The place has good accommodations. The TV, wifi, and all appliances worked well. The location was close to the metro/bus which was great. The neighborhood was off the beaten path a bit as compared to the center of the city, but it had it's own character and we enjoyed it.

Alex communicated pretty good via online chat, though i never met him. Getting there was a little tough as we actually waited for the son of one of his friends to help us park. That took 30 minutes to figure out due to construction in the area.

Alex answered a great many questions from me and I am thankful. He was pretty prompt most of the times, even though he was out of town.

Note that you need to expect that many of the locals do not know
English.
Walking to downtown is ok, maybe 30 minutes, but not if it is in the summer months. Just take the metro.

Also, google took us to the FRONT of the building, not the back - where we needed to be.