This is a nice apartment in a great location if you want to be close to downtown (not close to the beach area, and the closest beach isn't one you'd want to swim in). The decoration is very nice and the doormen are very helpful and friendly. My reservations about this apartment are related to the host not understanding how AirBnB works and leaving her belongings all over the house: the fridge was dirty with open food on the counter, the bedroom and bathroom drawers were full of the host's clothes and belongings, and everywhere there is her stuff (on the desk, in cupboards, etc.), there was even her dirty clothes in the hamper! It seems that she moves out when someone rents the apartment and moves back in afterward. I would definitely not recommend this place for more than one person or a couple as the living room is far too hot during Rio's summer (from November to March), there is a ceiling fan in the living room but it barely makes a difference and you could never sleep there comfortably. The AC in the bedroom is weak but fine. The shower is electric and not hot at all, but with the hot weather that wasn't too much of an issue. The toilet flush is the slowest I've ever seen, I must have spent an hour of my life holding down the flush over the past 10 days. If you don't mind the above, the location is pretty safe.