My son had two rats, Sugar and Ray. 
They didn't smell much at all, actually. It's mostly in how clean you keep the cage, of course.
I've never had a pet mouse, but I've had hamsters, gerbils and rats. Of the three, I can tell you by far rats made the best pets. Not necesarily the cutest or fluffiest, but by far the smartest, cleanest and sweetest.
Our rats used one corner of their big cage as a "toilet" and never made much a mess anywhere else. My son taught them little tricks for food, and they rode around on his shoulder.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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