My girlfriend and I stayed at Cristiano's apartment for 6 weeks. At first, Cristiano was very accommodating, procuring an extra desk for us as we both needed to work in different spaces. Although the apartment is lovely (bright, spacious, with two ensuite bedrooms and two balconies with stunning views of the Botanical Gardens and Pedra da Gávea) the photos of the shared space (living room mostly) did not correspond with reality. There's no glass table with wooden chairs nor yellow ceiling light, the bookcases were empty and the walls, white, with little or none of the decoration shown. There were stains on the floor and some doors needed a lick of paint. Some of the bed sheets were torn. It felt like the apartment had been cleared out just before arrival. Little or no instructions were left for us. We voiced our observations to Cristiano; after all, one of the main reasons for choosing such an apartment to live for 6 weeks was the decoration and home-y feel, but we received no response. We found this especially disappointing from a super host and given our length of stay.
It must be said, however, that the location is excellent; next to the Botanical Gardens, 5 min walk from Lagoa, a 12 min bike ride from the beach. There are restaurants, supermarkets and pharmacies aplenty. It's a charming neighborhood; scenic, quiet and relaxing. The apartment has great amenities; a pool, parking space, laundry and cleaning service.
Overall, our stay was positive. We found the apartment to be of great quality/price ratio. We were just disappointed at the interaction with, and attention given by, our super host. We expected more in this regard.