Great location and secure apartment. Well situated near Ipanema beach. But I have been several times in this place and it is worst each time : despite comments, the apartment has never been improved. Now it's beyond acceptable : the beds are absolutely dirty as the overall apartment; doors are broken: cafe machine broken; windows permanently open for AC (with therefore tons of insects intering at night full speed : mosquitoes, moths, spiders, fleas...) ; all cushions, curtains, blanket, mattress very dirty. Shower kind of broken ; temperamental hot water. The cupboards are filled with dozens of dirt like in an abandoned garage. The place needs a 100.000 $/Reals repair quickly or nobody should come anymore. Its too bad because with a little effort and resources one could make a decent apartment out of it. Apartment to avoid.