The apartment itself is located on a first floor, just a few steps from a very short stair on the front door. It has good light all day long, a basic kitchen and pretty good internet connection (good enough to skype clearly). The bed was REALLY comfortable, and the whole place was decorated with a very nice taste. The only thing missing was a TV, but we knew up front that the apartment didn't have one. About the host, Daniela was very helpful even before our arrival to Rio, and helped hire a trustable driver to pick us up at the airport. We arived at 2am and she was very kind recieving us at that time in the morning, with a bottle of champagne on the fridge and some chocolates (very nice touch!).
The neighbourhood is one of the finest of Rio, but at the time of our stay the metro was being built a few blocks away and it was quite noisy in the morning. There are a lot of restaurants (actually, the best restaurants of Rio, we loved Quadrucci) in walking distante (1-2 blocks) and the most famous bakery Talho Capixaba around the corner.
For public transportation it is 3 blocks from 2 bikerio stations, and a block away from the main avenue of leblon where all the buses stop, even the "metro na superficie", which is a bus that costs the same as the metro and includes the metro trip once you connect on the Ipanema station. You can also visit Corcovado and most attractions using the buses, it is really easy and nearby the apt. To sum up, this apartment is very well located in Leblon and is perfect for a young couple. Thank you Daniela, see you soon!!