A group of 6 of us had a fantastic 8 night stay here in May 2016.

The apartment itself is just as awesome as it appears in the listing. Despite Rio having amazing nightlife we still had 3 nights where we partied at home instead. We were also really happy to have such a nice pad when we had a rain-out day and just sat at home and played cards.

Our hosts Joana and Fatima were 100% responsive and flexible with all communications and requests, allowing us to check in early and check out late.

The location grants a great deal of flexibility in being able to explore all of the South Zone and Centro Rio easily. The Metro station 100m away is handy when it's rush hour, but mostly we used the cheap and plentiful taxis. Copa beach is approximately a 10 minute walk away. We preferred Ipanema beach for full on beach days, which is only 2 metro stops away. Having 2 grocery stores close (next door and across street) is also clutch.

We'd recommend this apartment in a heartbeat.

P.S. The bed-rooms are not equal size, someone is going to have to pull the short straw and take the small one, and someone is gonna be feel like a boss in the master suite. But if you wanted perfectly matching size bedrooms, you'd stay in a hotel, right?