Rumika was great with replying my text messages and giving us information we needed for the trip. We even had the option of hiring a driver to pick us up from the airport and to take us around (about ¥50,000 for 10 hours) instead of taking the train. This is ideal for people traveling with older family members, multiple kids or people who think they would get lost in the city using the train (maybe first-timers in Tokyo). Her Mom also was nice enough to help us during our check-in and we even got welcome drinks!
The place was a gem! 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, powder room on the 1st floor, washer AND dryer...it was a real steal for the price! And it was only 1 bus ride to Shibuya train station! And this train station has connections to everywhere in Japan, so it doesn't get any better than that!
It is a typical Japanese house so Westerners may be surprised with how narrow it is or how steep the stairs are. It may be hard to get the big luggages on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
We decided to go around Tokyo one more time on our last day and Rumika was accommodating enough to let us leave our luggages and pick them up before going to the airport.
I have started recommending this place to our friends. If we go back to Tokyo, we would definitely rent Rumika's apartment again. It's bang for the buck, great host, great location and great apartment. What's not to like? 😁