Name: Storytellers Villas
Address: R Marqua S Viana 25, Sintra, 2710-490, PT

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Corina

We had a great overnight stay at Storytellers Villas in Sintra. The location is peaceful and quiet, yet close to all the main attractions in Sintra. The beautiful garden was a lovely place to relax, and we were delighted to be greeted by the friendly resident cat!

The beds were very comfortable, and everything was spotlessly clean. The hosts made us feel very welcome, and the whole experience was enjoyable from start to finish. We would happily stay here again and highly recommend Storytellers Villas to anyone visiting Sintra.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Tor-Andre

Very much enjoyed our stay! Clean, spacious rooms and great location. Walk up to entrance to Pena Park is around 20 minutes, mind you steep uphill, but still just about as close as you can get. The backyard garden is an calm oasis to rid you of all everyday stress. Staff was very friendly and helpful

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Francois

Tout était simplement parfait!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Johnny

Very clean and quaint villa. Property managers were flexible and easy to communicate with. Common areas with fish and a cat were pleasant. Would absolutely stay again.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2026

Patrick

As a family of four, we adored our journey in the Storytellers Villas. As soon as we arrived, we were welcomed by a beautiful cat and a great employee. Everything was clean and taken care of. I strongly recommend this beautiful place for a calm and peaceful journey in Sintra.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Eugene

The two bedroom apartment that we booked for our family was big enough to accommodate four people. Full kitchen, complementary bottle of wine. The apartment had two showers, but one of them was very small for our 6’4” son. Very nice breakfast. Charming property. We came during the busy holiday activities, so parking was challenging - be aware that parking on the street may subject your vehicle to the damage from passing by vehicles due to narrow streets. Few steps away from amazing restaurant, Taxka, with amazing food and service!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Shirley

Beaucoup de stationnement dans la rue et proximité des restaurants.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Diogo

Great small hotel close to Sintra. Walking distance to several excellent restaurants. The common patio area is beautiful and relaxing. Quiet.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Wanfang Su

Noce

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Wanfang Su

Nice, friendly, and helpful staff. The room is cozy with the amenities needed in the kitchen and bathroom. The court yard is nice. The Jeany the cat warmly welcomes everyone. The place is conveniently located to all the attractions. We will highly recommend it to anyone.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2026

Autumn

clean room, beautiful area, not centrally located in lisbon but close enough to uber easily. EXCELLENT parking, definitely the easiest of the trip- huge lot right across the street! no AC which made it a bit stuffy during the heat wave, and the check out time was slightly confusing, but everyone was very helpful and the area was walkable and quiet, with restaurants and shops conveniently located. also VERY close to peña palace, if you’re visiting! additional perk- a kitty lives in the garden and will definitely cuddle with you if you’re open to it. would definitely book here again!

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2026

Jennifer

Beautiful property and lovely accommodations. Super close to restaurants and cafes. Highly recommend Cantinho de Sao Pedro. Excellent traditional Portuguese food for reasonable prices. Communication at the villas was excellent, however we were never told how to book breakfast so if you’re interested in that, I suggest asking ahead of time. We had a two bedroom Villa for 6. Space was tight but we were only there to sleep. Would definitely recommend these accommodations!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2026

Anjali

Beautiful rooms in central Sintra; quite peaceful with nice garden, pond and outdoor seating to relax in the evening. Rooms have lots of kitchen amenities fridge, microwave, coffee maker.
Lots of free parking at park across from apartment.
walkable to palaces but it's all up hill and takes 35 - 45 min with kids family. Book Uber to palaces early since it takes long to find driver and 20-30 mins in traffic.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2026

Rena

Amazing stay!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

Maria

What a delight this site was. Refreshing to see the thoughtfulness in the room design. The layout was great. The storage was as well. Will definitely recommend. Parking was great across the way as well. Enjoyed it very much.

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2026

Daniel

Great location, with free parking available in the front. Communication from the host was excellent. Very happy with our stay.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2026

Kellie

The property inside was cozy and beautifully decorated. Breakfast was delicious and they accommodated our early departure times to get to castles by delivering breakfast early. The staff were fantastic and extremely friendly! The outside and area was not as nice, but that is how Sintra looks overall. The location was safe and pretty convenient as far as Sintra goes. Sintra is an odd place with a lot of rain and almost non existent sidewalks. Outside of the castles, it is not as nice. We enjoyed our stay inside Storytellers and would stay again in this property, but we’d would not stay again in Sintra.

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2026

Alejandro

Beautiful, clean and comfortable villa. Nice quiet location. A true boutique hotel. Friendly and accommodating staff. Loved it and will visit again without hesitation. 10 out of 10

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Dwain

The staff was amazingly welcoming and helpful. Parking was easy and plentiful directly across a small street- we had no problem taking our luggage into the property. This location really provided a magical experience with a beautiful garden which had décor from across the world. Even a koi pond and turtles. There were multiple places to enjoy the outdoor seating. the room was a very nice mix of an historical wall with new amenities. Very clean. We loved the room keys! Breakfast was exceptionally good with a variety of items to choose from.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2026

Lorna

This is such a fantastic place to stay. The staff and owner were extremely helpful. We can’t say enough about them. 100 percent perfect we will definitely be back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2026

Trupti

The accommodation is cozy and clean, with everything you need for a comfortable stay. Lots of places to get food in the neighbourhood and close to major attractions. The staff were very respectful and responsive.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

Alejandra

Great Staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Briar

Safe, beautiful, nice location. Parking was great.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2026

Zoltan

Cute boutique hotel. They were working on restoring hot water when I arrived, at 9pm there was loud drilling just outside my villa. After that, staff was nowhere to be found for the next two days - although their mobile no. is left in the room.
Breakfast room was dead in the morning.
Left the keys inside the room when I left, since there was noone to leave it with.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Micheal

Stay was great, we were slightly delayed receiving the room but we were provided keys and our luggage was stored and put into the room for when we came back. Checkout was early so we were able to leave the keys on the counter and leave through the side door which locked behind us. Free parking was available in the lot across the street.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2025

Xiaoqiang

The property is more like a Airbnb than a hotel as the description. It is a very old property. The bathroom door is broken, can’t close.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2025

Fumito

When we arrive, the door of the second bathroom was broken and could not close. Managers tried to move us to 1BR1BA apartment which was too small for 3 of us. We stayed in the original room and used one bathroom without a door. We tried to contact managers to ask for discount for this problem but had no response.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Manoj

Very good place to stay

Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2025

Richard

Pros: Well designed, comfy rooms; rather than a kitchenette, a nearly complete kitchen; great house keeper; convenient location; easy parking.

Cons: Lousy back office.

Before I even arrived, I received a weird request from the Storytellers through Hotels.com to pay an additional 176 euros. I was fully paid and ignored it, nothing more was said of it, but in view of what came later it deserves mention.

At the end of the stay, the management hit me up for an extra 20 euros for using the sofa bed. Mind you, I booked for myself and my son, so obviously we would use the extra bed. I had to ask for bedding on arrival and nothing was said until the end.

So that was both surprise/hidden billing as well as nickel and diming, because I've never been charged for using a sofa bed before. Not anywhere.

Although they honored my VIP-Platinum status for early check in, I was also supposed to get a bottle of wine because of VIP and that wasn't there.

The kindest way to describe it is the back office/management is confused; the unkind way you can probably guess, but I will leave that unsaid.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Yvonne

Room was clean and decorated beautifully.
The only issue we had was the electricity would randomly shut off- happened a couple times in a 12 hour stay. Seems to be a common occurrence at this property.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Douglas

Staff went beyond their duties. It was raining hard when we arrived and the cleaning/night shift person not only helped us get our luggage into the room, got us an umbrella and helped us settle in.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

Barbara

We loved everything about our stay. Highly recommend

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Linda

Walkable to restaurants/cafes, and the Moorish and Pena castles. Was very relaxing. Staff were helpful with their recommendations. Lisbon only 20 minutes away and after spending day in Lisbon we were very glad we stayed in Sintra instead. Would stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Jonathan

We had a tremendous stay at the Storytellers Villas. We cannot recommend this location highly enough. We stayed in the two bedroom room, and it was the perfect amount of space; our nine year old was thrilled to have her own room and bathroom.

We had the pleasure of being served by Bowani who is not only the housekeeper, but also the receptionist, and the server at breakfast. Obrigada, Bowani! You are a gem.

Breakfast was a great selection of breads, croissants, ham, cheese, yogurt and hot beverages. All you need!

We will definitely be back.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Dan

They were very accommodating and always checking to see if you needed anything. Nicely kept unit and very peaceful setting.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2025

Luis

Great place, but very noisy. If you are partying until late it's great and close to everything, but if you have an early flight or want a good sleep on a Friday or Saturday night, look elsewhere.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Perla

The staff were friendly and provided helpful information, the place is beautiful, they have a beautiful garden, the breakfast was good, and the location is ideal

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Robert

The facility is a group of apartments located around a central garden. So relaxing! The staff is precious. The office manager is a wonderful person who cares for each guest as if they were family. I would repeat the stay!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Karen

We loved this hotel. The staff was kind and helpful, especially Bonnie who kept our room spotless…anything we needed they provided. It’s not a modern property but we preferred the roominess of having 2 bedrooms and close to many restaurants. There is a great little coffee shop next door with delicious pastries we went to every day!

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Sophie

This is a beautiful place to stay if you’re planning a trip to Sintra.
Our room was beautiful and thé service impeccable!
I would highly recommend it!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

YuQi

Wondering experience

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

13 Sep 2025

Donna

False advertising!

The housekeeper was the only redeeming quality of this hotel. When I booked, I only wanted to look at hotels with air-conditioning. This hotel said it had air conditioning, but when I checked in, I had a fan. I found out only one unit actually has air conditioning and the rest don’t. Also, the armoire in the bedroom smelled like mildew as did the bathroom. Too many red flags with this place.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2025

Fernando

Great stay and helpful hosts

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Kristina

Receptionist was amazing

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Richard

Perfect location, hotel was clean and big with all the appliance

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Connie

It was cute and clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Stuart

Very tidy, clean and quiet room. Staff were excellent

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2025

Larry

The property was tight for two couples. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2025

ANA

Very warm reception
Thank you

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

Anahita

Thank you for a lovely stay!

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2025

Douglas

Super cute apartment with everything we needed. Walking distance to the palaces and other tourist attractions. Very clean, easy parking, and very helpful and friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2025

Mason

Surrounded by a Street Market

The room was nice and quaint. The lady who checked us in knew little English but was really nice. We missed breakfast one day because we didn't know it was coming. The next day the nice lady delivered breakfast in picnic basket. It was nice. We parked for free in the lot across the street. Problem was no one told us a street market happens in that parking lot on Sunday. Our rental car was surrounded by venders. The police had to get involved to help us get out of the parking lot. It was stressful. Be aware.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2025

Joana

Be aware of what you book.

We were intentionally downgraded to an inferior room, as the management felt we got too good of a deal on the booking site we used to book. We booked and paid for two nights in a one bedroom unit with kitchen. We were checked into a studio with a tiny fridge and nowhere to place luggage. Upon addressing this with the staff, they offered to move us but it was too late at night and was not suitable as we had already settled in and were busy with plans.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Kimberly

We loved the Storytellers Villas. The location in Sintra was perfect for us, with the bus stop right across the plaza. Our villa had 2 rooms and 1 bathroom with plenty of hot water for washing dishes and showering at the same time. The beds were firm but not uncomfortable with plenty of pillows and extra blankets. The floors were wood with floor runners. The son of the owner was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area. The house keeper had breakfast, continental, ready between 8:30 and 8:45 daily. Our rooms were very clean and always made up when we arrived back from excursions. I would definitely recommend this establishment.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2024

Amalia

We loved our stay at the Storytellers Villas. The accommodation was beautiful. We had everything we needed. Diogo and the housekeeper were very welcoming and always available to answer any questions and offer suggestions. We would not hesitate to recommend this property to anyone visiting the enchanting city of Sintra.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2024

Kim

Delicioso em todos os sentidos! Oj espremido na hora, pão fresco e pastelaria e frios e queijo entregues em nosso apartamento todas as manhãs. Terrenos tranquilos e agradáveis. E a equipe/anfitriões são tão amigáveis, envolventes. Sinceramente, desejo que os convidados se sintam confortáveis.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Kathrin

We had a lovely stay. The owner was wonderful, cooked us an amazing breakfast, and gave great recommendations for places to eat and things to do. Highly recommend!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2024

Emily

Favorite place I've ever stayed!! Kindest staff in the world. Sintra is so beautiful!

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2024

Maria

The staff is so friendly and goes above and beyond 😉

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2024

Karen

Wow wow wow! We absolutely loved this place. We had a cute little 1 bdrm apartment and it was so perfect. Beautifully decorated, peaceful, comfy. There was a full refrigerator and microwave so we were able to have our left overs from the awesome food we had while visiting Sintra.

Christina was our main host at the office and she was WONDERFUL! So friendly and full of recommendations and helpful advice. She was there for anything/everything we needed.

The hotel is a little off the beaten path, which was welcome as the city center is very crowded. This place is truly a gem.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2024

Sherif

Great staff and management were fantastic and very helpful. Free street parking was good.

The facility is very modest at best. And far away from all the attractions.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2023

David

We stayed in the ground level studio apartment. Cute space, pretty entrance, manicured courtyard, nice kitchen area. Wonderful restaurants within a short walk. Free parking lot across the street. We visited during an unusual heat spell. The AC tower was not suitable to keep the space comfortable. Could not open doors since they were ground level and did not have screens. Air circulation not adequate, felt stuffy.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2023

Richard

Beautiful property. Great hosts. Our best stay in our two week Portugal trip!

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2023

ronald

good food and service

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2023

claire

Cozy place to stay at in Alcobaca. Just a couple of blocks away from the monastery and restaurants. Breakfast was delicious.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2023

Ellyn

Perfect Sintra stay

Excellent in every way. Location, reception, accommodations and definitely the breakfast.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2023

Melissa

Double check for air conditioning before booking!

The location was good for us, walkable to a wedding and other places to eat. If you don't like walking, you'll need Uber/Bolt to city center of Sintra and other major attractions. It's a 25 minute walk to city center and palace of pena is not walkable. Nice building, well kept. It was clean. But we searched specifically for air conditioning, which was our top criteria. We like to sleep at 69F (20.5C). When we arrived we found there was no air conditioning. It is the unforgivable sin. Very hard to sleep. Thankfully it was not hot the week we were there, but there were not enough windows to get good airflow, plus keeping windows open leads to a lot of street noise, especially on Saturday night with nearby bar.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2023

Andrew

Pleasant room, wonderful staff, and the best breakfast!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2023

Josh

Nuno is terrific and this place is a great choice if you want to stay in Sintra. It’s a kilometer hike to town, but free parking is accessible.

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2023

Jaeho

Our two bedroom apartment was decorated with nice old furniture but cramped. Breakfast at the dining room was great. Parking was easy as free community parking was just across the street. To get access to the main attractions at Sintra(Regaleira, National Palace), we needed to call Uber as the Villa is located at the skirt of the town. The Villa was nice but we do not think it deserve 4 stars considering the size and amenities of the room and the facilities.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2023

Mojan

Had a lovely stay for one night with my husband and parents. The property was beautiful and very well maintained. A pretty courtyard and convenient for Ubers to come and go. Staff was extremely accomodating and friendly. We got some good advice on how to see the city from Marco. Amazing breakfast! Would definitely stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2023

Mark

We loved our stay here! The apartment was gorgeous and well stocked and the staff was amazing! So kind and helpful with all our needs. Highly recommend!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2023

Andrea

I liked almost everything about the property. Nunno, the manager, couldn't have been more helpful, making us breakfast in the morning, securing dinner reservations, and offering us tour suggestions which were helpful. The only negative was the festival of San Pedro that happened to coincide with our stay and was across the street. Ot was charming except for the loud music that ended sometime between midnight and 2 am.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2023

Rino

Staff were exceptional

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2023

Marianne

Amazing customer service, conveniently near everything. Very clean and cozy, they even included some fresh fruit free of charge that we all enjoyed

Leisure Family_with_children