The general impression is that Alan is a great man and wonderful human being, friendly, generous and easy going, but he is not able to provide the more than the minimum of one's expectations. What you see on the picture as a castle have the atmosphere of a rally big house, rather shabby and neglected, let alone that it was quite cold and pretty stinky in the particular place. So it is nice if you're young and don't care and your imagination could compensate for any bite of reality. But if you expect just proper conditions without any comfort, this is not for you. And Alan's big heart is not able to pay for the taste of ashes in your mouth.