We thoroughly enjoyed Tide's house and our one-week family vacation in Tokyo. There are so many good things we can say about Tide's hospitality and his house. I will list the more important ones in the following list:
1. The Owner: Tide's communication had always been timely and detail from the point we confirmed our booking 3 months in advance until the day we check-out. His instructions to the house and check-in procedures were clear and easy to follow. He is always helpful by providing directions, suggestions of places and restaurants to visit. He even assisted us to make a reservation at a local popular restaurant.
2. Location: the house is spacious and nicely maintained at a convenient location close to restaurants, local supermarket and convenient stores, subway station, and quite a few popular tourist attractions as well. We were able to visit Sensoji Temple, Gynza, Shibuya, Akihabara, Skytree and Okachimachi street shopping area quite easily.
3. The House: we are a family of 4 with two fully grown teenage boys. We brought with us one full-size luggage and 4 hand-carry size luggage, plus our backpacks. The house was great for a family of our size, though it could have easily accommodated two more guests. There were three bedrooms, a spacious living room area, 2 toilets (or 2 washrooms as we Canadians call them) and a bathroom equipped with tub and shower. Our boys chose to share a room on the same floor as the master bedroom. That left a bedroom on the first floor unoccupied. So we used it to store our luggage and all the purchased items for the ease of packing on our last day.
4. Worth Mention: the beddings and mattresses were comfortable. The street and the neighbourhood were very quiet. We were really glad that we could experience how the locals live and shopped at where the locals do. Buying freshly made Japanese style sandwiches from the neighbourhood store pairing with hot drinks from the street vending machines for breakfast was a part of our daily routine.
Overall: highly recommend. Hope you will enjoy every part of Tokyo and Tide's house as much as we did.