This apartment was perfect for my wife and I during our stay in early November. Firstly, Hatagaya is a great location two stops out of Shinjuku on the Keio New Line, or if you’re feeling fit you could walk to Shinjuku in 30 minutes. Also an easy walk to Yoyogi Park and Shimokitazawa. The local shops a few minutes from the apartment are also excellent including a great supermarket and convenience stores.
As for the apartment, it was wonderful and we would highly recommend. The beds were super comfortable. The shower facilities amazing and we wished we could have the same back home!! Small kitchen area also very good. The addition of a washing machine was very helpful. There were two sofa beds that we just used as sofas but more than two people could stay here. There was also ample areas for our clothes to be stored which allowed us to empty our suitcases. For a Japanese apartment it was a very good size.
Masami was an excellent host and provided so much useful information before we checked in and the apartment has many helpful notes about how to use the amenities and also things to do in the area. The name ‘Calm Hatagaya’ is also very accurate. Each night after being in busy Shinjuku or Shibuya we would return to the peaceful neighbourhood of Hatagaya and our very quiet apartment. We were on the third floor and had a balcony with views to the east (we think it was the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building we could see).
We hope to return to Tokyo soon and would love to stay in this apartment again.