"Fantastic Host, the epitome of how an Airbnb host should be"- We stayed with Sergio during the Olympics for 10 days after a previous host had cancelled with us last minute. I had initially been concerned about again booking through AirBnb particularly within the olympics but I had full contact with Sergio right from the beginning up until our smooth arrival! He has created an apartment and city guide which was sent over to us before our arrival; this included a Portuguese translation to give to the taxi driver upon arrival at the airport as English is not widely spoke. This made arriving at the apartment very easy.

On our first morning, Sergio provided us with a run down of the city explaining the do's and don'ts, bars restaurants, tourist attraction etc. He then took us on a quick walk around the local area.

The road in which the apartment is located is extremely secure, with gated access at the bottom of a quiet residential street in the heart of copacabana. This is not more than a few minute walk from the main street of restaurants in Copacabana, 3 blocks from the beach and a few minutes walk from the metro. Before arriving in Rio I had been concerned about walking around at night, but there didn't seem to be much to worry about in this area.

Sergio is a fantastic host and the epitome of how an Airbnb host should be. He hosted us in his own house for a cocktail party and really took the time out to make sure that we made the most of our time in Rio as well as getting us involved with the other guests. I couldn't recommend him and his rooms more highly.