Elizabeth's apartment was awesome. It was cute, clean, functional. Looks exactly as it is in the photos. Excellent location - 1/2 block from the beach and in the middle of Ipanema and lots of bars / restaurants nearby. Although the neighborhood is active, the apartment was very quiet at night.
The only real issue I had was with the hot water, which I am sure was a rare situation. I tried every combination of turning the 3 knobs in the shower and even if only the hot water knob was turned on to the maximum, the water trickled out and was warm (but not hot). Since I stayed over a weekend, the repair person could not come until after I checked out on a Monday. Also, you need a key to exit the building which I did not think of until after I shut the door to the apartment with the keys on the counter, but someone let me out and it turns out the doorman lives in the unit on the first floor. Otherwise I had a great experience!