I dont even know where to start with this post. Arnaud has a really nice apartment. He;s definitely living the life. Soon as I walked in I thought it was a hoax. How could I have stumbled across such a great place for a low price. I almost don't even want to tell anyone how nice the place is so it's available next time I come Lol. Everything is there for your needs. The restaurant downstairs has to be a 5 star restaurant. It's a must see. The location is perfect. Only 2 blocks away from Ipanema beach post 8. Arnaud let me check in early so I didn't have to worry about dragging my luggage around which was a stress reliever for me. No one wants to do that while on vacation. I can't thank him enough for allowing me to stay in his place. It was the best place I stayed at my whole trip by far. It was so nice I never made it to the pool upstairs!!