David, thank you for the good report. What was the surrounding neighborhood like for restaurants, coffee shops, shopping for the ladies? Is it convenient to Copacabana Beach or is the beach by the hotel adequate/comparable (other than the name)? Lastly, I'm trying to decide whether I should stay at this hotel or the Sheraton Barra Beach - Barra appears to be a bit Americanized, but further away from Copa. But Barra seems to have quite a bit of action as well.