All the other reviews about this place and host are spot on. Silvia and Daniele are great! So welcoming, upbeat, helpful and very responsive before, during, and after our stay without being intrusive. Great people! The place itself was perfect for us. It was sunny, cute, well maintained, and having two bathrooms (one of the reasons I chose this place above others I 'd looked at) was perfect- especially for 3 girls. The apartment had everything we needed...and location, location location! It was one block away from Ipenema beach and the avenue that runs along it, plenty of joggers, bikers, rollerbladers, ("we" went jogging in the mornings- beautiful!) the metro is right outside, its close to restaurants and bars and hotels, there's a 24 hr supermarkets across the street; it was lively but felt very safe. There's an open air market across the street on certain days. We had a great experience and would definitely stay again!