This was our first experience using AIRBNB and we are so glad we did. Everything went so smoothly. We were collected from the airport by Marcelo's friend Ceaser who was friendly and waiting at the airport, even tho our flight was running late. arriving at the studio around 11.30pm Marcelo was waiting to greet us with a number of welcome goodies which tied us over for a few days. The studio is compact but has everything we needed including extras we didn't expect such as a washing machine, electric juicer and speaker system. The location is great too, about 2mins walk from Ipanema beach and 5 from Copacabana. We went to Felice Cafe for an evening meal which is just round the corner. Great food and service. On a Sunday there's a great flea market in the square 5 mins walk away. Lovely local art work. We also recommend grabbing some Capirinihas from the beach shacks which are much cheaper than the bars, and a far better view.

All in all we had a great stay and strongly recommend Marcelos' studio.

Luke & Rachel