I don't write bad reviews for many places I visit because I easily find the beauty in any and everything. Unfortunately, this will not be the case for our stay at Ana's apartment.

After a long 12 hour flight to Rio from the USA, the last thing I expected was to wait an additional two hours in the lobby of the apartment building waiting to enter the apartment.
Upon arrival, I had a difficult time getting in contact with Ana or anyone who could assist me with entering the apartment. After 40 minutes of waiting (and with the assistance of the security guard in the lobby) I received information that someone would be there in 10 minutes. 30 minutes later, a young man gets out a taxi (which happens to be Antonio) with a large see-through trash bag filled with linens. He kindly informs me to give him 10 minutes before we can enter the apartment. 40 minutes went by and we still had not been given the "okay" to go upstairs. I had the security guard contact him and inform him we no longer wanted to wait and needed to get some sleep.
Once upstairs it was evident that the apartment had not been cleaned since the last guests stayed there. The living room and dining room tables were dirty, the floors throughout the entire apartment had sand on it, there was an ashtray on the patio with cigarette butts and and an empty beer can. To top all of this off, there was an overwhelming stench of sewage throughout all three bathrooms.
To add insult to injury, what is stated on the website to sleep six people is a complete and utter fallacy. In no way can six people comfortably sleep in this apartment.

There were various maintenance issues during our stay: One of the showers was clogged (after day 2 we no longer used that bathroom), the sink handle in the master bathroom fell off several times, the handle on the master bathroom door fell off as well.

I was truly looking forward to a much more relaxing and welcoming arrival upon visiting Rio, but this apartment is not as advertised on the website.

The only positive thing I can point out is its proximity to many shops, metro stop, great restaurants and Copacabana.