Our stay at Philippe's place was great overall. The location is great, very close to the beach and nice bars and restaurants in Ipanema. The view is amazing, you can watch a beautiful sunset from the windows and see the beach and the lagoon! The building is very safe, there's a doorman 24/7 and it was super easy to check-in. We couldn't leave our bags in the reception area, the building doesn't allow it, but Sueli (the lady who takes care of the apartment) was so nice and allowed us to leave them at her place until our flight. The only complain we have is the water pressure on the showers - not good at all, get ready for long showers if you have long hair. There was a pressurizer next to the heater but even with that it was still bad.
The bed isn't the most comfortable, it would be nice if it were replaced for a newer one. We didn't cook so we didn't really use a lot of dishes, but when I went to cook some breakfast some pans and cutlery didn't seem to be clean.