We love Evelyn's place. The area is safe and quiet. The doorman is nice. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and groceries stores. It is walking distance to the beach. I love the decor. The beds are super comfortable. While we were there we had our passports stolen from the beach (totally our fault and can happen anywhere in the world-it was in my husband's backpack and he forgot to remove them before we headed out to the beach and someone took his backpack) Evelyn was helpful with helping us find a print shop to print out the necessary documents for an emergency passport as we do not speak or read Portuguese. She responds right away whenever you have questions. She was a life saver for us! We recommend her place!