The apartment is perfectly located, just a block away from Ipanema beach (posto 8). The apartment is even nicer than it looks in the pictures and has recently been fully rennovated. For me, the clean, new bathrooms were a very happy surprise. It comes fully equipped with free internet, full kitchen, washing machine, cable tv, etc. Rafael was very responsive and flexible with us and kept checking that everything was ok during our stay. We had not a single glitch and I would highly recommend this apartment for its convenience, its comfort, and host.