Our group of four people (3 adults and 1 toddler) enjoyed our 6 night stay at Maria's apartment. Maria was a warm and friendly host and arrived punctually during check in and check out. She speaks good English.
The apartment building has a friendly doorman to buzz you inside upon arrival, and an elevator as well as stairs. We felt very safe in the building.
The apartment was as pictured in the listing. One bedroom has a double bed and the other bedroom has both a double and single bed. There was some noise audible from the street at night even with the bedroom windows closed, but it didn't wake us. The windows start around waist height and don't have screens/bars, so we kept them closed when our toddler was awake since the apartment is on the sixth floor.
It was very nice to have some essentials provided (cooking oil, salt, pepper, sugar, plastic bags for the bins, etc)... and also some complimentary extras such as yoghurt, milk and juice. Little touches like this really make a good impression!
The wifi worked well.
The location is good; walking distance to Copacabana Beach, supermarkets, banks, and lots of restaurants. It's easy to hail a taxi on the street outside. Cantagalo metro station is a block away and the metro is clean and simple enough to figure out.
We would recommend this apartment to any group of 2-5 people looking for somewhere safe, comfortable, clean and spacious within easy walking distance of Copacabana Beach and the metro. Thanks Maria!