Ocean Center Apartments

Location, location, location! you’re basically a short stroll from the beach, which made life incredibly easy (especially with kids in tow). The apartment was clean and well-kept, and we really appreciated the welcome touches, a bottle of wine and crisps waiting for us, which instantly put us in holiday mode. Plenty of towels were provided, and the hosts themselves were friendly and pleasant to deal with.

The biggest downside was the admin around check-in and check-out. We ended up communicating with multiple people across WhatsApp and Booking.com, which made things feel unnecessarily complicated. There were quite a few messages asking for arrival times, days before, the day before, and again on the day, even though we had already provided a time slot. The same happened with check-out, where there was a strong focus on the exact minute we’d be leaving, despite agreeing to the 11am check-out. It took away a bit from that relaxed holiday feeling. A few small practical things would make a big difference. There wasn’t really a usable bin in the apartment (just a tiny one in the bathroom), and while recycling is great, some simple guidance or a better setup would help guests a lot. For privacy, you either had full exposure or full curtains, something like frosted windows would be a nice middle ground so you don’t feel like you’re living in a cave during the day. And finally… the sofa bed. Calling it a “bed” might be generous, it was very firm and not particularly comfortable, so worth revisiting. But besides the recommendations above the place is definitely a great find

Location to beach and restaurants was excellent

Noisy building work next door

Location was excellent. We were minutes from the beach, shopping and restaurants.

Bathroom door in the master did not close (it was a sliding door). We could hear everything through the hallway door. Parking is difficult but this is the case in all of Cascais.

It has an amazing central location right next to the beach just step out the door. The apartment is well equipped and the air. Conditioning was a life saver in some extreme hot weather. The apartment is spacious and has two bathrooms.

The outside patio area is very small and not very well updated. It was quite difficult to sit out there as the air conditioning units created hot air. It could do with an upgrade of the patio.