I really enjoyed my stay at Rafael's apartment. The location is literally steps from the beach. It is quiet (many apartments in Ipanema are not), very clean, spacious and stylish. It gets good light, despite not having any sort of view. There were a few issues with the apartment during my stay, but Rafael resolved them very quickly and efficiently. I was impressed how he was able to resolve them so quickly, and it gave me a lot of confidence that if I had other issues, that they would be resolved, too.