We spent 4 nights at Lisi's apartment at the end of our 2 month trip to South America. Lisi and her husband are lovely and welcoming people who are genuinely caring and helpful with tips on where to visit. The cold drinks and snacks on arrival were a nice surprise. Lisi speaks good enough English to be able to communicate the main points and a translation app fills in the gaps. They live directly beneath the apartement and are on hand if needed and always greeted us with a smile. Quick responses via Whatsapp if we needed anything.
The apartment is exactly as shown in the photos. It is spacious, light filled and well equipped and has the most beautiful view. We didn't have the best of weather whilst in Rio, but it was nice to just relax in this comfortable apartment and enjoy the views. Right opposite the Sheraton Grand but I'd rather stay here and get a real home and truly personal attention from a local.
LIsi arranged for our taxi transfers to and from the airport and this worked perfectly with a door to door service. She also arranged for a boy to help take the luggage up and down the 100 stairs.
It is a short and pleasant walk into Leblon where there are plenty of shops, restaurants and a supermarket and the metro, which we took to different areas of the city. We also walked all around Leblon and along Leblon and Ipanema beaches and felt safe.
We had a late flight on the day of departure and it was kind of Lisi to let us store our bags and even use their own shower at the end of the day. A perfect end to our South American adventure. Thank you Lisi.