When I walked in this apartment I felt like I had just stumbled upon Rio's best kept secret! Yes the walk up the hill is a bit of a hike but the view is totally worth it! The apartment itself is fantastic, with all the amenities needed for cooking, good WiFi, awesome sound system and very stylish. The location is convenient, the check-in and checkout were seamless. I stayed there one week and would've extended had it not been booked afterwards. I will mention one hiccup however - I was held at gunpoint by policemen coming back on a Saturday night (around midnight) in a taxi. I was very thoroughly searched, questioned and held for maybe 15-20min. They did the same with the driver and also thoroughly searched his car. Because I'm mixed race with dreadlocks and the driver was black, and also because none of the previous guests or host had been through something like this, I assume this was a typical case of racial profiling given that the apartment is right next to a favela. Although this felt unsettling i still gave the apartment 5 stars, because my stay there was overall really good. Just something to keep in mind if you look like what the police might consider 'suspicious' (i.e. young, male and dark skinned). Nevertheless I would totally stay there again if I found myself in Rio.