I was looking for a reasonable priced accommodation in Ipanema or Copacabana to host me for 10 days. Soon I found José Renatos apartment. The location is absolutely perfect. The distance to beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, to public transportation ( Metro to Center, Bus to airports and Leblon) supermarkets, eateries and restaurants is very small. All points of touristic interest can be easily reached. Very important for Rio: I felt absolutely safe in the area 24/7 .
José Renato was helpful from the first contact to the last and was easy to reach via Whatsapp and telephone. I needed to undergo several flight changes due to strike but he remained flexible to my changing arrival and departure hours.
Jose Renatos apartment is a good choice: basic but practical . Most important for me: the bed was comfortable. There are enough fresh towels and bed linen, as well as hangers to fit your cloths.if you travel with two persons or have a lot of luggage, storage place may be s little scarce.Traveling with more then two or expecting a somehow luxurious accommodation for the holidays, this may not be your first choice .
The bathroom is small but functional. Someone who has never been to Brazil before may find the system of heating the shower water a little alien, but it fulfills its duties perfectly. For ventilation I only used the ceiling fan, but there is also an air conditioner.
If you have several electronically devices to charge, the number of electrical outlets is impressive and they all work perfectly.
The kitchen is equipped with every basic element. It is not apt for big and great meals. I ate out the whole week because there are also cheap and good eateries. restaurants and juice takeaways in walking distance Some of them are open even 24/7.
The doormen who work as security in the entrance of the house were nice and friendly and made me feel welcome every time I e there's the house
You need to be aware that the apartment is very central on a busy road. You have a constant underlying noise of traffic in the apartment . I usually am very sensitive to this kind of noise but here it did not bother me. I always slept well and deep. And I guess it's really hard to find an absolutely quite place :-)
For my traveling purposes the apartment was the optimum and I will sure be back. Thank you José Renato for having me as a guest