Me and my friend stayed at this place for 8 days. Here are the pros: 1)great location very close to the beach. 2) host was there when we arrived early for check in. 3) it’s a pretty area and building and you need a key to get in and out of the place. 4) the mattress in the room if firm which I prefer so that’s a plus for me. 5) good water pressure from the shower.
Now the CONS: 1) the host does not speak English that’s an issue if that’s the only language you speak 2) host doesn’t reply as promptly as you would expect. 3) The place wasn’t really clean. I took pics of the couch with sand and dead bug in it. And the toilet is kinda disgusting. The host needs to either replace the toilets or bleach it. I took pics of that too. The cleaning lady was there when we checked in. I guess all she did was dust and surface clean the place. 4) There’s only one small A/C in the room and it barely makes the room cold. So if you’re in the living room or kitchen there’s no AC and it’s hot and humid in Rio so that’s not a vacation for me. She needs to place another AC in the living area. We had to keep the room door open so we can prevent the rest of the house turning into a sauna. There’s a fan In the living room but it’s not enough to make the place cool after a hot day at the beach. 5) No blackout curtains or even just blinds. It’s so hard to stay asleep after sunrise which was 6am or so. It’s really really bright in that house. There are other cons but they not big of a deal for us. These are all easy fixes for the host and she would have no problem getting 5 stars and charging more. Her location is great.