Had a good stay - Aparmtment was very clean and had what we needed and location was inside Ipanema. We had Two challenges - the apartment was priced at a lower price point due to this - the noise from the favela/communidade next door - The galos/chickens are quite loud very early - I slept through it but others struggled. Second, the bedrooms are upstairs and the stairs are very narrow and actually quite hard to get up on - I was quite nervous every time climbing up. Check in / check out was easy - there is no space for early checkins or late checkouts and you have to pay a half day - which i did. The view is blocked by an awning and even though there is a favela there is also the ocean - neither of which you can really see unless you sit on the floor.