Alan's place has to have one of the best locations to stay in Rio. You can actually see Copacabana beach from both the living room and the bedroom. It is a great size for 2 people but could easily fit 4 as a family. It was very stylishly decorated with the coolest lighting system I've ever seen in the bedroom. Both quirky and practical. There are 2 flat screen tv's if you can bear to drag yourself away from the incredible view. There were sweet little touches of a pack of coffee pods and some local chocolates that were very appreciated. The most impressive of all though was how accommodating and helpful Alan was with our check in and very late check out. He very kindly allowed us a very late check out of 7 pm as our flights weren't until 10.30 pm. This effectively gave us a whole extra day in Rio which was a wonderful and stress free bonus for us. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Alan's place and would love to return some day.