The stunning view is definitely the selling point!
But we had a few issues as well.
- Between the walls and the windows is a 5cm gap so you can hear everything from the neighbouring rooms.
- the WiFi is intermittent at best
- there was a constant smell of gas in the kitchen which we raised with Marcello but he dismissed as normal. Smell of gas is never normal and never good!
In general: the living room is lovely and welcomes you with an extraordinary view. However the rest of the apartment leaves a little to be desired.
It’s quite an impersonal AirBnB since you don’t meet the host. We stayed at a second AirBnB in Rio afterwards where we had lovely and plentiful communication with the hosts, including tips about Rio, and for us that was a much better experience. But it depends what kind of hosting style you’re looking for.