This place is right in the heart of the action of Ipanema, on a busy shopping street but just two blocks from the beach. Yet by being on the eighth floor and facing the beach and not the busy street, it feels very tranquil once you enter. Having a full kitchen and a washer makes it useful for longer stays as well. My only wish is that there is a better TV with an internet connection so that I could have streamed Netflix. The few cable channels were all in Portuguese.