We stayed 10 days at Alex's home. He was very helpful explaining things that are needed to stay at his place. Cleanness is a relative thing and it depends on your experience. Sadly, I cannot say his place is clean. It is tidy and organized good. But the place is not clean in my opinion, especially the bathroom compared to my own. Also, the bedding smelled nasty according to my husband. It is up to you to decide about these issues since his place would be a good place for you considering having a kitchen with reasonable price.