Shu's place was absolutely fantastic! It was spacious and clean and even roomier than I expected. The location was really ideal for what we wanted to do in Tokyo- experience the city and night life and meet with friends.

Shu's place is an apartment where he lives, and the bottom part is all yours. The photos show exactly what you get. As other reviewers have said, you will be sharing the entrance with Shu as well as the washing machine but everything else is completely private. There is a chance that you will run into the host while heading out to the bathroom or shower. The shower and kitchenette are together in one area and have a magnetic screen as a door.

Shu's place is comfortable and high tech- the toilet as others have mentioned is probably the most high tech one you'll come across in Japan! The facilities feel brand new and super clean. The bed is great and super comfortable. The little lounge room is a perfect sanctuary after a long day travelling to have a cup of tea and unwind.

The location is close to everything in Shinjuku- all the major hot spots such as Kabukicho (make sure you look this place up before arriving- it's exciting but is also a red light district), the big Godzilla, the Gyoen Park, Golden Gai all within short walking distance. Also, the JR Shinjuku station is a major station that connects with all the suburbs that you will need to go in Tokyo! (Even closer to the apartment is Shin-Okubo station that gets you to most places). 15 mins from Tokyo station, 33 mins from Yokohama, and really close to other hot spots like Akihabara and Nakano for the anime / electronica fans. Harajuku and Shibuya are very close too. There are great eateries everywhere very close to Shu's place, but beware- Shinjuku gets extremely busy during rush hour and lunch hour!

I would recommend hiring the WiFi from Shu for 1000yen a week as well as the laptop for 2000yen. The WiFi is super high speed and will get you where you need to go and the laptop will provide entertainment (there's no working TV) and allow you to upload photos to facebook, play movies etc)

Shu's place has everything you need- short of him cooking for you! Shu provided snacks through our trip, including water, beer, ice cream, chocolate, cookies, tea bags and coke. He replaced water and chocolate almost every day. There is shampoo, body wash, hair dryer and straightener so you can really pack light!

Shu greeted us on the 3rd day and was a lovely guy to chat to and super helpful with recommendations for our trip. We only briefly bumped into him a couple of times after that in our 7 days.

I couldn't recommend this place enough when staying in Shinjuku especially for the price and location. We'd definitely stay again! Thank you Shu!