The apartment was just as described, and it was very nice. The host was excellent, very responsive and very accommodating. She made sure to help me with anything that I needed. The apartment is in a superb location. It is a couple of minutes away from the Ipanema beach, and it is like a 10 - 15 minute walk to the Copacabana Beach. There was also a vast selection of restaurants just a few minutes away from the apartment. Finally, something that I really enjoyed was that there is a tourist pickup spot less than a block away. I would schedule a tour to different landmarks around Rio each day and get picked up and dropped off less than a block from the apartment! It was incredible! I could not have asked for a better location! I will definitely stay here the next time I return to Rio.