The apartment is nice and very well equipped. Its location is great in Ipanema. Our flight to Rio was delayed and João Carlos was kind and flexible regarding our arrival time which we appreciated much. He kindly explained us how everything worked and gave us tips about restaurants and supermarkets in the neighborhood. We had what we needed and had a great time in Rio. We were 2 and the apartment was comfortable for us. Everything worked well. On the improvements side, the mattress is very old and is not very comfortable; you can feel its springs on your back; we thought it should be renewed. Also, we had been charged $30 daily for cleaning fees but we did not have any cleaning service, so we were surprised about that. We asked João Carlos about it but he said that it was not covered and that we had to pay extra to what we had already paid.