I had a long stay in this apartment and had a positive and pleasant stay with no problems at all.
The hosts are easy to communicate with and extremely helpful. I had some issues upon arrival and Thomas stayed for a long time and helped me resolve them, even thought he did not have to!
Very very good location, the apartment is located between copacabana beach, ipanema beach and arpoador. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants, juice shops etc in the area.
The apartment looks as it does on the photos. I would definitely recommend.