We have rented a lot of vacation rentals and this was our first experience with Airbnb. Our son is a frequent user and recommended it. We were blown away by the customer service but the apartment was excellent as well. The description of location almost does not do it service because it is right in the middle of everything!! We loved it. The beach is 3 min walk max! The grocery store is right across the street!!! There are restaurants and bars all around you and even though it's lovely here, if you want to venture...your only a 5 min taxi ride or 15 min walk To the craziness of copacabana. Felipe was awonderful host and speaks perfect English. When I had a question about the apartment or place to go...he answered email super quick and always offered up his phone # for cell, text or whatsap communication ! There is plenty of place here with room for 6 but we were only 3 for sleeping so we had tons of room and it was very clean with all the necessities for cooking. There is washer and dryer too so you don't need to overpack. Leave room in yor bag because you will want to shop! It is a 2 min walk to ipanema square and every Sunday 7-7 there is the ultimate market for souvenirs, food handmade local crafts. Tuesday they had an incredible farmers market in same place !!!! Try the strawberries!! Sneakie boogers coat them with sugar for tasting but the ones you buy are not as sweet but still wonderful! We had such an overall great experience that if we would come back, we would most likely stay at the same place . We felt very safe in and around the entire area and there is also 24 hrs guard at the apartment, Don't get me wrong, there are some crazies on the beach but that's everywhere! We totally lucked into this place and soooo glad we did! Thank you Felipe for being such a wonderful host!!!