Sandro was a very attentive host, we had an issue with the washing machine, and he was quick to respond and got it fixed within the next day. Sandro is also a knowledgeable tour guide; he helped me figure out how to get to certain places within and around Rio, so if you have any questions regarding activities, Sandro has plenty of options to share with you. I really appreciated him letting us store our luggage in the foreroom before entering the apartment for a few hours upon check out, that was a tremendous help. The apartment itself is very spacious and in an ideal location. It’s centrally located between Copacabana and Ipanema. The property is walking distance from Copacabana Beach. A 24-hour supermarket is about 3 blocks away, plus a variety of restaurants/bars are all within walking distance. Building has a bellman until 8pm everyday, so safety is not an issue here. Every room has a fan and air conditioning including the living room. Only issue we had was that we only had access to 2 out of the 3 rooms for the majority of the stay. What made this further problematic was that the locked room was the master bedroom with a bathroom attached to it. Although I understand we were only 2 guests, it would’ve been nice to know beforehand that we’d only have access to 2 out of 3 bedrooms. Nonetheless, after mentioning this to him, he gave us access to the master bedroom for our last remaining nights. Sandro is a very approachable, amenable and attentive host. I highly recommend this place if you plan on spending lots of time at the beach, but also if you want to be centrally located to many tourist attractions.