A fact many do not know is that Meo Mundo is in a "Historical Building"(which in this case means it is just fucking old and ugly, imho)! Therefore the exterior can't be changed, which is why it is a 3 story building surrounded by multi-storied office buildings! MM has it rented through 2017 and I am sure it will be renewed as I can't see what other business would want it given it's limitations! but this might explain why limited improvements have only been done there do to the high cost of remodeling and keeping within the "Historical Society's" rules for modifying these National treasures!
No I am not in Rio now, I just got back from Mexico and home for the Holidays!
Personally I go from 5:00 to 8:00 or 9:00 depending on the day and who I am meeting.
I agree! It a case of "do as i say not what i do!" Lol. I have never had a problem and we are talking 100's of guys but i am not dumb, nothing of value is accessible!
The last few years the guys i have over i know well and have no problem leaving them sleep in, for example while i go to the grocery store or in the evening head to a sauna while they visit with friends or watch TV! Again it depends on a combination of your astuteness, level of comfortability and how well you know the guys!
All of your guests are normally with you or have no problems being let in and up to the apartment right?
Rio is similar to the states where is somebody looks like they may be out of place or dont belong, then they will be questioned...
I have had no issues with guys visiting but I also didnt start out going to Rio inviting random guys to come over to hang out....
I strongly suggest that unless you speak Portuguese OR feel extremely comfortable to not invite anybody back to your place while in Rio
My apt does not have a doorman but it has 3 locked doors! The first one from the street to enter the bldg. the second to enter my section of the bldg. and the third to enter my apt on the third floor! I feel very safe but the bldg diesnt pay for a doorman and also after 11:00 pm it takes two separate keys to unlock the door from the street!
I have stayed in apartments and mainly hotels in Copacabana....never had any guys card or checked out except one time...
If they simply come into the hotel like they know where they are going, there should not be a problem
The only time a doorman will request ID at an apartment if that is the norm....A way to get around that is to greet your guest downstairs or just bring them in with you....
The point of renting the apartment/AirBnB is for discretion...
If you are not well versed in the norms and practices of Rio, it may be best to just stick with the saunas....
Tom...you should start some type of business for answering the same questions over and over and over again....You are definitely a wealth of information but basically telling guys the same thing that they have decided they did not want to read or research on their own....
If you ever decide to start some type of guide business for people who are unable (either too lazy or just prefer not to) do their own research, Ill partner with you....
here is a partial map of the metro system and you can see the three stops for the suanas. Starting in the middle/lower right which is the downtown(central)of Rio, the stop for Meo Mundo is Uruguaiana, then three stops down from there is Gloria for club 117 and 6 stops down from there is Siquerio Campos the stop for Point202. It is less then 12 mins. to go from MM to Pointe on the metro or about 30 mins. in a cab. the map is distorted somewhat because my apt is across from the General Osario station and it takes less then 2 mins to go from there to Siquero Campos two stops away.
My problem with many of the Thai guys is that they just look too, too, too damn young being with this older man who could now be considered their grandfather or, in some cases, great grandfather. I'm 74 now and was 67 then in 2008!!!