We really loved this apartment. It is light, airy, clean and spacious. The main attraction obviously is the balcony, which did not disappoint! It's really big with beautiful views over the ocean and beach below. You never get bored of the view; it's just so beautiful and lovely to wake up to! The balcony gets the sun until late afternoon too which was perfect. If you prefer the shade though, then the balcony has a table and chairs with an umbrella. We would eat breakfast out there of a morning and of an evening we would watch the sunset which was just amazing. The apartment literally has everything you need from pots, pans, plates, cutlery etc to a hairdryer, iron, washing machine, coffee machine and microwave. The fridge/freezer is huge and worked really well; our drinks were always ice cold! Lisi provided towels and there were lots of them! The apartment has air con too and it worked really well which is a bonus in the Rio heat. Lisi also provided a really nice welcome when we arrived. She walked us around the apartment to show us where things were and how to use the appliances. She also welcomed us with beers, water and cans of coke along with snacks, all complimentary. Lisi also had made an information booklet which provides information on everything you need to know about the Leblon area, such as where the supermarket was, restaurants, bars, cafes etc which we found really useful and a nice touch. We noted straight away that the apartment was spotless!The apartment has very fast internet and a tv with English channels but in all honesty Rio is too beautiful to stay in and watch tv. The Leblon area is a really nice area to stay in; much nicer than Copacabana in our opinion. Leblon is cleaner, safer and not as mad busy as Copacabana or even Ipanema. The apartment felt like an escape from the chaos of Rio as with it being in Leblon and quite high up, it felt chilled and relaxed. We had friends staying in Copacabana and after spending time in their place for the day, we were always happy to get back to our apartment which in our opinion was in a nicer part of Rio and crack open a beer on our fabulous balcony. Lisi is a perfect host as she doesn't bother you; she literally gives you the keys and the apartment is yours, but she makes it very clear that if you need her, then she is there. If we needed anything from her, we would just knock on her door below or WhatsApp her and she would respond straight away. As for location, the apartment is 10 minutes walk from central Leblon and about 20 minutes walk from Ipanema. An Uber to Copacabana took about 20 minutes. We found ordering our uber to the Sheraton opposite was a good idea. We would order our Uber there as it was a little bit...