The room was great, the place (common areas) kind of dirty but the main problem is the location.
We communicated the problems we were having to get a cab/uber to Ariel and he was quite neutral just saying that hopefully it would get better once New Year has passed, which wasn’t helpful at all. Of course even if we understand it was high season and Rio was crowded it changed our overall experience, just leaving and coming back home became an everyday odyssey.
Moreover, even when the listing includes a washing and drier machine in the description, their use is subject to an extra fee for covering “water, power and soap” which I don’t fully understand as it appears as a commodity included in the price, which already contemplates the cost of water and power for living in a place.