My (totally bohemian) girlfriend and myself had a great time in Marjon's apartment.

Marjon made us feel amazingly welcome: she had no problem staying up until past midnight because our plane was arriving late, she had left 2 "welcome beers" in the fridge, and even everything we need for our first breakfast (bread, eggs, milk, ham, coffee and jam!). She gave us very clear instructions about how to get there with the cab from the airport, and then perfect descriptions of the bus lines around. When I asked for extra towel or a European Macbook charger, she was also able to help right away! She was again able to help when the taxi phone-line gave me trouble to book my taxi back to the airport, speaking in Portuguese for me on the phone. In the end, Marjon is an amazingly welcoming host, and it was great to have her available upstairs all the way through our stay!

The apartment is great, and looks exactly like the photos! It is very bohemian and on the edge of the mountain - you can even see the rocks of the mountain come out apparent on one kitchen wall. The view on the Christ statue is fantastic, and the sounds of the favelas' nightlife around are a great touch. The hammock is a nice touch as well, and the terasse is big enough for my girlfriend and I to do Yoga together!

The only few things one should know are:
- because it's on a mountain with rainforest around, it is quite dark and humid, and the place can get a little bit dusty: we had to try our best to air the bedroom as much as possible and my nose with allergic-tendencies still got quite sneezy at times;
- like most Brazilian showers, there is a single tap (of cold water) and the shower head is electric and heats the water right away. This one seemed to be one of the least powerful we've met in Brazil, though, and the water of the shower could sometimes get pretty cold;
- the street is a very quiet empty street, which means that "walking around the apartment" is really not that interesting, the best is to take the bus to better places (stops right in front of the apartment, and flatter / busier streets are close by bus)

Overall a great great experience, a beautiful apartment and very welcoming host! We had a very good time in Rio, cooked great meals in the kitchen and rested well every night.