This place has good potential to be a great Airbnb but it needs major updates.
Pros:
-Location: great area, surrounded by good restaurants. the area is also safe there's a police station right next door. Also very close to the beach.
-The host: Ricardo is a great host, very responsive and flexible.
Cons;
-A bit noise, but that's expected given the location. However, during our stay there was construction upstairs and they started at 7am.
-One of the rooms lacks A.C and you cannot sleep in Rio without AC.
-The bed- These are probably the most uncomfortable bed I have ever slept on, hard as a rock, I slept on the couch most nights for that reason, but the living room gets super warm with no AC.
-There aren't many appliances in the house, it's a bit bland, which is okay for bachelors but not suitable for family.
I will definitely stay here in the future if some of these areas of improvement get addressed.