The place is in a great location if you fancy proximity to the beach and the ocean view. The downside of the location is the loud and busy street in front of the building. To get to the metro station you will need an Uber/taxi for about 20 BRL.
The apartment itself is nice, but would need a bit of an upgrade/some repairs, especially when it comes to the broken cupboard door in the bedroom or the kitchen amenities (I.e sink handle was falling of) and more importantly the balcony lock, as you couldn’t lock the balcony door, which didn’t feel really safe. Also if you have kids, I wouldn’t recommend the place, as there is a few loose/uncovered plugs that could be dangerous for kids.
Check-in was super easy with the staff in the building, however nobody speaks English, so you should come prepared with some Portuguese or Google translator.
What was the biggest shame was, that unfortunately both the wifi and the air conditioning didn’t work, which we addressed to Fatima and she was very responsive and helpful to deal with the issues and got the wifi fixed after 3 days and the AC after 5 (of a total of 6 nights), but nevertheless it cost us both a lot of time and also money (mobile internet) to be able to sort it out, especially as our Portuguese is only minimal and nobody spoke english.
Fatima is a great host and wants to make sure everything is fine, however we wished we wouldn’t have needed to deal with all the issues.
She was kind enough to give us a discount for all the struggles though.