First of all I would like to say thank you to Lou for the best host ever in our stay in Rio. My partner and I stayed at the studio apartment from May 2 – 6, 2012. We arrived early in the morning and Lou was gracious to let us check in early to the studio. Everything was ready and looked exactly like the pictures as promised; Clean bed sheets, clean modern bathroom, nice clean floors and the wireless internet worked perfectly. The studio apartment is well design and it has mixture of modern and classic, which I enjoyed (I took some tips to re-decorated my own apartment :-) ). I enjoyed the big window in the back of the studio looking towards huge tree which make me feel relax from the big city. Regarding the neighborhood my partner and I felt safe. People respect you as long you respect them, don’t be acting like silly tourist taking pictures of them because I don’t think they will appreciated that. The apartment is near the metro, buses and walking distance to Ipanema. Our short holiday in Rio was great in part because of the location/apartment and will be unquestionably come back; it was perfect mini-vacation!