I recently stayed here 7 days. This apartment is a good value in one of the best areas of Copacabana. If you are looking for a place that sleeps multiple people, this is a good basic value providing the current pricing remains.
However, there were some issues. First the good.
Positives: double A/C split units, full sized fridge. comfortable bed, although a little too firm for me. Not good for side sleepers. There were no issues with the internet.
On the negative side, I didn't have hot water the first three days. I don't hold that against the owner because those things happen.
It's a weird building, and on the 11th floor, it's more like one unit that was turned into duplexes.
I had to fight ants on the kitchen bar and table the whole time.
There is black mold throughout the bathroom because there is no bath fan or ventilation. There is no easy fix for that. You can spray it with something but it will always come back.
The toilet is a hydra flush but nothing would flush. You had to hold the flush for at least 10 second just to get liquid to go down. That's unacceptable. A regular toilet with a tank would have been a 100 times better. And no one wants to put dirty toilet paper in a waste basket. That's gross.
The TV is too small in the living room. TVs are cheap. Spend a little more money and upgrade. Also, there is a place for a TV to hang on the wall in the bedroom prewired, but it is empty. Again, TVs are cheap.
There is nowhere to put your clothes out of your suitcase unless you want to lay them out on a desk or shelf. Again, an armoire is cheap. Spend some money on the apartment.
Lastly, the building does not have a doorman 24/7 so you will need three keys and a code to actually get into the apartment. Annoying? Yes
I owned an apartment for 11 years down the street on the same block and rented it also so all of these things I mentioned stick out to me.
Put some money into the apartment. If it were mine, I would gut the bathroom and start over. Upgrade some of the furniture pieces because they are very cheap. Get a decent sized TV in the living room and bedroom.
So would I stay here again? No. You make your own decision.