Overall I enjoyed my stay here. The neighborhood is really cool, transitioning from the youth oriented madness of Shibuya to a more high-end vibe as you go north on Kamiyama, where you’ll pass fancy coffee, artisanal chocolate, even a Monocle shop (!)
The Annex has a nice simple 60’s Japanese interior. This is a professionally managed place, as I believe all Tokyo Airbnb places are required to be now. As such it has a somewhat impersonal feeling to it, and there are a few things that could be improved. For example, the drawers on the only chest of drawers are extremely sticky, to the point where they’re almost unusable. Fortunately, there’s a decent sized clothes rack next to it with lots of hangers. However, there is no place to hang a coat downstairs. There is a Japanese style decorative niche downstairs, which is nice, but as a traveler I think a coat closet would be more useful. The kitchen is equipped with basics like plates and cutlery, but only the basics. They could use a few more items like soy sauce dishes. The bed is not bad, but it sags a bit. The WiFi was slow and didn’t always work upstairs.
Also, the Annex and the main house are in a single building, separated by a pair of doors that don’t provide much sound insulation. Normally this is wasn’t much of an issue, but there was a family staying in the main house that had a young child who screamed and ran up and down the hallway for a while most days. This was more noticeable downstairs than upstairs.
On the plus side, the air conditioners worked well, as did the washer and dryer.
Despite all my little criticisms, I liked staying here and would stay here again.