Our time in Rio at Beth’s apartment was amazing. She literally lives around the corner from the Leme/Copacabana beach front. She also lives really close to the tunnel towards downtown if you wanted to walk as well a 15 min walk to the subway. Great location, which is important in a city with a lot to do. We thought it was great! The first day, Beth gave us a lot of great resources, maps, and suggestions as well as local information and history. A lot of her recommendations we ended up doing and wouldn’t have considered without her input. I do not speak any Portuguese but my husband is fluent so he did most of the communication with Beth. However, Beth was really great at using pictures in magazines and the maps when she was talking, so I was able to get a gist of what she was saying. We felt really comfortable and safe staying with Beth, she has a door man that let’s you up to her apartment. Her apartment is beautiful and we made breakfast every morning we were there. We had our own room and bathroom. Overall a great stay in a great location, and we would absolutely stay with her again!