The apartment is located one block off the Copacabana at the western end close to Ipanema. We were two adults and a 5 year-old child and this was perfect for what we wanted which was sit on the beach and watch the kid play in the surf. Vera met us at the apartment when we checked in and checked out and came by while we were there with clean sheets and towels (we were there for two weeks). There are restaurants all around the apartment and a supermarket across the street. If you want to get a taxi to go somewhere, they pass in front of the apartment non-stop. The listing stated that there was a possibility of noise, so if you need complete quiet when you sleep, this apartment probably won't work out for you, but the noise didn't bother the kid when he slept FWIW. All in all, we thought it was a good value for the location.