Pros:
Light- great natural night thru patio door and window.
Space- Clean modern. Adequate kitchen. Coffee Maker But did not provide pods,
Bed- firm, Comfortable
WiFi- excellent
Location- great, very central. Near a lot of attractions, good transportation, about ½ mile walk to river. A block or two out of the main hub hub of the tourist areas. So nice and quiet. I did have trouble getting the lay of the land to find the apt. Streets curved and connect in a variety of ways that I couldn’t quite master. Small grocery store a couple of blacks away.Near the Sao Bento metro, and the Sao Bento train station with the amazing tile.
Found a great restaurant nearby. Senior Ze. Simple, food. No English spoken. But fresh and perfectly cooked. After the tourist traps that were expensive and not that great, this was a delight. Had sea bass and melon/ham 3 nights in a row. Perfect.
Biggest con. The loft where the bed is has a very low ceiling, 5.5 feet. With the shutters closed and the room very dark, my husband his head in the morning when standing.
Small con. Shower drains incredibly slowly. Two ways to take a shower 1) keep turning off the water to let it drain , or 2) have the water pressure set to just above a trickle, not an easy adjustment to make, since it is practically off.