name: A SAFE, QUIET NEST IN THE EYE OF "HURRICANE RIO"
description: This apartment is located in a safe, small, gated and secured street, at a 5-minute walk from the cable car to the statue of the Christ, The Redemptor.<br />A 15-minute ride will take you to the foot of the Sugar Loaf Mountain and Ipanema Beach.<br />In this neighborhood, you'll have supermarkets,  restaurants, drugstores, beauty parlors, banks and religious services within walking distance.<br />A cute playground where babies from all around come to play in the morning sun is another of the blessings.<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />The apartment is at an one-floor walk up, in a quiet building, with over-sized windows that have screens available to be used by the guests. If you come by car or rent one, you can find parking on the street and can come and go at any time of the day or night.<br />The dining table can be extended to accommodate more than 6 people and the bed in the en-suite (with a bath tub) is an adjustable bed which can have the head raised to help with acid reflux or 