The place I booked was unavailable, so Marlon offered another one of his rooms for an additional fee. Upon arrival, the area felt unsafe, especially as a solo female traveller.
however, this is expected in areas of Rio. The apartment building was run down and smelt like urine. The room itself is located up several flights of stairs. The room was a lot smaller than pictured, and both the mattress and linen were baldy stained. It was extremely hot in the room, and the top window remained open as it was too high to reach. This allowed Mosquito's to fill the room as night, making it unbreable to sleep in. The wifi was non-existent. Marlon stated that a technician would come in order to fix this. However, this did not occur. I felt extremely uncomfortable staying there and ended up booking another place instead.
There are many places in Rio that have all the amenities listed, cleaner, safer, and much more affordable. I would not recommend. Check out process was difficult.