I stayed at Levy's apartment just this past weekend and had a great time. Prior to the stay, Levy was very responsive to messages and provided very detailed information about Rio and his apartment in Ipanema. I chose to rent a car and Levy provided great directions to his place and actually got me discounted parking for my stay. Upon arrival, we met Levy at the apartment for a checkin, and he actually took us on a nice walking tour of the immediate area, and provided his advice of things to do in Rio. Apartment location is great - maybe 3 blocks or so in from the water and on the same block as grocery stores, bars, and restaurants. Apartment had all the basic amenities, including filtered water. AC worked wonderfully. Only negative - the walls are pretty thin, so the loud neighbors were a bit annoying at times. Even though there weren't any screens on the Windows, there were no mosquitos at all.