The place is good for friends that are looking to party in Rio, but not great for a romantic get away. The location is amazing if you wanna enjoy Ipanema and its beautiful beach, but the road is very noise and you can hear it all inside your room (bring your earplugs with you). The apartment is business owned and has got not charm, but internet connection is good and so are the appliances. The communication was very good although I never understood why they charge the extra money for late check out if it is a self check out (180 reais after 22h)- maybe they have to pay someone to be alert on email if check in fails, thats my guess. They were very nice and let us do a late check out. It was overall a good experience and I recommend for the price and location.