The room is a match with the photos. Keep in mind this is downtown (Centro), Lapa is walking distance for tons of bars, resturants & nightlife (this area stays open late). The city shutsdown between 5pm-7pm. During the mornings theres lots of breakfast places to eat and grab a cup of coffee. During early afternoon hours between noon-4pm there are downtown lunch areas as well. The beaches are quit a distance (Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon), but the subway entrance is across the street known as Metro (station name is Carioca) it was a breeze getting around with Metro, just remember the last subway train is Midnight, you have to plan accordingly or just take an uber (from Copacabana R$17 to centro) or taxi (from Copacabana R$32 to centro). Overall this was a 5 star, I enjoyed my stay for its value. Will stay here again in the future!