The apartment was very nice and very clean. The surrounding area has a nice vibe to it and felt very safe. Lots of shops, bars and restaurants nearby along with a KFC and McDonalds. The Wi-fi is excellent and fast. We used Uber to get everywhere and it was very cheap, for example an Uber to Copacabana beach was only £3 to £4. I think the most we spent on an Uber was about £7 and that was about 22km.
There is a beach less than 5 minutes walk away which was fine although it was recommended not to go in the water due to pollution. We went a couple of times but mostly went to Copacabana and Ipanema beaches which were 15 to 20 minutes away by taxi.
The only slightly negative comments I could say about the apartment is the views were just of other buildings and the air con was a bit noisy.