Mao’s listing is one of six suites in a 80s residential tower located in Hatagaya (2 stations away from Shinjuku). I believe these properties are all managed by a same agency called Zen. I have two back-to-back reservations with them during my time in Tokyo. Frankly, I would neither stay at any of Zen’s listings in the future, nor that I’d recommend to any traveler who looks for value for the money.
-	Location is convenient in general, but it’s a 8-10mins walk to the nearest train station. There’s a highway runs right in front of the building which brought a lot of noise to the front door of the flat.
-	The room is TINY even in Tokyo standard. If you travel with big suitcases, you’ll have a very hard time getting them into the room, let alone opening them up. The bathroom/toilet is literally a capsulated unit with old amenity.
-	Communication with the so-called ‘host’ was confusing since the account is run by many different staffs from the agency. As a commercial Airbnb operator, I felt that they were absolutely reluctant on helping us on any matters. We knew that we’d be switching rooms in the same building during our stay, so we messaged Zen beforehand for either an early luggage deposit to the new room or a slightly later check-out. Neither had they given any response in time nor suggested any viable options but implied us to drag our luggage out in the streets during this room transitions.
-	Wi-fi provided in the room is a pocket device. And it is a 3g one with limited data. We ended up using our own roaming sim card.
We decided to look for another Airbnb for our extended stay in Tokyo, and we easily found one located in central Shinjuku with lower rate, more spacious rooms, much better decorated interiors, and most importantly, more caring hosts. All these factors have made me regret on making the mistake on booking with Zen’s listings. In all, there are way better Airbnb choices out there in Shinjuku or Tokyo than this place.