Good thing about Alive's place is that it's a separate house, so you really feel you are coming back to your own property. The place is clean and you are provided with everything you need for your stay.
There are two toilets, one on the ground floor, and the other on the 1st. The bathroom on the ground floor is spacious and has a powerful shower. There are two small desks you can use for work. The bedroom is on the first floor and with two single beds. There is a sizable balcony outside where you can sit down and unwind. It's a residential area so it is quiet and you can have a restful sleep. TV is in the bedroom, but can be moved downstairs, if you so wish. It is strictly non-smoking.
I didn't know anything about Naka-Itabashi, but I found it is a pleasant and interesting town. The convenience store called, 'My Basket' is literally next-door. There is '7-11' within two minutes' walk. Closer than that there is a bus stop going direct to Ikebukuro JR station. For public bathhouse lovers, there is a small but lovely sentou called, 'Ichi no yu' in 8-9 minutes' walk. Around the station, you have Doutor coffee, Moss Burger, take away sushi, and Daiso- delightful 100 yen shop. Near there, there are several individually owned tempura shop, supermarkets, etc, which is worth exploring! Naka-Itabashi is small, but an interesting town with a feel of old Japan.