I stayed at Pedro's apartment during the week of Carnaval and the price was pretty decent for that time period. The apartment is well-located in Botafogo and generally quiet. The apartment is a bit cluttered and dated, but not too bad if you're going to spend most of your time outside. The main issue I had was that the washing machine did not work. I tried to contact Pedro about this, but he did not respond. I ended up having to pay for laundry service at a laundromat. Overall a decent experience, but could have been better.