We stayed for five days in this apartment and had a very good time. The apartment is, let's face it, small. For two people with large suitcases perhaps a bit too small. But it has been efficiently decorated and it has everything, even a washing machine and an ipod-doc. The best: it is excellently located in a safe street just off the beach. The shopping street of Ipanema is a few blocks away and there are plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from in the neighbourhood. I could not have wished it to be better located and haven't felt unsafe for a minute (which was kind of a worry for me, having read all kinds of things about Ipanema being quite unsafe at night).

Henrique is very friendly and helpful, had filled the fridge with food and drinks and did his utmost to make our stay agreeable and a succes. Nothing but praise for him!