I stayed at Marcus place during carnival and i had a lovely experience...the location is great if u want a place close to copacabana and begining of Ipanema...the place is very safe with a doorman available 24/7...its a walkig distance to the metro station if u want to go downtown and want to save a taxi ride...there is a supermarket 2 minutes away and a 24/7 restaurant/bar with great pizza 100 meteres away...marcus was great and responsive host always responded on time whenever needed...overall i would recommend it again if this is the area in Rio umyou want to stay in...the only negative comment i have is that it is a bit smallish but good for two people for sure and the bathroom is a bit run down...