This apartment is as really clean and just as pretty as it looks in the pictures. Alexandra was there to greet me on arrival and thoughtfully had fruit, bottled water and wine for me! She showed me around the apartment and also very generously gave me one of her transit cards. The building itself is very quiet - even during the day I often felt like I was the only one in the building! The bedroom is small and you have three short shelves to put your stuff on but it is nicely decorated and there are really nice linens, pillows and one of the most comfortable firm mattresses to make for a good nights sleep. In addition to the shelves, there are some draws in the living room that you can use for your stuff and some space in the closet to hang your clothes. The shower is nice with good water pressure and there are lots of soft luxurious towels. Everything you need for a long stay is provided. There is a dishwasher and plenty of dishes and glasses to fill it up so even this solo traveler could fill it and put it to work. Laundry soap was also provided and I did a few loads of laundry there -- the washing machine was the best I have used in my travels. The NO_IRON setting really leaves your clothes wrinkle free and the spin gets them pretty dry! Coffee, some tea and sugar were provided but the nespresso coffee maker never did work and after a bit of communication was picked up but never replaced. There are other things like toaster, iron, microwave, TV and really excellent WIFI. It is not right in the center but the walk down the hill was easy for anyone and lucky for me after a long day it was easy to take metro from Sao Bento up to Faria Guimaraes station and walk a short distance DOWN to the apartment. The Trindade station is close by down the hill a bit and connects you to almost all the branches of metro. AND one really important thing that this traveler always appreciates on my long stays -- maid service provided at the end of my first week! This is a huge time saver to say the least and feels like 5 star luxury when provided! Thank you Susanna and Alexandra for a nice stay!