Rafaella was a great host. Her apartment is very spacious, clean and in a great area of Ipanmea. It is less than 10 min walk to the beach, lots of restaurants nearby and we felt very safe staying there. It was great to have access to a washing machine, very helpful whilst travelling. She was always available on email or text to answer all of our Rio questions and checked in on us via text to see if we needed anything. Overall it was a great experience and I would highly recommend her place.