My wife and I loved the location of this apartment. It is on a major street with a lot of bakeries, shops, restaurants and bars nearby. These are places frequented by people who live in Rio, not the high price/low quality places you will find in tourist areas like Copacabana and Ipanema. The metro station is only three blocks away, providing easy access to the tourist sights.

The apartment is large and spacious and is very nicely decorated. It was wonderful to come back here and relax after a busy day of sightseeing. The air conditioner in the bedroom was much appreciated on the hot summer nights.

Jacqueline was a marvellous host: from the coffee she had waiting for us when we arrived in the morning, to helping us arrange a taxi to the airport when we left on our last day. She provided us with a cellphone to call her if we needed anything during our stay.

Four days was not enough time to make the most of Rio. We hope to come back again soon, and when we do, we will stay again in this apartment.