If you are looking for a 2 bedroom & 2 full-bath apartment in the trendy part of Ipanema this is a great place to stay. You are walking distance of all the great shops and restaurants of Ipanema which is known to be the best and safest beach tourist area as well as the gay area of Rio. The Gay Beach is less than 10 minute walk from the apartment. The pics of the apartment are pretty accurate and it's not easy to find a true 2 bedroom apartment in Ipanema. I paid approx $920 U.S. Dollars for week stay. The apartment has 24 hour security door man and you are pretty much free to do what you want as long as your respect your neighbors with the noise. I had relatively easy check in and checkout with Marcello and his business partner "Cindy" speaks English if need be. Be warn though Brazil is on tight water restriction right now due to lack of rain and they use water for the electricity so you will get billed some extra fees if you exceed the daily voltage which Marcello will discuss with you during check-in. Don't worry it's really not much I only had to pay an extra $15 Brazilian R which is not much when you convert back to U.S. Dollar and my friends and I took showers everyday and ran the AC at night to cool down. Just don't leave the AC running when your out and about or else the electric bill will sneak up on you. To stay at similar hotel in Ipanema would cost you at least double or triple what you would pay to stay here so this is good choice if you want stay in the best area and keep your budget under $1,000. Unlike other hotels there not strict about bringing visitors over as long as you don't exceed the 4 person limit that is noted in the contract. I would definitely stay here again if traveling with friends where 2 separate bedrooms are needed.