Lydie and Ghizlane were great! We arrived in Rio early in the morning and they arranged to have a driver to meet us at the airport. They also allowed us to store our bags in the apartment until our 3:00pm check-in time. Ghizlane met us there even though she had just gotten married the day before! The apartment was spacious, safe, clean, and in a great area. We were located three blocks from Ipanema and a 10 minute walk from Copacabana. Another great element of the trip was that Lydie and Ghizlane introduced us to Junior, a wonderful man who gave us a tour on our second day. We couldn't have asked for a better stay!