Solid value for what you get and the location. Three BR, and right across from the beach in Ipanema near Arpoador. The only thing it is missing is a beach view from the unit, but there is no way you can find a 3br like this with a beach view in Ipanema for this price IMO.
The apartment is a classy one, and it's clear the owner is cultured and interesting based on what is kept inside. Top.
The only issue I had was the check-in policy. We booked the night before & I sent the passports on top of the hour. They hadn't printed them out. Instead of letting us wait in the lobby - or checking IDs & letting us wait in the room - they made us wait on the street outside the gate for well over 30 minutes in the hot sun while they Xerox'd our IDs. Very impolite way to deal with this situation. Just feel that some manners should be extended: at least let us wait in the spacious lobby, sitting in the AC in chairs while going to copy. This is how you treat criminals.
Assuming this is fixed, 5 stars