We enjoyed a six week stay at Stuarts place and it was magnificent. The apartment is wonderfull, Praia Joatinga is like a paradise and the views from the balcony, kitchen and from the bedrooms are everytime mindblowing. The pictures in the advertisement are great, but reality is even more great. Communication with Stuart is very easy and his lady on the ground, Andrea, is veru helpfull. If you like you can arrange a housekeeper, Ju, which even can cook for around 50 euros a day. The place is in a peaceful and save condominio, so you need a car or use uber to get to orher places in Rio and the surroundings, but at the other hand it has a quite central position between Barra, Rocinha and Leblon, and It's easy to get into Tijuca.