The apartment is owned by a very helpful and warm host. The location gave us the perfect opportunity to explore Ipanema but was also close by Copacabana. We though we would have the whole apartment for ourselves (instead of sharing it with the owner) based on the high price. However this was normal since we rented the room during New Year’s Eve. Sharing the apartment turned out not being a problem since the host was such a caring person which gave us as much privacy as possible. Moreover, you also share the apartment with a dog ;)