Jake met me at the nearby hotel upon arrival in order to take me to the apartment. First of all, it is not actually on the street he says it is. It is close, but it is actually on a smaller side street. One of the first things he said to me is that there is a cleaning lady who he trusts, but "she sucks at cleaning"--that was no lie. The "clean" dishes were filthy and required me to wash them, the shower was gross, There was construction going on all day during my stay, turning one of the patios into what I assume will be a new apartment. Very noisy. The apartment has a bug problem, and smells bad. It may have been nice a couple years ago per the previous reviews, but I cannot recommend staying here. In fact, I recommend avoiding it. Also, be aware that despite his ad saying that it is in Upper Leblon, all locals, taxi drivers, neighbors and even airbnb's official address agrees that it is in Vidigal.