Myself and three friends had a great time staying in Carlos's apartment in Rio over New Year.

Before arrival Carlos was excellent about keeping in touch. He answered all our questions promptly and was so helpful that we had no worries about arriving. He met us at the door at the arranged time and helped us with our suitcases. There's an elevator in the building and a porter during then day so its handy for accessing the apartment.

The location is awesome and we felt really safe in the area. It's about 7mins walk to the beach and close to lots of shops and restaurants.

The apartment is really clean and we found it spacious enough for four people. We found the air conditioner exceptionally loud and not particularly effective so opted for sleeping with the windows open.

The kitchen is small, great for storing water and breakfast but if you want to cook properly you would need to buy the basics and some utensils.

The bathroom is perfect, bath towels were provided, there's hot and cold water and the shower is powerful. There's also an area to dry clothes, and pegs provided.

Overall our experience was great and Carlos was lovely and very reliable. I would recommended this apartment highly- very good value considering the time of year we stayed.