What an amazing experience! Sandra and Vincent place is amasing - perfect location, lots of shops and restaurants just down the road. 5 mins to the beach and same to Lagoa, which was a blissful place for an evening jog. The terrace was pleasantly warm in the afternoons, sooo relaxing and very private. The place is kept immaculately clean, Sandra did really spoil me with cleaning. Clean, working and very pleasant bathroom. I spent two weeks there, by myself, felt totally safe. You can easily walk to Ipanema or even Leblon or a metro ride to Sta Teresa or whatever you want to go. Watching sunrise from the living room window or on the roof was immensely recharging. Convenient work table if you need to catch up on work. Because they live just downstairs it felt very reassuring and they did help me with my couple of requests about Rio. Would certainly recommend the place to a couple, friends or a solo traveller! Thank you so much! And best wishes, Julia