This apartment is the real deal in Rio de Janeiro. I stayed here for a week and I still wish I stayed longer. The unit is very spacious, clean, well-lit and equipped with all the things you need for a studio apartment such as a sofa, dining table, fridge, stove, microwave and even a washing machine. The queen size bed was comfortable and the closet was big. There’s a wide window too, so you get natural light throughout the day or open it to get fresh air and I loved that. I didn’t even have to use the air condition as it was wintertime and the ceiling fan was enough to keep the unit cold enough for my liking.
The location is great! Accessible to all modes of transportation like the metro, buses, taxis, Uber, etc. to get you to the other parts of the city and the other tourist sites.
It’s a short walk to the beaches of Copacabana, Leme and Praia Vermelha. There’s a nice shopping mall nearby and groceries, banks, pharmacies, bakeries, cafes, bars and restaurants are just right on the corner.
Yet despite its very convenient and central location, the apartment is in a middle of a quiet street that’s lined up with other residential condominium buildings. And because of this, there are always security guards working through the night for every building so walking back even at night, it felt very safe for a foreigner like me. The security guards at the building of the apartment unit were all very helpful and polite and even though there’s a bit of language barrier, they’re willing to lend a helping hand.
Julia, the apartment owner, was really good on communication from the day I booked the unit up to the day I left. I encountered some slight inconveniences when the shower heater broke and that got fixed quickly by coordinating with her. I even thought the toilet flush was broken as well and I told her about it and quickly replied via text on how to operate it properly to make it flush. She really made it sure that I would have a great time in Rio while staying at her apartment. And I very much appreciate that because somehow it gave me the sense of how it is like to live like a Carioca local.
I definitely and highly recommend this apartment unit to everyone who plans to have a longer stay in Rio de Janeiro and immerse in the city like a local. You will end up wishing that you stayed longer like I do.
And if ever I come back to Rio, I would stay here again without any hesitation.