My friend and I had an excellent time staying at Maria’s apartment in Ipanema. The apartment is true to the photos, and was very comfortable for the two of us. The air conditioners worked very well in each of the bedrooms as well as the living room. The WiFi was strong enough to video Skype with my wife back home. There was a 24 hour doorman and the place felt very safe.
The two best parts were the location and Maria herself. You can’t really ask for a better spot than where we were, only two blocks from the Ipanema beach and Post 9. Everything we needed was close by, and the rest that we wanted was easily reachable with Uber. We never met Maria face to face, but we were in good contact throughout. The check-in and check-out were very easy. She left a few snacks and beverages in the fridge for our arrival, and dropped off a power strip a couple days after we arrived when I asked. Rio is one of the most vibrant cities I’ve ever been to, and the apartment was an incredible value to have easy access to all of it. Maria was one of the best Airbnb hosts I’ve ever had, sweet, attentive and accommodating. I’ll definitely be contacting her again when I return.