Michael was a great host, always easy to talk to and really kind. The best thing about the flat is the location, a few minutes walking to Copacabana and Ipanema beaches and just in front of a metro station. It's a quiet place in one of the best pieces of Rio. The flat is really basic and it's not the place you would like to spend a lot of time inside (afterou a all you are in Rio, anyway, who wants to stay inside?). But it has a good bed, a decent toilet and a kitchen equipped with the basics. It was all we needed for a few days.