Celia was super responsive and made the check-in process easy for us. She also had a friend who spoke English waiting with her when we arrived. Together they gave us many useful tips and made us feel like home and Celia made fresh passion fruit juice for us. The apartment is spotless and the building is safe and well-managed. The surrounding area is very convenient filled with juice bars, pharmacies, supermarket, restaurants etc.; it is also just a couple blocks to the beach. Celia provided amazing fruits for us for breakfast in the morning--I had the biggest avocado in my life! Our flight home wasn't until 10pm so she let us leave our bags at her place and pick them up in the evening to head to the airport. I highly recommend her place for your Ipanema stay.