Mariana and Bernardo were very welcoming and went out of their way to accommodate me. My flight was leaving later in the evening on checkout day, and they had another guest coming in, but they let me leave my stuff in their apartment and made sure I could get in and out, and even accommodated my request to shower before my flight (I can't stand being icky on a flight). The neighborhood is great, just minutes from the General Osorio metro station and Ipanema is very walkable. I would highly recommend staying with them.