Stayed a month. Good: Wi-Fi for work (offline 1 day out of 30). Bad: Located in Peixoto, North of Copacabana. Trash on the streets. Smelly. Homeless man lives on corner. View from window looks like favela main street. Heavy traffic, cars honking, noise all day. All night on weekends (parties, music). Dogs barking. Walk to the beach is 10-15 min. Lots of beggars, quite pushy. Apt felt smaller than on photos. Cold showers only at one point. Host sent repairman. Lukewarm showers. Told host: "Not very warm, but OK." Host replied: "You want stupidly hot showers." Bit rude. Otherwise host tried her best, but we just didn't like the experience overall. Would not return. 3/5 stars