My partner and I stayed at this beautiful flat whilst in Rio for the World Cup. The location is great, more or less on Leme beach, with Copacabana and Ipanema in close proximity, while the main tourist attractions (sugar loaf mountain etc) are a short taxi away.

During our time in Rio, we had been warned about safety, but we genuinely never felt at all worried here, and even strolled up to the favela for a drink one evening, which was great fun.

The hosts, Carlos and Elizabeth, were extremely friendly and helpful, without being intrusive. The latter is something I had experienced before, where some hosts would want to almost help TOO much, but Carlos and Elizabeth were great. They advised on places to eat, visit and even threw a little party the night after we came with drinks and nibbles. The breakfast was great too, especially if you like the odd cake in the morning :-)!

The room was clean, a good size and had everything you'd need for a stay away, whether it be a short 4 day trip like we had, or a longer duration of a couple of weeks.

The apartment was easy to find and the security staff at the gate were very friendly also.

We travelled around Brazil for 3 weeks, and this was the best place we stayed, and would certainly stay again if/when we come back to this brilliant City.

I would recommend anyone to stay here.

Ed