Celia's place is the perfect airbnb place, and Celia is the perfect host!

The room is very comfortable, it has plenty of storage space for your luggage, a small couch to sit on and a desk and there's a nice view out to the mountains over the rooftops of Ipanema. I went in winter, but I noticed it had air conditioning, which would be important in summer. You have exclusive use of a bathroom and Celia provides towels and anything else you might need. Everything is easy, comfortable clean and pleasant. The apartment is beautifully decorated and the building is very secure - the location is great, it's right in the middle of Ipanema and just around the corner from nice restaurants, bars, etc and a very short walk to the beach. Traveling on my own, I felt very safe in, and walking to and from, this place.

Celia was incredibly welcoming and generous, and very kindly accepted a short notice booking after another airbnb booking didn't work out. She even made me juice on arrival! She really gives you the feeling that you should feel at home during your stay. She asked me what I'd like to have for breakfast and every morning my breakfast setting was laid out on the table with everything I needed in the fridge - Celia even made me a fruit salad every day.

Celia does everything possible to ensure her guests have a good time - she provides maps with local routes marked, explains local attractions - she event took me on a quick walking tour of Ipanema the night I arrived so I could get my bearings. She will provide any information she can and is really enthusiastic about helping her guests get the most out of their stay in Rio. She gave me some great advice about the best ways to get around and see the things I wanted to. Celia doesn't speak English, but she uses the google translate app and was very patient with my terrible Portuguese :-)

I honestly couldn't recommend Celia's place highly enough - she is a truly lovely host and the place is perfect.

Muito Obrigada, Celia! xx