I highly recommend staying with Rosy!! The next time I go back to Rio, I definitely would stay here again!! Where you stay either makes or breaks your experience, and staying here definitely made our stay in rio even more amazing! From the moment we booked, rosy contacted me right away and left voicemails through whatsapp telling us what to bring and what to expect once we get to rio. We arrived at their apartment late and she offered to cook for us. She then showed us around right when we got there even though it's late and even though she had work in the morning. She and her husband Rick then took us to the beach early in the morning before heading to work. They are amazing hosts! Their apartment is very cozy and clean. There are two bedrooms and bathrooms. One for them and one for the guests. The apartment Is located inside a gated building and we felt very secured the whole time. It is located in Ipanema, which my friend and I realized is one of the safest neighborhood and one (if not the most) of the most beautiful neighborhoods in rio! The hosts treated us like family, and we felt very at home in their place. They told us what to do and not do to, and being that it was our first time at Rio, it was more than helpful to us. They are thoughtful and caring hosts. We spent New Year's Eve in Copacabana beach, which is about 3 km away from the place. Ipanema beach on the other hand is very close to the apartment! It's a 5 min walk from their place; about 2-3 blocks away! Rosy and Rick even let us borrowed one of their cellphones and told us to call them whenever we needed anything. They always checked up on us. Rick even took us to a private tour in one of the biggest favelas! He took pictures and kept us very safe. Some days they would cook for us, especially in days we just stayed in. Rosy even did our laundry for us, which was very sweet!
We glad we stayed with them and we would not think twice booking with them again!! I could only write positive things about this host and their place! We were very lucky to have even found this apartment here. I would recommend staying with them to my friends and family, and to you as well if you are looking at this, you won't regret staying here!
And to the hosts....
Rosy and Rick, thank you again for making our experience at rio unforgettable!! We love you!!! :)