My girlfriend and I stayed for almost 10 days in Rio de Janeiro for vacation. We rented Rosana's apartment for our whole stay. Here's what we liked and what we had wished was better.
We liked:
- The location: Ipanema is in our opinion the nicest neighborhood in town. Supermarket, shoping centers, restarurants and coffee places were nearby. The beach was a one minute walk away.
- Rosana was very attentive and responded promptly to our messages and needs. She was always very friendly!
- The apartment's size was suitable for a couple
- The sun-blocking drapes were a plus.
What we wished was better:
- The pictures in posting should reflect better the current state of the apartment. We believe that the pictures were taken quite a while ago, when the apartment was recently refurbished.
- The bed cover and the white couch had some stains.
- There was no place to hang up the laundry
- None of the windows could be properly closed and some had broken hinges
- Although the street was not so traffic intensive, the outside noises were easy to hear because windows were not of good quality
- Unfortunately, the host forgot that the Wi-Fi password had changed, so upon arrival I had to use my mobile data (which cost me 60 EUR=300 R$) to contact her and ask her for the right password.
All in all, we were quite OK with the apartment. Ultimately, the location won us over.