Excellent! The apartment is awesome! Its very chic. The best thing about this place is the host. Valerie was awesome and immediatley responsive. The staff at the condominium were very friendly, courteous, and polite. So much so that i expect that valerie has asked them to extend the same respect as true residents of the condo. We really felt welcome here! The living room is great for relaxing and has a nice patio for sitting outside. The dining table are is great for entertaining and the stools are surprisingly comfortable. The kitchen is fully equipped with all the things you need to cook , even the smaller things most dont think about, cheese grater, cheese slicer, garlic grinder, etc... In addition to the regular kitchen utensils. I believe all the appliances are imported and are of high quality. I'm a cooking enthusiast and I enjoyed cooking here. Although everything was excellent we did have a pblm when the fridge compressor died. But valerie had the repair man come and fix it immediately. The guys showed up 30 mins early!!! Never seen that happen before. Its well organized. The bedroom is large and has a comfortable bed ( unusual in brazil). The gym is good too with all the necessary equip. We enjoyed our stay!!! We will return. You wont find a better 1 bedroom apt in barra with better hosts. Its great value for rio de janeiro. I love brazil, but as a foreigner you will find some things that are common luxuries in apts rented in usa/canada will not be found in apts in brazil. The quality of the furniture and appliances here are unusually high for a brazil rental. But i believe the hosts live here when in brazil, so they have it set to be homely for them as well and not just a rental property.