The building itself is truly amazing, a real bit of history in the city, and a brilliant location. However the inside wasn't quite as described. With only a few bedrooms, the remainder of the space felt huge and empty, with numerous other rooms filled with junk and doors open into half lived in spaces. We also werent sure why we had to pick a certain room to use the kitchen, as it seemed that anyone could have access to it. I think given a choice, we would rather have not used the kitchen. There were maggots in the food bin that was emptied but not washed out, food left out on the counter and rotten food in the industrial fridge to be shared by guests and hosts. It was so strange. Alex was a good host, but it was only us there, and often incredibly loud music was played that could be heard from the other side of the house (perhaps it was easier to hear as the top of our bedroom door didnt have any glass in). Overall the place was impressive, and the room itself was clean and did the job. However it was weird that so much of the building was out of action, with a security light at the top of the stairs with wires trailing and other such odd features.