Nice place, good value for money. I think he's a new host so he'll repair a couple of little things in the flat and learn a few little extra touches but they are not worth mentioning here. It's located where it is and was a different scene from where we stayed in at the beach at Copacabana and Ipanema but still fun. And it forced us to explore 2 different beaches that we would have missed otherwise. Great kids playground on the way to the closest beach - with tough structures of iron and concrete, like they used to be, which teaches kids to be adventurous and careful. J was a great host because he was so quick to respond if we needed help, which we did one time, and before that he gave us sufficient local knowledge without over doing it. Thank you.