The location of this apartment is great: right across a beautiful, clean, safe beach in Barra da Tijuca. The building provides beach chairs, but the host doesn’t provide beach towels. A market, bakery, two places to eat, hair salon, pharmacy, tool store are all in one place at the street level. There are other, walkable restaurants nearby. But we didn’t find the apartment comfortable. There is a nice fridge and 2 smart televisions, but sparse, utilitarian furniture. There are some amenities in the kitchen, but NONE in the bathroom, not even a bar of soap or liquid soap. Only a single, flimsy hand towel was available for both of us during our 5-night stay. Cleanliness and maintenance are issues that need to be addressed (for example, lots of nice glasses for wine but broken and stained coffee mugs). Finally, the host was responsive during our stay, but not prior to arrival.