Alberto was an incredibly welcoming and accommodating host. He even allowed me to arrive and check-in at 6am after an overnight flight. The accommodation is best described as a "homestay" and is a much more authentic cultural experience than staying in a hotel. It's within walking distance of many museums and other sights in Santa Teresa, Lapa and Centro. As a solo female traveller, I felt very safe here.

The WiFi did not work very well in the room I was staying in (the one with bunk beds). However, this became an incentive for me to spend more time relaxing in the hammock, where the connection was strong. Other rooms of the house do have a better connection.

I was in Rio de Janeiro for a week and wanted a place not too expensive, from where I could visit the city : it's near the Lapa neighborhood who's a place to see, there are groceries and restaurants nearby, etc. And for the most touristic places of the city, I went by taxi. I also wanted a place where I could have some calm for working on my computer : I stayed many afternoon on the balcony, it was perfect, sunny but not to hot and really quiet (as for the nights). The owner is really nice and makes you feel at home. For me, it's a great place for backpackers with low budget who wants to visit Rio and stay in a less-touristic area than Copacabana.

The host is very kind and friendly. It is close enough to walk up the Selaron Stairs from the accommodation.

If you are roaming or have not bought a Brazilian SIM card, you will not be able to find accommodation. Even if you search for the accommodation address, the accommodation is not visible. You have to go through the door for a while, but the door is locked. At first, I thought I was in the wrong place, so I went to a nearby pub and checked it using Wi-Fi, but I was right there. I went back to the location of the address but couldn't get in. Besides, I couldn't speak Brazilian, so I asked a passer-by and the owner of a nearby restaurant. So he contacted every house by ringing the doorbell, and after searching for accommodation for over an hour, he finally managed to get in.

Excellent place. Much better than staying in a hotel. Nice and quiet, day and night. There's a well stocked kitchen you can use. A lovely balcony area to relax. The Wi-Fi is good. Everywhere is clean and the host is great. He went out of his way to make me feel at home and even helped me carry my enormous bike box to the taxi rank when I left. Thank you! Price is good too....

A very authentic experience of Rio life. It was relaxing to spend time in the lovely outside areas. The host and his colleague worked hard, especially at keeping the establishment clean. It was close to buses, including one direct to Copacabana.

This house is not regular hotel like you suppose to expected. Basic facilities, but anyway you feel like it’s very local experience. Owner of the hotel doesn’t speak English, but anyway we understand each other without words. I was presentes by many things for free, he even didn’t charge me for laundry and got my cloth where I was on the way to some place where I suppose to pay for this service 😊

As for me - very great value of money. But don’t expect something like regular hotel, feel like you do homestay with a great guy 💪

Alberto is the nicest man in Rio! Did everything we could possibly ask for (and more) to make our stay as comfortable as possible. Perfect for an authentic rio experience in lapa. Good and cheap nearby restaurants and party atmosphere on the weekends. Doesn't speak English (we dont speak portuguese) but more than makes up for it with enthusiasm and Google translate.

In some sense this apartment exceeded my expectations, because I expected just a standard hotel with a standard attitude. You feel more like in a Brazilian home there, you have very good location with supermarkets and cool things nearby. Wifi works great inside the apartment(good for videocalls) and much worse outside(but good for surfing in the web). I enjoyed my stay, for this price this is amazing.

I saw many ants which attacked a lot of my food, supersmall pharaoh ants is a disaster there - they are everywhere :D Overall the apartment could be a bit cleaner but maybe with it it would be something not so authentic. But overall it is not that bad, you may not even notice them.

The rooms were clean, tidy and spacious. Moreover, the host was extremely friendly and very eager to help, advise or give recommendations. Would definitely book the accommodation if traveling to Rio again!

Centrally located near the nightlife of Lapa, but in a quiet part of the neighbourhood, the guesthouse offered an authentic Rio experience. The room was basic but cosy and comfortable, and the attentive and charming host, Alberto, enhanced the stay here with his friendliness..

All good.