I enjoyed my trip to rio at max's place, it is as pictured, very spacious, very clean, great waterhead in the shower and great terrace, didn't use the kitchen much, but there is a microwave, percolator and water filter. the bathroom sink broke which is understandable with wear and tear, emailed max and he came bright and early the next day with his repair man to fix it and attended to all our questions quickly, he is very pleasant fellow to rent from as well. the only thing is leave the window or door open to outside for at least 20 minutes a day, to circulate the air, and leave the towels outside to dry not in the bathroom as well. there is a nice rack your wet bathing suits out on the terrace as well, the bed is a little hard, I'm not a firm bed person, but I didn't wake up with any aches and pain and slept pretty well there and the furniture was a little damp and warn likely because this place gets so many visitors, the doormen are very nice, but don't expect them to speak english, but very few people in rio speak english. thankfully max had some english/Portuguese books/guides to help you get around, and most importantly the wifi is fantastic, even able to use outside. it's not luxury, but it's the closest things to the modern amenities that your gonna get and a great deal.