Celeste was great! Very trusting, I showed up later than she expected (AirBnb had told her I was arriving at 8 AM but my flight wasn't until evening) and she simply left a key with her doorman and I saw her the next morning for the first time. Her english is excellent.

The apartment is comfortable, and the room is small but simple and that's all I needed. The bathroom is private and just outside the room. There is no AC in the room and it relies on an open window for ventilation, and a fan inside to move air. If it was hot outside I would have been a little uncomfortable but Rio is not generally so hot at night I think.

Getting to the beaches from the apartment requires a bus or a longer walk. There are a couple bus stops nearby so that was easy. There is a great little juice bar right outside the front door that I went to about 5 times in 3 days.