This apartment is advertised as a trendy upmarket studio, the best in Copacabana.
The photos show it well and of course somewhat better than it is. It looks very good on the surface but it has been renovated by the owner himself who admits he is not a tradesman and this shows. The finish is 80%. On arrival, the fridge freezer was chock full of ice (which I defrosted over 2 hrs), some switches did not function easily, the bathroom sink was not draining properly and the air conditioner was dripping condensed water on the floor. To his credit, Alex returned to attend to these matters but the cupboard doors don't all open properly, the drawers don't all close and the many lights attached to these don't then turn off. The microwave is linked to the ceiling lights. The sliding doors as pictured are very difficult to open and thus hard to get to the drawers inside. I didn't use them at all because of this.

As in other reviews, the apartment is small. The double bed folds down from the wall and is not particularly easy to lift and lock out of the way again. Thus, you end up leaving the bed down which means you cover the sofa and can only sit on the bed. Not as practical as it seems initially.

The wi-fi does work well and the TV has cable with 689 channels but you have no idea which ones are connected and have to scroll through to find anything you want. A list of subscribed channels would be sensible.

The wiring in the apartment causes the greatest concern as there are wires everywhere, joined only with tape, especially under the kitchen cupboards.

The studio is usable but frustrating given its high end advertising spiel. The location is excellent and there are services nearby. But anyone coming should be aware of the studio's short comings and have lowered expectations. A lot of final finishing touches need to be made to bring this up to the standard it appears to portray. The bathroom sink looks nice but you can't wash your face or easily clean your teeth in it because of the large marble/granite cover fitted around the tap over the sink.