Our host Levy couldn't have been more accommodating. Ever since the start of our booking experience (9 months ago) he has made himself 100% available. Being our first time to Rio we had many questions with activities we were interested and his response time was VERY fast. The first day we showed up Levy was there to check us in. He then spent over an hour with us explaining how the city worked, how to get around, what to do, what not to do, etc. Levy couldn't have been more helpful. As far as the Studio is concerned, its only 2 blocks from Copacabana and about a mile from Ipanema. There are multiple bus stops very close and other areas of interest are a short cab ride away. If we were to come back to Rio every I would for sure book through Levy in one of this listings.