I stayed with my girlfriend in Richards wonderful apartment for eight days. It was absolutely fantastic! Richard is a very friendly and helpful host and he always replied quickly when we had questions. The apartment is quite small but it has everything you need and more! It is conveniently located very close to the beach, nice (and not to pricey) restaurants, a large supermarket and a taxi stop. The bikes were in good shape and we used them both for biking to different beaches and to Sugar Loaf Mountain. I would highly recommend this apartment and Richard to anyone travelling to Rio!