Our stay was during the high New Year celebration season, our prior reservation had cancelled on us, we found ourselves scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to look for a place to stay and we were fortunate to find Eloyana's apartment. Great location next to grocery stores, metro station, sushi place just down stairs, and only a couple blocks from the beach. I would recommend for a few nights if you plan to spend most of your time at the beach or exploring Rio. Spacious apartment however kitchen is uncomfortable to cook so we spent most of the time eating out. Shower works well but small. A few bugs running around but it's probably a building problem and not specific to the apartment. Super fast wifi! Eloyana and her family are great hosts, very friendly and helpful!