The apartment is 6 blocks from the beach and very well located for the stores and social life in Ipanema.
Security is good as there is always a porter at the desk and Doorman to open the street door.
It wasn’t made clear we had to book the laundry in advance - in any case it was fully booked until after we left so it was of no use to us at all.
There was no hot water in the kitchen which made washing up very difficult. There was no electric kettle so water had to be boiled in a saucepan.
Bedding was very minimal with nothing for the second bed.
There was only one key which made life difficult as there were two of us doing different things at different times. A second key would be an easy improvement and we felt this was something that urgently needed to be addressed.
Eduardo was helpful and kindly gave us a late check out as we had a night flight home.
The apartment offers a good space to stay but with a few small changes could be a much better place to stay than it is at the moment.