We visited Rio over the New Year period. We found the price increase over this period excessive for the accommodation. The apartment has character and a wonderful view over downtown Rio. However, it's much more compact than the pictures might suggest. We found it was far from everything, even the small central part of Santa Teressa is a good 20mins walk (in 38oC humid Heat). There is the 14 bus to Downtown and a any supermarket but we had to wait 30-40mins for its arrival at times. The check in process was a little stressful. We ultimately arranged to arrive a day earlier than initially booked. Ana was slow to confirm this. Her friend when we arrived at the time agreed with Ana was not there and also she was unaware of our arrival that day. Luckily we had credit to call her and she arrived promptly. Overall, it was an OK stay but we think it was too expensive and disorganised compared to other Airbnb experiences we had.