John was an extremely gracious host before and during our visit and his place far exceeded our expectations. The views of Copacabana beach from the home are truly amazing and it's white sandy beaches are right across the street to enjoy. There are many wonderful food choices within walking distance from the home with many more accessible through the public Metro and BRT service. The home itself is just as advertised and met our needs perfectly. The home has a kitchen if you are the type to do some of your own cooking, which we did, and worked wonderfully. The common areas have great views of the beach and sea with 3 private and comfortable bedrooms with one containing a full bathroom and common full bathroom for the others to use. We were staying during the Olympics so there was a lot of planning going into this trip and along with that we had one individual who needed wheelchair accessibility. So in initially looking for places many were not fitting our needs. When we came across John's place he was able to provide the exact info we needed to make sure this was a fit for us and it was. John did a tremendous job of communicating and working with us through this initial phase of planning our trip. From this initial point until our trip began we were in contact with John answering our questions and providing us with valuable information. He was so intent on making sure our stay was great that he made some modifications to his place to help accommodate our handicapped person. The communication and helping attitude continued during our trip. He was able arrange the necessary transportation from/to the airport for us and for the first couple of days guided us through using of the Rio metro system. His place is closely located to a metro station which gets you access to many of the oth wonderful parts of Rio. He also showed us a few of the key places we'd use around his place for exchanging money, grocery shopping or getting basic needs for our trip. John's place was wheelchair accessible which was key for our needs and allowed us to enjoy our stay and get the most out of our trip to Rio. Overall, John and his place were truly amazing and made our trip an amazing and memorable experience. We thoroughly enjoyed his place and would without a doubt rent his place on our next trip to Rio. Thank You John for the memorable trip.

Greg/Brad/Michelle/Taylor