Sintra, castle of the moors, Sao Pedro and Palacio Nacional de Pena, We used the hop on hop off bus to get about as it stopped near the house . We visited the Restaurant Apeadeiro for Portuguese food and Harkos for Japanese food, both very good. Could of done with an extra day here as there is plenty to do that we missed.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Steven H., Thornton, Colorado USA

May 28, 2019

Fabulous, Friendly, and Fishy :)

João (John in english) and his family have provide a wonderful home to stay in Sintra. We felt so welcome. We arrived to warm pastries and John taking the time to tell us about Sintra and answering any question we had about the area. His family owns and runs a fish market at the Market in Cas Cais. Only 20 minutes away. We were invited to visit their fish market and get some fish. We did visit the next day and it was superb. We picked out fabulous fish, with John's help, and had their fish four times for dinner. We cooked Tuna, Sea Bass, Grouper and jumbo Shrimp to die for! His mother even told us how to prepare fish in a authentic Portuguese style, which we did. Very tasty! The rest of the market was classic European and great to visit. The home has been newly remodeled. It was tasteful and well done. Easily a great price. John was an excellent host all week. We had a small problem at one point. John was quick to respond and the item was taken care of quickly. Stay here and you will be exceedingly happy. Great location in Sintra. It is easy to get to many places and attractions in the area. Nice job to John and his family. Thank you Joa.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

JOSÉ G.

Apr 24, 2019

Muy satisfechos

El alojamiento estupendo, una casita muy acogedora, muy limpia, no le faltaba ningún detalle. Nos tenían unos detalles de bienvenida: vinos tinto, blanco y oporto, café con unos deliciosos dulces y bombones. Equipada con todo lo necesario para el aseo, dormitorios. tv estupenda, etc. Muy contentos

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joanie L.

Oct 28, 2018

We loved our stay in Sintra. Having a car made the location perfect. The apartment is beautiful!

The apartment is really gorgeous and well stocked for anything. Comfortabe, clean and seems brand new. The fabulous nespresso machine was just another touch which added to our stay. I cannot imagine a hotel that could compare to what you offer.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Leonid F.

Apr 23, 2018

Excellent apartment, highly recommended

We stayed at Joao's apartment in Sintra for 2 nights. There are 4 of us: two girls aged 7 and 15 and two parents. The apartment was perfect for our needs. It has 2 bedrooms and a spacious living room, is well equipped, and looks brand new. There is also parking - a rarity for old towns like Sintra. We parked the car (because driving on the tiny streets of the old city is very difficult) and took Uber everywhere -- the cost is only 3 to 4 euros to get almost anywhere a tourist would want to go. Joao is a great host who provided us with absolutely everything we need and answered all of our questions. I highly recommend this apartment, especially for families.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

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