Good location, less than 10 minutes walk to public transport. Clean, minimal room with a shared kitchen and bathroom among 2 other rental rooms (empty during my stay).
Receieved some inaccurate communication from the host. Along with my booking, I explained that I would have one person staying with me for just the first of my 3 night stay. I asked if this would be okay, and received no response until a week or so before my stay, when i received a welcome message from Kenichi, saying he was excited to meet, talk about Japan, and share a drink at his bar downstairs.
On arrival, I found only one pillow (the very stiff, curved memory foam kind), and after a message exchange, Kenichi's wife came down with an extra memory foam pillow for the price of 1500Y per night. To be fair, they only charged us for the one night and let me keep the pillow in the room.
We had no choice but to pay, but definitely questioned the overall value of this rental, as we stayed in apartments on Airbnb in Shinjuku and Taito that were cheaper (even before the 1500Y premium) and included private kitchen and bathroom, no shared space.
In addition, I never saw Kenichi's bar open and so never got a chance to have a drink. We usually called it a day around 7-9pm, but I didn't stay on a weekend, so that might explain the closure.
To be honest, I liked the location and would recommend it to solo travellers. If the other rooms are full, it might be a really fun experience. Not worth the price for couples, which is a shame because it was one of the few double beds we were able to find in the city.