Elizabeth is an incredible host! She accommodated my very late arrival (midnight!) and also adding my friend. The apartment is very nice and the king suite is quite large with a great adjoining bathroom. She fixed breakfast for us one morning and it was better than the very expensive breakfast we had the day before at the Sofitel!
The location is absolutely perfect. You're a block from Copacabana and 3 blocks from Ipanema. Elizabeth even walked me down early on Sunday to Ipanema to show me a key viewing spot of the area and then later that day she walked us to the local "hippie market!"
Elizabeth is quite knowledgeable and very active in the Rio community and her stories are amazing. Her grandfather came there in 1910 so she knows a lot about the city!
I could not recommend this apartment more!