The Good - Leblon is an amazing part of Rio. Great food, relatively safe, easy parking, etc. Its away from the wild Copacabana, but just 10 mins away. The Location is great essentially.
The Bad - I stayed here with two other people, and although its “possible” to sleep 3, i found the 1.5 meter long 0.7 meter wide sofa to not be an adequate bed to sleep in at all. Im 2 meters and couldn’t move at all. Furthermore, if it had a pull out mattress, there is a small wooden table right next to the sofa, so you couldn’t use the pull out even if it had/has one. Which brings me to the next point, this is an extremely small apartment. There is literally no where to move the table to.
I am not a picky person either, I’ve lived in India for very long lengths of time, lived on sail boats, and stayed in some run down and simple accommodations all over the world, and happily so. However, when I was able to stay at the Hotel Nacional for an extra 150 real… I was expecting at least a clean space. I was flying out the next day and wanted a nice rest before my trip. That was not possible for me here. There was a baseball bat in the corner of the room, for security?…, a broken screen somewhere and the room you immediately walk into had a couple of dozen mosquitoes in it all night. The neighbors were loud until midnight, and there was hair all over the bed and bathroom. I found the ad to be very inaccurate and the price per night to be way over valued. Compared to other places I’ve stayed in Rio, this wasn’t the worst, but it was the worst for the money. If you spend an extra 50 real, you will get a much much more comfortable, clean and safe place to stay.