The host was super responsive, helpful, kind and inviting.
The apartment itself was clean, spacious and well kept. We were happy to find some essentials like coffee, sugar, salt, cooking oil and the host very kindly left us a small gift package with some chocolate.
Only note about the kitchen is that it is extremely small. It has most of the essentials such as electric cooker, oven and microwave. It was just about manageable for making breakfast in the morning but I would not attempt to make anything more complicated.
We came here specifically to be close to Copacabana beach and to get involved with the NYE beach party which was super convenient for us. While the apartment it self is peaceful and contained, the location is a very busy place. On the plus side, there are plenty of options for restaurants, supermarkets, bars and just a few minute walk from the Metro.
For the price we paid we felt we got an amazing deal.