We were greeted on arrival by a friend of the host who spoke English which was very helpful. The apartment was clean but a lot smaller than we imagined. My sister and I stayed for a week and felt like we were quite cramped. Storage for clothes is very good, there’s a large wardrobe in the bedroom. Comfy bed and spare pillows if needed. An issue we had was the noise, the windows seemed to be two separate panes of glass with a gap between so we could hear everything from the street below. We thought the area would be quiet but as there is a bar around the corner you could still hear them late into the night on weekends. Noise from the corridor and also heavy footsteps upstairs could be quite loud but thankfully not constant. The kitchen is small but well equipped with everything you need apart from bowls. The fridge was very noisy, especially through the night and sometimes made clicking noises that could get quite annoying - our earplugs came in very handy! We were surprised to see such a small place with a utility room but this came in handy for washing clothes or drying clothes as it rained for most of the week. As our phone data didn’t work in Brazil we were relying on good Wi-fi connection so we could plan our days, buy tickets for attractions etc. The Wi-fi worked but was quite slow to begin with, it then stopped working completely on the 6th day. We were unable to contact the host to let her know but we decided to unplug and re-set the box which worked and actually gave us a better Wi-fi connection. Overall we did enjoy our stay.