The location is so great- literally just around the corner from the beach and right on a main square, so groceries, banks, retail stores, laundromat, bars, restaurants, etc all within a couple minutes walk. We felt safe walking around the area both day and night, but got Uber’s if going any further than 3-4 blocks, just to be precautions. It’s a little bit annoying to leave the key with the doorman every single time you leave the apartment, but it’s also reassuring that you won’t lose the key if you do happen to have your bag stolen. The apartment itself is very bright and airy- we never had to turn the A/C on, just open the door to the balcony. The view is beautiful, so nice to wake up to the ocean each day. There’s enough basics in the apartment to make meals, and the room is serviced every day (unless you ask for it not to)- they even cleaned the dishes! Great apartment if you want to be in a convenient and safe area, it’s only about 20 mins to the Centro/Lapa area. Would stay here again!