This is a great apartment and more than that a great owner. Denise sent us an email in perfect English soon after booking with a huge amount of information about the apartment and surrounding area. She was easy to get in touch with when we had any questions and was very accommodating when we needed to change our itinerary. The apartment is in such a good location. Just a few minutes walk from Copacabana beach. There are lots of supermarkets nearby and places to eat. There is a bank on the corner where you can take out money from European accounts. There is also a little shop just across the road. There was water left over from the last guests when we arrived which was great. We ordered more through the doorman when we ran out and it arrived the next day. José the doorman was so friendly and nice. He always tried to help us although we had no Portuguese. We had 10 people staying in the apartment and everyone had a bed. There was one person on a bed in the office. 4 people on single beds in one room. This was tight but perfect for a group of young friends like us. Another room had a double bed which two girls shared and a single right beside it for another girl. The two boys stayed in the room with the bunk-beds. The sitting room was great and there were enough chairs for everyone. It was a nice place to hang out all together. We found this better than a hotel as we had our own space to meet and didn't have to spend all the time in our rooms. The kitchen was small for all of us but there was plenty of cutlery and crockery. The oven and fridge were perfect. There was a machine for making toasted sandwiches and a cafetiere. There were 3 bathrooms each with their own shower and toilet so this was enough for everybody. We were very happy with 10 people in the apartment but it would also be good for a family as the couple could stay in the double bed and then one room could have two children and two other children could stay in the bunk-beds. We found the apartment to be very good value. We were able to save money by making meals in the kitchen. But again the best thing about the apartment were Denise and José. Denise gave us so much information and help. She was always very easy to contact. She was always trying to acommodate us when we wanted to change things around. José couldn't have done more for us. He waited for every member of the group to arrive and greeted us with a smile. He also kept our bags for us on the last day so we could enjoy our final moments in Rio! Thank you so much to both of you. Might see you again sometime in Rio :)