Positive- Location just a block from Copacabana beach, Apt quiet and dark for sleeping, bed comfortable, TV nice quality, rooftop pleasant- bright area with comfortable sitting area for accessing wifi. Small pool for cooling off with some seaview.
Negative- Based on the reviews and photos, we had been looking forward to a nice clean place to rest and hang out for a few days, cook something, but we were pretty disappointed. We just slept there.
The apt was superficially wiped clean, but in need of deep cleaning and scrubbing, as well as updating/ repairs/painting. I.e. Apt smelled very musty, things touched often had black grime on them (switch plates, plugs, top of wicker chair, doors, etc.), bathroom grout/corners black in parts. AC unit worked but made very loud noise, so we had to turn it off to sleep. Fan unit worked fine. A number of other items were worn out. With some deep cleaning, paint and repairs / updating the place could be greatly improved.