Danny was welcoming and kindly gave us his whatsapp so that we may contact him more quickly and attended the apartment when any issues arose. When we arrived at the apartment Danny told us that the fridge and freezer was still defrosting from a previous guest, which is fair enough if the guest was literally just before us but a little inconvenient for us. The fridge/freezer was dirty and slightly rusted in parts with a dead cockroach crushed by the fridge door, and after turning the fridge/freezer back on it became apparent that the fridge wasn't working. He offered to temporarily solve this by giving us two jugs filled with water to put in the freezer and then alternate once frozen in the fridge, which sadly didn't work. He ordered a new fridge/freezer but it couldn't be delivered until the day that we left. Danny then gave us a fridge from another apartment to use in the meantime.

Under the sink had water as if it had leaked, which Danny fixed by tightening the joints of the pipework. The pans, dishes and such didn't appear to be in good or clean condition and the microwave had a fairly pungent smell when opened.

The fan above the bed didn't seem to work, which made us resort to using the AC a lot more.

Overall the apartment has lots of promise and the host was helpful and willing, however the apartment does require a slight work over to ensure that everything works correctly and that everything is clean. It's in a good location close to the famous Copacabana beach and with good transport links all around to gain access to other places of interest in the city.