The house is beautiful but old. There is a lot of art and plenty of space, with high ceilings and a swimming pool. The location is high in Santa Teresa, close to some restaurants and bars and about 25 min to Leblon/Copacabana. We stayed for a week and loved most of the experience but the A/C situation was bad and one of the bathrooms has issues controlling the temperature of the water. Another issue is since there is a car living there the third floor smells a bit of cat piss in one of the corners. The host was accessible and dealt with some of the issues we encountered but without some work don't expect A/C to work.