the location is perfect is apartment is as advertised. great for experiencing downtown Rio! Overall, a pretty awesome apartment complex and great stay!
3 stars because there was a lack of communication about check in time. The listing says after 3pm but our bus was late, we arrived closer to 5. we called a number provided by host - she didn't pick up for the first 4 attempts, then called back and told us off for being late (we didn't coordinate an exact time, as most airbnbs communicate about it if we need to). she then proceeded to promise she will be there in 20 minutes and took 45 minutes to arrive, leaving us on the streets with our suitcases - not a recommended activity in Rio. Also, not the hosts fault, but we didn't have power for the second day - only our apartment and the neighbor, I guess it's bad luck, but it was really hot and we basically couldn't be there.