This flat was amazing and exceeded our expectations. The location is superb being a very safe neighbourhood,10 minutes walk from the beach with the best supermarkets I have ever seen 2 minutes away (and I live in London !).I was with my husband and three teenaged children and it felt totally safe for the kids to go to the food shops themselves. There are also many bars and restaurants round the corner..
The most amazing thing about the flat was not even mentioned by Zeze who is clearly a very modest, honest person. The roof terrace of the apartment building is more than 5 star. It has 360 degree views of Rio which are stunning including views of the Corcovado which is also the view from the apartment itself. There is a lap swimming pool and gym on the roof . We took our breakfast onto the terrace every morning and could not believe our luck at finding Zeze's flat.
I should say that being a very busy lively location there is a constant background noise of traffic -even at night but this was not a problem for us. The kitchen is basic and as we were a family of 5 people there was not much kitchen surface to prepare food but who comes to Rio to cook ! It was very adequate for breakfast and easy meals.
The building has 24 hour porterage and we felt very safe in it. We left our keys with the porter everyday and it was nice to be greeted on our return -really feeling as if we were coming home.
Zeze met us at the apartment and came to say goodbye when we left. She was very helpful throughout our stay. I have never rented an apartment through the internet before and was a bit concerned that it would be disappointing but it was a great experience and I hope that I get the opportunity to come back to Rio again and stay in Zeze's flat.