We chose Alpha's place because it was close by the venue of an event we were attending. We were only staying one night, and out for the evening, so the smallish lounge and fact that there was no cooker and only a microwave and single hotplate in the kitchen were fine. Its a newish build in a suburban area, but handy to the Motorway. Great to have a private parking spot just by the gate. It was quiet, apart from occasionally being able to hear voices/noises elsewhere in the house including sounds of a shower at 6am, but no noise from neighbours. While there was a sign by the internal door saying to not go into the other part of the house, I would have been more comfortable with some sort of lock. The bed in the room without a desk was VERY firm, and my partner and I could feel every jiggle of the bed every time the other one moved. The bathroom and shower were great - new, clean, good water pressure. Couldn't work out how to make the TV work - we're not familiar with chromecast.