I stayed at Elen's place for 3 weeks in Feb/2014 while on business in Rio. Elen was very kind and responsive to all my questions and provided clarifications promptly. The apt is in a great location indeed, very close to the either metro stops at largo do machado or flamengo, buses and taxis. There are many bakeries, bars and restaurants nearby, the Devassa in the corner has a great atmosphere. The apt is just as advertised, it has a nice living room (with a ceiling fan, wish it also had AC), nice size bedroom with very cold AC (nice!), spacious and equiped kitchen (thanks Elen for leaving me a 'starter" package in the fridge!) and a great washer which I used to do laundry many times. Elen was kind enough to also arrange for some of my clothes to be ironed and the apt cleaned on a weekly basis. Since it is located in a higher floor, the apt is quiet. The wi-fi worked out great as well!. Thanks, Elen, for making my stay confortable!