Before going to Rio with a group of young females, I was inundated with suggestions and recommendations on safety. I was nervous as to what I was going to expect! I had absolutely nothing to worry about. During my 8 nights in the Rio area I never once was concerned about my safety. This hotel residence is located in the heart of Ipanema, banks, grocery stores, eateries, shops, anything you need is within walking distance. Our room was so nice, big and clean and it had a washer and dryer inside for added convenience. We had a 2 br, 2 bath room and it was more than I expected. I highly recommend this residence for the price and location. It is 2 short blocks from the beach in the area in front of the Cesar Park hotel section, post 9. Rio is beauitful, but having a nice place to rest your head at night made it even nicer. Also the hotel's web site doesn't list most of the services they have. They have a full scale salon for hair and nails, a little bar in the lobby, restaurant with free breakfast every morning as well as other meals during the day that you have to pay for. They were renovating a new pool on the 1st floor deck area. We took a lot of public buses during our stay and most of them stop within feet of the hotel. It is also very easy to get a cab at any hour of the day in front of the hotel. I can't say enough how nice this place is and the staff is also very helpful. Contact me if you have any questions.

The apartments were large, but needed some updating. Great location - right in the center of Ipanema, 2 blocks to the beach and 1 block to a decent park with a Farmer's market on Sundays. We dined one night at the on-site restaurant - skip unless you absolutely do not want to leave the property. Because of the value and the space, we would definitely stay at the hotel in the future.

Great place. The price is reasonable. The people are very nice and the beauty parlor inside the building is excellent. We have stayed in this hotel in two different trips. We would stay there again. Great places nearby.

We spent a weekend at Ipanema Tower. The best thing is that the beach ( posto 9- Ipanema)is just two blocks ahead and there are a lot of very good bars and restaurants just as close as the beach. The apartament has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a small kitchen and a living room. Some of the apartments( bathrooms to be specific) are very, very old and need to be re-build. In fact they are already doing some changes there. But we had a good time there and the staff was very nice.