Marek & Yashimi's place was just right for our family. We did not get to spend much time in it since we found ourselves out exploring Tokyo from morning to night during our week there. I don't think we even used the TV once but it is a nice TV.

When we arrived in Tokyo, we took the limo bus from Narita to TCAT (about 2900 yen per person with discount for people aged 25 and under) and then a taxi from TCAT to the apartment (cost about 2500 yen). It would probably have been easier and cheaper to take the train but as we had a ton of luggage, we did not want to deal with stairs, crowds, long walks, etc. Unfortunately, the taxi driver could not find the apartment. But he got us close enough that we were able to find it easily on foot.

We had no trouble finding the key to the apartment, based on instructions from Marek & Yashimi. Toiletries, soap, shampoo, coffee, tea & cooking supplies were kindly provided. The recycling rules did get a little confusing for us and we hope that we did it correctly.

There's a washing machine in the kitchen area with detergent kindly provided. You can hang your laundry in the bathroom and turn on the air to dry the clothes. The kitchen is nice. It has a refrigerator, freezer, microwave (did not use), toaster oven (did not use), stove with a fish grill, electric kettle (used a lot!), and a coffeemaker (did not use). And yes, there are pots and pans as well as dishes and cutlery.

From the apartment, it is a pretty easy walk to the Oshiage/Skytree station. However, after a long day of walking, the walk from the station back to the apartment always seemed three times as long (!!). The subway can be confusing but when we needed help, we would stop by the ticket office or window for help.

One night, we were so tired we just took a taxi from the station to the apartment. Even with his GPS on, the driver got lost for a little bit. Took longer than it should, but we got to the apartment fine.

On the day we left, one of us tried to get a taxi to go to the apartment to pick up the rest of the family and our bags. However, the taxi driver said he could not go down that alleyway, that he would wait up on the road by the "yellow building". Fortunately, it wasn't that far a walk.

I recommend this place to anyone who wants to stay in a real Tokyo apartment at a great cost. The location itself is far enough away from the touristy places like Ginza that you can easily find more affordable restaurants or food from take-out places and supermarkets close by.

Thank you, guys, for letting us stay in your lovely place. We hope to be back someday.