The apartment has been recently refurbished, looks new and modern with beautiful decorations and touches.
Plenty of space to store bags and clothes. Wi-fi, water power and heating and A/C functioning very well.
Nice details from the host who left 2 bottles of water and 2 coffee pods for the coffee machine for my arrival.
Location is convenient, between Leblon and Ipanema 3 blocks from the beach and from the lagoa, but facing a very busy road.
Downsides:
Despite the one sound-proof window which faces the busy road, once the day starts the noise becomes very loud. It’s a ground floor facing front so you can hear people entering and leaving the building, slamming doors, from very early in the morning.
Scarce to almost no natural light.
There is no washing machine in the flat which results in very expensive laundry runs to the nearest laundry.
Kitchen has just the basics, no appliances apart from microwave and a tiny stove, an incentive to eat out.
I would recommend this place for short stays and if you don’t mind the sounds of the city.