Our second visit. Rei's place has everything we need - a comfortable bed, somewhere to make breakfast (kettle, microwave and toaster) and it is in a great area. We recommend the restaurant 'Kasugai' at the Kunitachi brewery. Their beers are very tasty, too. Kunitachi has interesting shops and cafés and you can cycle to the Tama River. Tachikawa has all the shops and entertainment you may need. The centre of Tokyo is about 40 mins away by train.
Rei is very helpful and replies promptly to questions.