Alex’s place met our needs for the most part, but his confrontational attitude with me via discussions after our stay (in the middle of the night) were unwarranted.
We checked in to a bathroom ceiling that was in disrepair - pipes exposed and drywall missing, with no notification from Alex prior. We were very understanding of this, despite its appearance and the discomfort it gave us.
We, on the other hand, were slightly late in checking out.
We were disturbed at 8am the morning of our check-out with the cleaning crew to his adjacent unit. The walls are thin and we could hear everything. They were coughing, talking loudly, hitting the walls with a broom or mop, putting trash and linens in the hallway right in front of our door (I know because I was awakened, got up and opened the door to see what was going on). It almost felt as though they were making lots of noise to wake us up on purpose that’s how disturbing it was. Adjusting to the time I’m sure, we ultimately fell back asleep but did awaken at 9ish and immediately started to pack and wash dishes, etc. Someone on Alex’s staff knocked at 10:15 and I explained we were running a little late. She was very nice and said we could have another 30 minutes, which we honored and left in 25. Ten minutes after our discussion with her however, another gal knocked on the door (I believe it was the cleaning lady). I explained the situation and told her we were told we could stay another 30 minutes, but she kept arguing with me and tapping her wrist. I could not understand her fully, aside from her gestures and the obvious frustration she had that we were late, and she didn’t appear to understand me or my explanation either so I eventually just closed the door. We were not getting anywhere and we would have been more late if we stood there and argued.
When I explained this to Alex, he was very confrontational. We apologized for not contacting him directly when it was obvious we were running a little late, but he was still upset. We understand this, but also felt he should have given us the same consideration we gave him when we checked in to an apartment that was in disrepair.
The apartment is also a bit dark, damp and cluttered.
Otherwise, the proximity to the train stop and the price of the apartment were fine.
On a side note, I am almost 60 and I don’t smoke or drink. I was traveling with my 17 year old son and we had just started our three week stay in Europe. We are very quiet guests, always respectful of the time of others and I always clean things and leave them nicer than I find them. We simply overslept after being awakened and Alex could not have been more rude.