The view from Marjon's place was fantastic! We were able to sit on the balcony and look over the jungle up to Christ the Redeemer. Marion also very kindly waited until 2am for us to arrive after our flight was significantly delayed.
Marjon's place is located a 10minute bus ride from the centre of San Telmo. We utilised Uber on recommendation from Marjon as taxis don't like to go up the hill. We managed to learn the bus through a bit of trial and error. There are no restaurants or shops in walking distance. In the apartment description it was mentioned that basic breakfast items would be supplied for the first morning. Unfortunately this didn't happen. As we couldn't find Marjon the morning following arrival to ask directions we left the apartment having not eaten for 20hours and got very lost.
We were disappointed at the level of cleanliness. There was a significant amount of dirt in the apartment including a strong smell of cat and cat hair in the bed. We were also bitten by insects in the bed and had dermatological issues.
During a Uber trip we had to pass through a police block. The police were looking for a person and approached the car with guns in hand. Our Uber driver explained the police presence in the neighbourhood was due to shootings on our first night. We heard further incidences the following nights. Needless to say we were not to keen on going out late at night.