The apartment was amazing and really close to the beach. It's in a very nice part of town and is super close to great restaurants, cafés, and some supermarkets.

The apartment was very clean when we arrived and was a great place to stay for the few days we were there. It has a recently remodeled feel and will be great for 1 - 3 people. Any more than 4 will be tight, but...that might just be my American-ness speaking.

Valeria is an amazing host and she met us at the apartment to solve our problem. The water heater was not working all the time and she came over immediately (> 20 minutes from when she read the message) and gave us new batteries to fix the problem. She was very nice and even brought her baby over to meet us. She's a great host! I don't know how her English is (my wife and I communicated with her in Portuguese), but there are instructions for the apartment written in English inside of the apartment, so you shouldn't have any problems if you need to speak English.

This is a great find and you should totally stay here! You're only a 10 minute walk away from the Ipanema beach (post 8)!