Excellent location and apartment is very true to pictures. Close to many really good restaurants and cafés and only a couple of minutes on foot to a great section of Ipanema beach. Check-in is via lockbox, but not available after 9PM - we had a flight that got in later which caused a bit of scrambling but host was helpful in sorting a solution. Communication was good but no 24-hour point of contact is available during stay (was only an issue during unexpected lock change for the building - and host offered refund to compensate for the troubles)