Fernanda is very nice and checked in on us via phone. The apartment is smaller than it looks in the pictures but I was traveling with my mother so it was perfect for us two. The apartment is very centrally located and is close to the bus, metro station, tourist office, and beach. We were there seven nights and Fernanda let us leave our bags in the apartment a few hours after check out since our flight was at 8:30pm and we wanted to look around during the day. The building is generally quiet but our floor almost always smelled bad (probably because of the garbage chute). The apartment is clean and the wifi and free calls to the US are huge perks. The air conditioner in the living room doesn't work but there is a ceiling fan and there's also a table fan you can use. The biggest issue was that towards the end of our stay we did notice that the bathroom floor and mats were wet, possibly from a leak in the toilet plumbing since there was a towel snuggled between the toilet and the wall to soak up the water. The bed was comfortable enough but I think the mattress is wearing out and probably will need to be replaced in the near future. We used the kitchen a lot and even did some laundry, which saved us a lot of money and was great! The beach is a two minute walk from the apartment but we preferred to ride the bus or subway to Ipanema and Leblon where beaches aren't as crowded. There is a doorman 24/7 and the area is pretty safe. the tourist office is one street over and we took a bus to the airport which was cheap and took a little over an hour to get there. This was my first experience with AirBnb and I will definitely be booking through here more often. We will probably stay at this same apartment if we ever come back to Rio.