Guilherme’s place is great. He lives upstairs with his family and the air bnb room is downstairs where his mother Regina and brother Matthew live. Guilherme and his family were great hosts with good conversation and great tips! Matthew even offered us a free jujutsu class which we were unable to attend but was a lovely touch. When we arrived Guilherme was there to greet us and even took us for a walk around the neighbourhood to explain where everything was. He has also made a traveller guide that we found to be really helpful in the room. We kept in touch via WhatsApp throughout our stay and he helped us to get my sandals fixed and set up our Brazilian SIM card. The apartment is so big and just stunning! The room is a good size with air con (a little noisy but with ear plugs it’s fine), tv, mini fridge and even grapes, water and chocolate on arrival. There is a filtered water tap in the kitchen which saves loads on buying bottled water! The bathroom was big with strong hot water, soap, towels and a hair dryer. We were also able to do some laundry during our stay. It didn’t bother us too much but Regina smokes in the apartment so this may be something to take into account. Also cooking in the kitchen isn’t possible which again didn’t bother us too much as there were lots of cheap places to eat in the area but may be something that travellers want. Ipanema is such a nice area and the apartment area is lovely. We felt really safe and were surrounded by cool restaurants, bars and were 5 minutes from the beach. Amazing location! We 100% recommend Guilherme’s place, a home from home in Rio :) Thank you Guilherme and family for a wonderful stay!