We visited Ion and Sheila's place for 5 nights from the UK as the second half of our honeymoon in Rio. We loved it! The house was clean and full of amazing artifacts from all over the world that Ion and Sheila have gathered, and very cosy. There's no cooker so you have to go out for a main meal, but there is a microwave, fridge and toaster which is great for breakfast and snack meals. The little balcony and pool feel like you're close to nature, and we saw hummingbirds, little monkeys and dragonflies during our stay which was lovely. Ion and Sheila are wonderful, attentive hosts who made us very welcome- on our first day, Ion took us on an extensive tour of Santa Teresa including some great views and the Escadaria Selaron, and shared with us local knowledge which helped us learn more about the community we were staying in. He then took us to the supermarket and made us the best caipirinhas we had all fortnight! On Saturday night the square that's 50m from the house was full of music, food and dancing which was great fun. All in all, a lovely stay which was easily the best part of our time in Rio!