Rubens,

The apartment was fantastic! We honestly can’t think of anything that was missing.

Hosts: Rubens was extremely quick to respond to our many questions both before the trip and during our whole stay. We were there for World Cup and he gave us great restaurant recommendations as well as places to watch the games (as well as a lot of information on other topics.) He and his wife also arranged for a nice, flat-fee taxi on our last day and checked to see if we needed anything else to help us out. Excellent hosts!

Amenities: My wife and I took 3 ~20-year-old family members with us and the place was very comfortable – even better than the pictures. We made some nice family breakfasts a few times in the great kitchen, the clothes washer/dryer came in handy and, when we were just to tired, we watched a couple matches on the great entertainment system. The Apple TV was also a nice feature as we all took turns using Airplay to do photo slideshows from our iOS devices.

Location: First time to Rio for me (my wife had been before) and all 5 of us agreed that the location couldn’t have been better. Bus and metro lines close by, the beach just a block away and the restaurants close by were great. My favorite restaurant was Santa Satisfação just around the corner and the kid’s favorite was Belmonte a few blocks south – but we tried a few other recommendations from Rubens and they were all great.

Building staff: The staff at the building were very friendly and accommodating.

Next time we go to Rio we’ll be checking to see if this place is available.

Obrigado!
Bob and Carmen