Location is good with lost of options for groceries, restaurants, beaches (walking distance from Ipanema, Arpoador, Leblon). Apartment was clean when we got in and the host was very fast at responding. He is very polite and courteous. The bathrooms are not good, and we had issues with the toilet getting clogged all the time. The host offered to send somebody to fix it, but we we only had one more day in the apartment. The beds are pretty uncomfortable. Building faces the slum entrance, but we felt pretty safe during the day and inside the building.