The location is good if you check how close it is to Copacabana or Ipanema, but if you are not fit (or don't want to pay for a taxi every time) you might think about this twice, there is around 200 stairs
till you reach the apartment. The communication was good but the beginning was weird, I asked if it's possible to lover the price for 14 nights but he just freaked out. In the end we stayed 7 nights and it was OK.