We stayed here for a month and if you are easy going like me and only need basic necessities, it is a great choice. Helena created a guide book includes suggestions of a few restaurants in the neighborhood and even traditional Brazilian foods and drinks. Internet/WiFi(Claro) was fast, and *if you ran into the problem of Netflix stops loading at about 24%, just turn off the TV and restart the router. Ipanema beach is 5 min walking distance, Copacabana is about 10 - 15 min walking distance. Four grocery stores, two Zona Suls with one opens 24 hours, Hortifruiti, and Carioca, with about 5 - 8 min walking distances. Some times you do hear people cheer for football/soccer games from bars around the block, but it didn’t bother us much. Kitchen is not a mansion size with every appliance you can imagine, but it is functional to cook with basic necessities that most people need. The washer completes its fastest cycle in about 19 min and you may hang your clothes on the nets right outside two windows during good weather and hang on a rack inside right above the washer in the kitchen. Run the shower hot water for a brief 30 seconds to 1 min then turn on the cold water just a tiny bit (about half revolution) to get the right temperature. Trash needs to be separated by types and if you have been to Germany, it’s kind of like that. There is also a park nearby that has fruits and vegetables markets on normal days in the morning (maybe 0600-1200?) and souvenir markets on the weekends (not sure but maybe similar time as the fruits and vegetables markets). Overall, we loved the location if you love the beach, and we would come back again.