My wife and I spent 10 nights in mid-January and had a wonderful time in Rio, due in large part to this apartment rental which lived up to its description. Prior to our arrival, Ricardo made every effort to ensure our arrival and stay went smoothly. Everything functioned like Swiss clockwork: security, elevators, hot water, a/c, wi-fi, stove, electricity, linens and towels--even supermarket and burger joint next to the apartment! The mattress was firm, couch comfortable and breakfast bar just the right size. There was no English language channel on the TV for catching up with the news, but we didn’t miss it at all. The apartment’s most dominant feature is its location, only 5 minutes to Copacabana and a leisurely 20 minutes to Ipanema (where on the way you will find a great, reasonably priced restaurant: Cantina da Praca on Rua Visconde de Piraja, 45. We ate there 3 times!). This apartment was 5 stars across the board for us.