Masaru was kind and generous, wanting to pick me up and drop me off at the train station when I checked in/checked out. He and his wife were friendly and cheerful. The room I stayed in was fine for me, I've no complaints about it. There is a blind to close from a window that overlooks the living room, and another blind to close in the 'doorway' (which has no door). For me that was fine. It blocks the light, and the 'doorway' is upstairs and around a corner, so there's no direct line of sight to the room anyway. It just won't block much noise. The walk from the train station to the house is fairly short but does have quite a number of steps to get there - fine for me, an average traveler (no special fitness etc).