Great location!!! Check-in was easy. There is always someone at the front desk at all times, which made me feel very safe. The door to the apt is number padded and we got directions on how to use it before arriving. We went during Carnival, so Rio was very lively, and you could see people heading to blocos from the window. It’s also walking distance to restaurants, bars, the beach, coffee shops, kiosks, and grocery stores. We had no problem ordering Ubers who came directly to the apt.
There was however a problem with the AC, where it stopped working by the end of the first day we were there. We tried using the fan for the night, but decided to call our host to hopefully get it fixed since it felt so hot in the room. To get it fixed we needed to be in the apt to allow a technician in, and since we had multiple plans each day, we weren’t able to get the technician in to fix the problem. It resulted in us sleeping during hot nights and returning to a hot room.