Amazing location in Copacabana. Patrick's apartment - essentially a house sized 3 bedroom apartment is spacious and very comfortable for an extended stay. Literally on the ocean and a 60 second walk to the beach. Taxi stand just outside the front door and of course Uber works fairly well in Rio. The living room and kitchen does have noise from the beachside bar across the street but things calm down after 10-11 at night and the bedrooms are in the back of the apartment and very quiet for sound sleeps. Vanessa the housekeeper is one of the biggest pluses as she was available to do market shopping M-F as well as to prepare some meals which was perfect. Even with too many caipirinhas to count I left Brasil 3 kilos lighter thanks to having Vaness preparing healthy lunch and plenty of fresh fruit. Patricks was super responsive at all times and the guidebook was helpful even for a Rio pro like myself for finding new places to eat etc. Highly recommend this stay in Rio!