This was our first experience with airbnb, and it couldn't have been easier. Claudia met us at the apartment the morning we arrived. She handed us the keys and made sure that the doormen knew who we were so we could come and go as we pleased.
The apartment itself was exactly as pictured...beautiful views. We had plenty of space to stretch out and enjoyed having the flexibility of making out own breakfasts each day. The location is great, and the proximity to Copacabana Palace made it an easy for us to reference when we traveled by taxi.
The aircon works great and we also made use of the washing machine (thanks google translate). The only thing that was missing was a hairdryer, but I embraced the beach hair thing.