First off the apartment was exactly as described. Spacious and really well located it was a pleasure to stay here. Secondly, Silvia couldn't have been a nicer host. I stayed in Rio with two friends, it was our first time in Brazil and Silvia welcomed us warmly. My one friend on our second morning decided to make breakfast for us all. The stoves in Rio have a glass cover over them that can be lifted. My friend just thought that you were supposed to cook over the top of it and accidentally shattered the glass when he heated it. Silvia of course asked us to pay for it which we did but she couldn't have been nicer about the whole thing happening. My same friend got locked out of the apartment one night when I stayed out and our other friend went back to the apartment and passed out. We only had two sets of keys and he was unfortunately the one without. In the process of trying to wake up our friend back at the apartment he managed to wake several of the neighbors. Again, Silvia was very nice about the whole thing which was incredible because I know that a lot of places have issues with temporary stays in their building. We loved Rio and having this apartment and Silvia as our host was definitely a benefit to our stay. Thank you so much Silvia.