I don’t understand how this apartment has many positive reviews. Aside from a great location, i must say that it comes way shorter of the apartment descriptions on ABNB. First the building is not a 5 star hotel. It's a regular resident building with a pool on the roof. The apartment is old and in desperate need for maintenance. Windows in bathroom and kitchen do not close, there's no smoke detector, wood floor in one of the bathrooms is coming apart, there's water leaking from AC unit in living room, holes on the wall also on living room, AC in one of the bedrooms doesn't work. Owner installed a temporary AC unit that requires the window to kept partially open. Finally, the apartment provides partial view to Ipanema beach as it's located in the rear of the building, not facing the beach.
Positive things: front desk staff is very friendly and responsive. Host is available and ready to provide temporary remedies to the apartment issues. Finally, it's location is excellent in the heart of Ipanema.
If the host performs much needed repairs, this apartment will command higher daily rates.