This is a very good location and you’re close to all of the popular sites and major beaches. There are restaurants within walking distance as well as supermarkets and shopping. As for the apartment, it is a mixed review. It is very small and everything in the apartment seems to be falling apart or extremely old and delicate. From the photos I could not tell how tiny this place is but you can barely move down the hallway if you are a large adult man and the shower is almost impossible to get in and out of for a full grown man. We happened to stay there during a month when construction was going on in other units and all we could hear all day was drilling and hammering and people singing while they worked. The owner is very nice and was there to greet us when we arrived. We were surprised to be told that we could only run the air conditioner for 10 hours maximum each day. That restriction was nowhere in the ad and she just stuck a piece of paper on the wall as if that was policy. Good luck getting people to follow that rule when it is 90°F outside. If you do not know the Botafogo area, the beach is not good there. The water is not clean in this Cove and you will want to use the beaches in Leme, Copacabana, or Leblon.