We (three girls) enjoyed our stay at apt no 1. It is indeed a bit out of the way, but still within 15 min walking distance of the shops and bars in Leblon. And the magnificent view and terraces are nice to come home to after busy days. Laura, the girl who hosted the place, since Jake was out of town, was worried because the AC had not been installed yet, but only on one night is was kinda too hot. The other nights a nice seabreeze cooled down the place. We did think the place is a bit too small for 3 people. If the extra matress (which was way to short for me and really hard!) for the 3rd person is pulled out from underneath the bed, there is not much room left to move around or place 3 suitcases. Kitchen is not very equipped.