This 2-bedroom, 2.5 bath apartment is at a perfect location between the two big Rio de Janeiro beaches, Copacabana and Ipanema, and was the right size for our group of 4 adults. From this location it was very easy to get around the city by the modern subway, city bus, and taxi transportation. In addition to the beaches, it was also easy walking distance to awesome bars and restaurants, along beautiful tree-lined streets.
In the apartment itself, the kitchen needed a thorough cleaning. I mean thorough. The refrigerator had someone else’s leftover food, what appeared to be dried meat blood inside, and we scrubbed the outside of the refrigerator ourselves. The kitchen was not well-equipped (we went out and bought our own cutting board) so don’t plan to do too much cooking. The master bedroom did not have pillowcases. We found a note in the half-bath not to use it. A dining room chair in disrepair. The outside pool area was very large and very uninviting.
Heloisa was good about providing us basic information (she proactively found us on WhatsApp). The Security Guards at the front entrance were terrific! Always buzzed open the doors for us, kept our luggage safe, and took photos of us with our phones. We also had a maintenance guy in to check a slow shower drain and while he was waiting to access our bathroom, he tightened up the very wobbly kitchen faucet.
Overall, we thought this was a great location but the apartment was just OK.