Andreas is a gracious and helpful host. He responded immediately to all our inquiries even before we arrived. The apartment is clean, well-equipped and has lots of living and storage space - we had everything we needed during our month-long stay. The apartment guide proved to be a valuable resource with sight-seeing and transportation tips. It's only a 2-minute walk to Copacabana beach and Andreas even provides beach towels and chairs. A short walk in the other direction there are grocery stores, pharmacies, etc, however, the neighborhood has seen better days - we saw homeless families sleeping on the street corners almost every day. Overall it was a very good stay and we heartily recommend Andreas as a host.