Jonas and Ricardo are nice people, and their place is stylish and modern matching perfectly the photos. The place is beautifully decorated with lots of great wee touches to make you feel at home... It is also very comfortable and well maintained. Most of all, their ... bed ... is exceptionally comfortable, different from what is common in Brazil. A nice and thoughtful thing Ricardo did, was to bring me a bottle of Prosecco by check-in.
There is, however, a couple of things, that will prevent me to rent this place in the future. Some of them I will not mention, because the host has no control over them, but others things they do.
For me what is most important is cleanliness, unfortunately, this place was not a 10/10 in that area, not even a 6/6. I reported this matter to Airbnb but asked them to let me resolve this with the host. I called Ricardo and told him that the place was not clean, he immediately said that he would send a cleaning lady as soon as possible. Although the cleaning lady came, she didn’t clean anything. When I came back home, there was still lots of hair in the bedroom, lots of dust under the bed, and even the old sock that I previously saw, was still there. Yuck!!
The problem was is that between trying to get the place clean, by talking to the hosts, calling Airbnb, waiting for a cleaning lady, discussions with her. I ruined my vacation and was not worth it. At the end of the day, vacations are supposed to be relaxed and not stressful.
Another downside is that one of the bedrooms ( The one in the pics showing three beds) faces Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, a very busy street, and it can be very loud. There was also construction going on in the building, and it drove me insane. I would have liked to be advised about construction going on before renting the place. Ricardo had the opportunity to let me know about it, as we chat on the Airbnb platform before I rented the place. Unfortunately, he didn’t, and I had to live with it.
As I mentioned before, there are things that the host has absolutely no control over. What the host, however, can and should do is to change the windows making them soundproof. Most importantly is to hire a new cleaning lady, and inspect the place before renting, making sure that it is immaculate. At the end of the day, who wants to sleep on a stranger's DNA. Another important thing is to be truthful with the guest whenever construction is going on.
Ricardo and Jonas are good guys, and I liked them. Hopefully, they will learn from this, and inspect the apartment before renting. At the end of the day “ The eye of the master fattens the cattle." I wish them good luck.