The apartment is very well located just next to Copacabana beach and close to Ipanema. It is located on the 10th floor and the building has a doorman so we felt very safe. There is although always heavy traffic on the street outside that is making a lot of noise. Lacy was very helpful before and during the stay. The apartment was very clean and consists of one room, a bathroom and a small kitchen (that we never used because we preferred to eat out and the it's not that nice setting to eat in in the flat). For the two of us the apartment was very good!! However, we never used the sofa bed.