Manelisa Cascais

This is not a hotel in the traditional sense; rather, it's a private home in a residential neighborhood that's converted to rooms at the ground level and two floors above. The owner is active in living in the basement and maintains a proactive and very welcoming engagement with the guests. The home is furnished with many older and most distinguished items. A large kitchen is accommodating at all hours and uses communal and modestly individualized arrangements for separation of guest foods, etc. Parking can be a bit tight, but on-street parking is available. I would say this is a very pleasant home-sharing type of experience. Some rooms will not have their own bathroom, which is an uncomfortable situation for those who require a bathroom at their disposal at all times. Cascais is an upscale seaside town along the seaboard west of Lisbon, and can be reached by expressway, seaside boulevards, and local train. It's a lovely town and has a delightful open market on Wed and Sat. The nearby beach of Guincho is breathtaking, with cliffs, dunes, and sandy beaches. Sintra is a treasure of Portuguese history, architecture, art, and former royalty tucked into the hills. This hotel is very quaint and well appointed, and will not disappoint if you receive a room with a bath. Do not accept the uppermost room on the 3rd floor of a narrow and winding staircase if you cannot tolerate a slanted ceiling, a single small skylight for a window, and a bathroom located across the hall.

While the property itself is pleasant, it is the lovely owner that makes a stay here a pleasant experience. She is friendly, helpful and genuinely caring. The property is not “fancy” but well kept and clean. We’d definitely stay with her again and highly recommend it. Also, it’s located on a cup-de-sac so there is little to no traffic on the street. She will greet you upon arrival.

I enjoyed my relaxing stay at Manelisa Cascais. It's a quiet location with easy parking and in a walkable neighborhood. The house is lovely and the room spacious and bright. The host is wonderful! What a relaxing stay.

Everything was perfect

I booked this on *********** after reading good reviews…how wrong was I. The room was up 2 flights of stairs and was an attic room with a sloping roof in the eaves so we could only stand up in half the room. It was a constant battle not to bang your head. The bed was a small double with a very hard mattress and hard pillows. There was no wardrobe or dressing table but a chest of drawers and a small hanging clothes rail both under the eaves so difficult to use either. A small velux window in the roof for light and the smallest tv possible on the wall. The private bathroom was down and across the outside corridor..(silly me thinking it was en-suite) the towels were old,hard and scratchy. The room itself was clean enough as was the bathroom and the fact the kitchen was open to all with tea and coffee etc was a plus point. However, taking everything into account and given that the place was fairly out on a limb, I certainly wouldn’t recommend at all.

This place is lovely The owners are amazing. They would go beyond expectations to support you . Each contact with them would improve significantly your confidence around the city and your understanding of the Portuguese culture. I would recommend this place to all