Awesome location!!! Located in quiet neighborhood with multiple convince stores around and restaurants. It is steps away from the Shin-Otsuka station where you can catch the Marunouchi subway line to pretty much anywhere in Tokyo with little or no transfers which made things super convenient. Ikebukuro station is the next stop over. Which was great!
Be aware this particular apartment is located on the 4th floor and there are no elevators so pack light. I had a ton of gifts (omiyage) to bring my family in Japan in my luggage and I was dying making my way to the top. The host also has other apartments in the same building on lower floors. I just wasn’t paying attention to what floor it was on when I did the booking.
Sheets in the bedroom had a stain and multiple hairs on it but it did smell clean though so I just brushed it off. Really can’t complain the price was super reasonable split between me and three friends.
I would definitely stay again.