I stayed here for 9 nights on a trip to Rio to do some work at the university (UFRJ) and a little tourism. Diana was a fantastic host and the room was excellent! I had a wonderful experience! It was very clean, the facilities were excellent, and I had a delicious breakfast and coffee every morning (even when I had to wake up very early to get to the university). She is extremely nice and was eager to help me with anything I needed, but I also had plenty of privacy to do the work I needed to do, call home, etc. There was wifi that always worked and was fast enough for Skype calls to the states, and air conditioning in the room that I could adjust.

The location is ideal for a visitor; a very short walk to the beach (just 1 block to Copacabana and just 3-4 blocks to Ipanema), several banks with ATM's, grocery/drug stores, bus stops, restaurants etc., so everything I needed was very close. It is also very easy to hail a taxi there (I never had to wait longer than a minute for one). Diana's building is extremely secure (24-hour door man and security door), and the neighborhood seemed like the safest I visited in Rio.

I had an excellent experience and highly recommend Diana as a fantastic host and this as a very comfortable place to stay!