The apartment is nice, the beach and some big streets with shops are only 15 min walking away. The metro station is about 10 min walking away. The check-in worked well, even though Pedro wasn't in town. The apartment has a good size for 4 persons, and had everything we needed. Everything was very new. The only disatvantage was that the windows were very thin (which is normal for Brazil?), so you could hear everything that was going on outside, and rain was also pretty loud. But we had a very nice time, and recommend Pedro's apartment!