Enjoyed our stay, Marjon was helpful and loaned us a heater when it was cold. It made all the difference :) Loved the howler monkeys and the humming birds! The buses (006 and 007) worked really well, you could get ubers, although the wait could be long, and the location was excellent for exploring. WIFI was helpful, although patchy. View was beautiful of Cristus and forest, also of town below and Favella up on the hill, noisy at night. Easy quick travel down to Lapa or Santa Theresa or Central. Or up towards the hills.
Tips generally for travellers is to make sure you have a mobile phone solution - buy a local SIM card and get informed about it *before* you arrive. It wasted time for us. And make sure you have a hairdryer solution. Voltage is different. Oh, and insect repellant.
Loved Rio, and loved our stay!