The apartment is as it is portrayed in the photps. Diogo was very responsive to our requests. Got locked out one day and he was there as quickly as possible. Great guide books were in the Apt.. for our use.Store nearby so we could buy food for the Apt. Taxi stand around the corner. About a 3 block walk to Leblon beach. (Near Posto 11) Short walk to Mall if you need it. Great security around the building also.Overall it was a great place to stay. Only reason not a 5 star is that there was some construction going on in building and the work started at 9AM and went until 5PM while we were there. So no sleeping in after a late night or afternoon nap.Other than that you probably won't find a better place to stay. If I get back to Rio I'll go back.