I stayed in Gayatri's place for over a month while I took a course nearby. I had a great experience. Her apartment had everything I needed. Gayatri and her co-host Angela were very nice and accommodating. I would definitely stay here again. The place is very close to the metro station. I really enjoyed morning walks around Flamengo park and having the laundromat across the street was helpful with my busy study schedule. The neighborhood is nice, it's a short trip to Lapa or centro in one direction or Copacabana and Ipamanema in the other. It's a sort of quiet, calm middle ground.