Place - the apartment block is guarded and the room itself was very comfortable with the added bonus of a small ensuite bathroom.
Location - nice and safe location with up to a 20 mins walk to copacabana beach and to Ipanema beach. Subway stop is 5-10 minutes away and there are many buses to most locations across the street. A taxi from GIG airport cost $60 Reias.
Hosts - pleasant and respectable family who leave you to come and go as you please. I was offered tea on occasion and breakfast on the morning I was leaving. Sheila's son provided me with good information in English about trips I was planning to make and helpfully looked various things up for me.