A home away from home it was indeed. Even before we arrived, our communication with Jennifer was great: she was super responsive, gave a lot of useful information and answered all of our concerns comprehensively.

The studio is beautiful, spacious, with lots of light, a GREAT view, a nice little garden to relax in. It was modern, nicely furnished, spotless and had more that one would need for a short vacation. We were out all day, exploring the city, but it was the right way to start and end the day: in a quiet, comfortable space.

Jennifer goes out of the way to make her guests feel at home and make them comfortable exploring Rio: there are maps and guide books, a number of DVDs of some of the greatest Brazilian movies, a spare mobile phone for the guests to use and the loveliest surprise, a big bouquet of lovely tropical flowers.

The nicest gesture was that she allowed us not just to keep our bags in the apartment on the last day before our evening flight (even though check-out was earlier in the day), but we were were allowed to use the shower AND she called us a cab to the airport.

A definite recommendation and we hope to go back again some time.