We were recieved in the apartment, and told all about how things worked. We were 5 adults and we had space enough. The showers weren't very warm but that wasn't a big problem. The wifi worked very fine. We could have used som more cutlery.
The apartment is located in a very safe area, with supermarkets, shopping center and restaurants close by. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the Ipanema beach.
We stayed 5 days in the apartment and would be happy to use it again, although I might prefer to be a little closer to post 9 on the beach, where there is more life - but that might be due to the low season