The room is cozy and has lovely design touches, and lots of places to put things. The bed is very comfortable. The apartment itself is just lovely, with plants all over the living room, and a cozy couch to sit on sipping wine and chatting with the amazing hostess, CLaudia. Big surprise, after I improvised a little with her guitar, I said, your turn...and she blew me away with the most amazing music. I was deeply moved! She played several wonderful songs, and sang. She has a lovely, friendly nylon string guitar. I was there for two and a half weeks, and even though I spent a lot of time with dentists and lots of family visits around Rio, I had plenty of time to myself, and several great experiences with Claudia. She made me amazing coffee, and breakfast, and two lovely dinners while I was there. One night one of her awesome friends came over, and they invited me to join, and I brought wine and cheese, and we had a lovely time! Claudia's friend brought delicious dessert and wine, and Claudia made dinner and brought wine. I loved that it was on a Monday, which I used to call Moonday and make my women gathering day. Claudia also showed me a Sushi Rodizio place where we ate lots of suchi and sashimi and drank Caipisakes, which were delicious! I loved the strawberry one and the classic lime! And it was so cool to have her company at the beach on the days the weather and my schedule cooperated. We had two lovely beach days, and she even took photos and sent them to me :) Claudia is so caring and cool and communicative. She is also a very clean person, and has a system for things in the kitchen, which was helpful to know how to be in a new space. I felt very comfortable making eggs, and sandwiches from time to time. It was really helpful to have a washer to use because I was there a while. Oh, and I almost forgot, I loved her hair, so she took me to her hairdresser, and I got a fresh cut in the first week! And I love looking for dresses when I am away from home, so she told me about a boutique that was up my alley, and we headed over in an uber, then strolled along Ipanema beach! We had some adventures. I feel very lucky and blessed to have found this Airbnb, and this new friend, and this great part of Copacabana. With the cute cafe downstairs for a little writing while enjoying coffee. With the bike rental station, which I enjoyed looking at but didnt use, yet. WIth the Copacabana Fort nearby. WIth Arpoador an easy walk in the daytime. With music all along the beach at night in the beach bars. with Ubers being so cheap, I could go an hour and a half East to Marica' for $20 plus tip, and almost an hour west to Jacarepagua for $12 plus tip. Up to downtown for $5 for the half hour trip. You really didnt need the Subway, which was still so easy to use and $1.50 for a ride (6.5 Reais). And the bus if you walk out past the fort of copacabana, down arpoador beach and into ipanema, is so easy to get back. At least I figured it out, since I hopped on a bus that said copacabana on the front, and asked if it was going down the beach. He said it was going down Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, which the apartment building is practically on.
Great place for a single traveler to go on an adventure to Rio :) Well Placed apartment, and hostess who looks out for you and is a heck of a person! And wifi is great, and she has two other bigger rooms if you like. <3 Unforgettable experience, and Airbnb at its Best!