My family and I had a very enjoyable and pleasant stay at Pine House. We really appreciated the hosts for being very patient as we asked them many questions. They were able to communicate clearly with us.
In all my air b&b experiences, what I've experienced here at Pine House has simply been the best! The apartment is clean and spacious. My family and I are so lucky to be pampered with fresh towels everyday and also having yummy Apple juice to drink during our stay. It was also nice of Mr T to check in on us serveral times during our stay.
The apartment is located in the Tateshi Neighbourhood, a 5 minute slow walk from the train station and it is rather quaint and peaceful. There is a supermarket and several eateries including Tempura Tendon Tenya located near the train station.
Lastly, Koji gave us a ride to Aoto station on the day of our check out and this saved us the trouble of lugging our bags to the station. The next time we are back in Tokyo, we would definitely love to stay at Pine House or any of their other homes.
On the other hand, there are 2 disadvantages of staying ar this apartment. Firstly, it is far from the city centre. In order to maximise the use of our JR pass, we had to change trains twice (once at Aoto and at Nippori stations) and took about 45mins to an hour to get to Shinjuku. This is a common feedback given by other people who have stayed in this apartment. For those with a packed itinerary, it might be better to stay nearer Shinjuku. Secondly, for a tall person like myself, I found the shower area a little claustrophobic as the ceiling wasn't very high. There were also several times when I hit my head while moving out of my room.