Hosts were very nice, they met me at 3am in the morning to give me the key and explain everything about the apartment. The studio is very small but the location makes up for it. I went during Carnival so it was expensive for the space (approx 200 dollars a night), but I knew that going in. After Carnival the price drops to dramatically (53 dollars a night) which makes it a good cost to value ratio. Very close to the beach and supermarkets and shops restaurants. Copacabana beach is in my opinion the nicer than Ipanema beach. It is less crowded and bigger. With fridge and small kitchen area you can buy groceries and really save on breakfast and lunch. Overall location, location, location, one block away from the beach!