We were a little apprehensive to stay here because it is a newer Airbnb but upon meeting Markus, smiling and waiting for us at the front door any concern quickly dissipated. The pictures and description were perfectly accurate, in fact the flat was probably better than what we were expecting. The quality of all the furniture, bedding, towels, etc was very high-end. Beautiful bathrooms with incredible, hot showers. Brand new washing machine/dryer that we used many times during our stay. Filtered water and ice machine was a big plus as was the high speed internet and strong Air Conditioning. We were told many times from area business that the street the flat is on is among the safest in Ipanema, which was great to hear since were traveling with a 6 month old. We’re finishing our stay in Rio at the Copacabana Palace and hope they can meet the high bar Markus and Vinicius set =)