I stayed in this apartment with a friend for a total of 7 nights in October. Alexandra contacted us about a week before our stay to finalise check- in plans. I was greeted by Andrea (Alexandra's helper) who handed me the key when i arrived at around 9pm. She didn't speak english but was very friendly and showed me around the place and pointed out house manual, wifi password etc. The apartment was wonderful- it was just like in the pictures, very carefully designed, and had very good lighting! We felt very comfortable staying in the apartment. We had two single beds as requested. The apartment was spacious and clean and had everything we needed including a hair dryer and a fully equipped kitchen. There was even water left in the fridge for us! The AC was an added bonus although we rarely used it. The location was perfect, one block to the beach, and few blocks to 'praca do lido' where we got the shuttle van straight to christ the redeemer. Money exchange is opposite, metro less than 5mins away, and supermarkets close by. Andrea stopped by mid week to change our bed linen and towels (even when we didn't request this)and fixed a issue we had with the toilet. Although we never met Alexandra, she messaged us to see if we were ok, and replied to our messages quickly and was attentive. There is a doorman 24hours a day so we felt safe staying in the appartment. I would definitely recommend this apartment whilst in Rio.