on the street of really nice hotel and this street connect ipanema and copacabana beaches! i feel pretty safe for the street. the apartment is very comfortable and I actually think it's quite spacious. it has a french door to separate kitchen/living room from the bedroom, which is nice. Flavia and Nando are very helpful, their doormen are definitely great assets to the building. You can walk to the either beach mentioned above in less than 3 minutes. Will stay here again. for sure.