Though I didn't meet Katia her roommate was very kind and almost never home. The apartment was pretty clean, although if you don't like cats you definitely shouldn't stay here. Casimir was a sweet sweet cat but always trying to sneak into the bed or the bathtub, where he's not allowed to go. He cried in the morning when he couldn't get in the room or needed food or attention. There was a big draft next to the window so we ended up moving the bed to the other side of the room, after we did that we were less freezing (it was -12 and -8 degrees the nights we stayed). The sheets we were given were clean but had stains, which didn't bother us but I think other people would probably mind. All in all it was affordable and convenient.