An oasis of calm during the World Cup celebrations. This is a fantastic place to stay for a few days. Its up in the hills though only a ten minute bus ride to Santa Theresa and buses seem to turn up every five minutes. We were made to feel really welcome and given advice on where to go and what to see. The bus takes you right down to the metro stop and its then 20 minutes to get to Ipanema, Copacobana etc. Would thouroughly recommend . The sight of Christ the Redeemer overlooking the apartment as the clouds came in will live long in the memory. Give the Hotel chains a miss and try it out.