beautiful experience--vania and her son were at the apartment to greet us when we arrived and left us with a nicely detailed information sheet with restaurant suggestions and other things to do in rio. she equipped the apartment with extra towels, soap, toilet paper, converters, water, fruit, etc. the apartment was perfectly located--near to the beach as well as many restaurants and the metro. we felt very safe the entire stay and the doorman was so sweet! would recommend without reservation and would stay again most definitely !!