Out of the 4 places we stayed this was by far the nicest, the wooden floor was beautiful and the neighborhood was just amazing, a shopping street really near, traditional restaurants and shops to get local goods were nearby. As other say the house is part of a public bath and there's some noise from coming from there but I found it relaxing and nice plus you actually get to go to the sento so ++ ! just don't forget to bring your towel, shampoo and soap its a nice experience I recommend it. Our host was super nice he helped us out to get to the place since we kind of messed up the train exit and he actually came to say hi to us during our short stay. I would really recommend anyone to stay at this place definitely would stay here again !