Excellent stay with Monica - she is a very friendly, warm host and helped me with local advice, breakfast, laundry, interesting conversations, and other things. The room itself is simple but clean, and works perfectly for anyone looking to spend most of their time out and about. The house is in a great location on the border of Ipanema and Copacabana, and is very spacious & clean, so you’ll have plenty of space to do what you need in the house overall. I felt very much at home. Highly recommended.