Denise's place is a pleasant home from home. It's well furnished and is more homely than the more boring Ikea Airbnb lets. The building is secure with friendly guards to buzz you in downstairs. The internet works without hiccup and is plenty fast enough.
It has all the amenities you need - pots, pans, washer, fridge/freezer etc. Plenty of good restaurants in the area. Neighbourhood feels very safe. And good value for money - check-in and out is simple without needing to arrange to meet anybody. No need to carry keys during your stay - just enter a code to open the apartment door. Denise thoughtfully set the code as last 4 digits of phone number so it should be impossible to forget!
Thanks Denise - would definitely stay here again next time I'm in Ipanema.