This place was exactly as described and fantastic. GREAT location: very close to the beach (1 street away), right beside a 24 hour super market and farmers/art market on Wednesday/Friday, near awesome restaurants and bars and 2 minutes from the metro station. The place was clean, quiet and big. Felipe was THE BEST host ever. He sent me tons of recommendations about things we could do prior to our arrival in Rio and even emailed me today to make sure I had a great time and arrived safely back home. I HIGHLY recommend this place and will be recommending it to my friends headed to Rio. Thanks Felipe! We will be back ; )