Marcelo’s place is a modern and well maintained apartment in a great part of Ipanema. It is very peaceful, there is no noise from neighbours or from the street as it is set in a building back from the street and it doesn’t seem to share any common walls with neighbours. Unlike other airbnbs it has a proper hot shower which is a big plus instead of these one tap “Lorinzetti” systems which are just luke warm when on full pressure and only hot when the pressure is low. The door men in the building are really welcoming especially the one who works at night Clovis. The building is a few minutes walk to the beach and close to supermarkets, bakeries, bars and restaurants. Mischa who receives the guests on behalf of Marcelo is very friendly and was lovely to deal with and was always prompt to answer any messages such as when I needed help with the washing machine and the Wi-Fi. Overall it offers great value for money especially with the week discount.