In the middle of all of the action in Copacabana, you have restaurants, shops, and banks (as an American, being close to Citi bank is important) all over the place, the beach is 4 blocks away, very cozy, great Brazilian atmosphere in the room with a hammock and art all over, it has an HDMI cable, my only regret is not staying longer!!! As far as the hosts they are very kind, and they work with you in case you need anything, I felt great and like I have a wonderful place to come back to when I go back.