Leonardo and Magda met us at the apartment as agreed and made us feel very welcome. They showed us around and explained how everything worked and both spoke excellent English. The apartment was very clean and there were plenty of extra clean sheets, blankets and towels. The apartment lounge, library, and both bedrooms had a superb wooden floor and the furniture in the lounge was of excellent quality and comfort. We really liked the semi circular balcony which could be accessed from the main bedroom, the library and the lounge diner. The security of the building and the apartment was very good and the street outside had a 24 hour security guard. The kitchen had an impressive free standing cooker and off the kitchen a large utility area with a heavy duty washing machine and handy clothes driers suspended from the ceiling. The bathroom was above average size with a large shower and very efficient boiler for heating the water. The master bedroom was very large and there was a huge amount of wardrobe space in both bedrooms.

The apartment was situated in a peaceful side street but only a few minutes walk from a metro station (Cardeal Arcoverde) and five minutes from Copacabana beach. In close proximity were a number of supermarkets, shops, bars and restaurants.

During the stay we communicated with Leonardo via "what's app" and he answered all our questions and couldn't have been more helpful.

The apartment was actually larger than the photos indicated.