My trip to Rio was the best travelling experience I've ever had. This is mainly due to the location I stayed in. Lydie and Ghizlane's apartment is perfectly located in the heart of Impanema. Ghizlane met my partner, friend and I on our first day of stay and in addition to this scheduled our taxi pick up and drop off ...she was very friendly and gave us great tips to getting around in impanema....the apartment is perfectly located in Impanema near tons of restaurants and a convenient 24hr supermarket. The restaurants in the Arab are outstanding, but if you want to venture to copacabana you'll be only an 5-8 min walk away. The area is very safe and the apartment is spacious enough for 3 people ....it had all the amenities needed to make your stay comfortable and welcoming ....I cannot recommend this place more ....you'll really enjoy your stay