Alex's place was perfect for me in terms of location. It was very clean. When I arrived, Mila (Alex's mother) arrived within a few minutes after I called. While she spoke no English, we were able to communicate about most things, and she called Alex so that I could ask the questions that I had that she couldn't understand. She provided me with clean sheets and towels, although there was no bath mat and the tile floors in the bathroom were very slippery when wet. I ended up using one of the towels as a bath mat. I also had to provide my own soap for the shower. The kitchen was functional, with minimal utensils and dishes. The air conditioner worked very well.
Being on a main street it was rather noisy, but that is to be expected.
While there is a TV, it was not hooked up to anything so nothing worked. When I asked Alex about this, he said that it should work, and that there was nothing he could do. While it would have been nice to have cable, I didn't even have any local channels so I could watch the news.
The one thing I didn't like was that even though the front of the apartment had floor to ceiling windows, I didn't want to open the drapes because I didn't want anybody to look inside.