David was extremely responsive and helpful and gave us a local contact to check in on us when we arrived. The apartment was clean and had a lot of towels which was great since we went to the beach often. The ACs in the bedrooms are powerful which helped us sleep very well in the peace and quiet of the building. The apartment is on the edge of Ipanema which made it easy to get to any part of the city, but it's a few blocks away from the more ritzy area that Ipanema is known for. The restaurants and bars near the apartment were always open late and there were lots of people around so we always felt safe. We were definitely happy with our stay.